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Thursday January 8,1981
Changes in store for '81 fishing, hunting regulations
order to get around this problem. In
Oregon this has also been generally done
in practice, but never set out as a hard
and fast policy.
The general big game hunting season
framework that has been proposed by
Fish and Wildlife Department staff is as
follows. If it is adopted by the
Commission in January it will become the
policy for future years.
*No general big game hunting seasons
(one in which hunter numbers are not
limited) would begin prior to August 1
or after December 15.
♦Bear pursuit (no-kill) season would
begin August 1 and end three days
prior to the beginning of bear hunting
season. The bear hunting season would
begin on the Saturday nearest
September 1 and end November 30.
♦Buck antelope controlled season would
begin the third Saturday in August.
♦General early bowhunting season
would begin the Saturday nearest
September 1 and end September 25.
The policy would provide for late
bowhunting seasons for deer and elk to
be set each year in selected areas where
late hunting would not adversely
impact management objectives.
♦Statewide general buck deer season
would begin the Saturday nearest
October 1.
♦Rocky Mountain bull elk season would
begin the Saturday nearest November 1
(under the policy there could be one or
more separate hunts).
♦Roosevelt bull elk season would begin
the second Saturday in November
(again there could be one or more
separate hunts).
♦Antlerless deer and elk seasons would
be scheduled as needed to control
populations or ease damage problems.
♦No muzzleloader deer seasons would
be set prior to general buck deer season
and no muzzleloader seasons would be
permitted on elk.
♦Handguns would be permitted only
during general bear and deer seasons,
during the controlled cougar season.
The Commission will also be
considering changes in controlled hunt
procedures proposed by the Department’s
staff.
The first would eliminate the $1
application fee. A high rate of invalid
applications because of failure to enclose
the fee, poor acceptance of the fee
requirement by many hunters, problems
of sending cash through the mail, and
delays in processing applications because
of accounting and verification procedures
are given as reasons.
A second change would involve
elimination of the first-come, first-served
procedure and adoption of a drawing for
filling all controlled hunts. Unpredictable
mail service has been one of the biggest
problems, with applications taking
anywhere from one to seven or more days
to reach the Department’s office. In some
instances more than enough mail
(received by the Department in large mail
bags) has been received on the first day of
application acceptance to fill a hunt and
the “first-come” was determined by
which mail bag was opened first and the
order in which they were pulled from the
bag. Bundling of envelopes by the mail
service sometimes resulted in regional
bias in filling hunt quotas.
The process has also required two
application-handling systems causing
huge handling problems within the
Department and a large potential for
inequity in filling hunt quotas. In
conjunction with elimination of the “first-
come” system, the program would be
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changed so 4-party applications could be
accepted. Currently in the drawing
process, no more than two hunters can
apply as a party on one application.
A third change in procedure would see
nearly all controlled hunt tags issued by
license agents rather than by the Fish and
Wildlife Department. A process has been
designed that would eliminate sending
money and tags through the mail.
Successful applicants for controlled or
limited entry hunts would receive a
permit which would entitle them to
purchase the necessary tag from a license
agent in their conununity.
Another problem involving tag sale
cutoff dates was reviewed with the
Commission. The cutoff is deemed
unnecessarily restrictive, some hunters
have been unable to purchase tags prior
to the cutoff (perhaps because of
hospitalization, out of state travel or work
requirements, etc.) There have also been
instances where community license
agents have run out of tags on the day
prior to cutoff resulting in some hunters
being unable to purchase a tag before the
deadline.
The regulation was originally put into
effect to stop the practice of killing an
animal first and buying a tag afterward.
But other rule changes since then have
already eliminated most of that problem.
The policy and controlled hunt
procedural changes will be considered by
the Commission following a public
hearing on Friday, January 16. The
meeting will be held at the Fish and
Wildlife
Department’s
Portland
headquarters, 506 SW Mill Street.
Faculty members challenge KGW 'No-Stars'
by Kathy Sevig
The KGW No-Stars will challenge
Vernonia High School and grade school
staff members in a basketball game
scheduled for Monday night, January 12,
at the VHS gym.
VHS team members feel good about the
upcoming game. “We will be surprising,”
predicted team member Pete Forgey.
The colorful faculty team includes:
VHS faculty members; ‘Crazy Legs’
Crowston, Randy ‘Million Moves’
Stevens, Terry Nimy, Doug Tesdahl and
Brian Montgomery. Grade school staff
members include: Bill Howard, Pete
Forgey, Luke Wehner and Dale
Rosenthal. Other ‘surprise’ members will
be announced at game time.
The No-Stars team include regulars
Craig Walker, Jim Donovan, Bill Jackson
and Lyle Arthur.
Roach's
Cathy Howard, VHS counselor, with
the able assistance of Randy Aultman,
VHS principal, will coach the talented
Vernonia team. “Who cares about 800
million Chinese, we want to win this one
for the dipper (sic),” said Coach Cathy.
The KGW No-Stars are coming to
Vernonia to help the VHS drama class
earn money to attend the Ashland
Shakespearean Festival this spring. The
No-Stars charge nothing and give all
proceeds to the organization sponsoring
them. The No-Stars had over 450 requests
for games this season but could fill only
25 of them.
Tickets are being sold by drama class
members. They will also be available at
the door. Admission charges are: Adults,
$2; high school students, $1.50; and grade
school students $1. The game will follow
the girls’ J.V. game in the VHS gym.
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