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October 16, 2013
Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Young cowboy going to Finals Rodeo KNT fall run Saturday
B enjam in Roy Billey has
earned his way to the Indian
National Finals Rodeo.
Billey, a so p h o m o re at
M adras H igh School, will
compete in the Finals Rodeo
in Las Vegas on Nov. 5-9.
H e will be riding in the
Junior Bull Riding event, rep
resenting the Western States
Rodeo Association and the
C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es o f
Warm Springs.
B illey is th e W arm
Springs Indian Rodeo Asso
ciation year-end champion.
H e traveled.this sum m er to
rodeos in M ontana, Idaho,
C a lifo rn ia , N e v a d a a n d
O regon, earning points for
the Indian N ational Einals
Rodeo.
Benjamin’s m ost m em o
rable rodeo was the Crow
Fair, w here his U ncle Lee
entered him in the rookie
bronc-riding com petition.
B en jam in did w ell fo r a
young cowboy with only two
weeks o f bronc-riding prac
tice.
H e continues to bronc-
The Kah-Nee-Ta Fall
Run is this Saturday, O c
tober 19 at K ah-N ee-Ta
Resort.
There will be a 10k and
a 2-mile fun run or walk.
P reregistration is being
accepted at the com m u
nity center office now.
Day o f the Race Reg
istration will begin at 8:30
a.m. and races at 10.
Cowdeo marks 45th year
T he Forty-Fifth Annual
Cowdeo will happen at the
J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty F a ir
grounds on Saturday, Oct.
19.
Perform ances will be at
10 a.m. and 4 p.m. All kids
ages 5 thru 14 are invited to
participate in goat decorating,
h o rseless
c a lf ro p in g ,
breakaway calf roping, sheep
riding, cow riding, barrel rac
ing, and calf riding.
Wellbriety Run
Coutesy photo.
Benjamin Billey will compete in Junior Bull Riding in Las Vegas.
ride, learning from his Uncle
Clint Bruised Head and Uncle
Lee Tom, who are both cham
pion saddle-bronc riders,
Benjamin has two sisters
w h o ro d e o : C h a rm a in e
Billey and Kristen Tom, who
are ch am p io n break-aw ay
ropers.
The family will be doing
fund-raisers in the comm u
nity during October, looking
for signs o f help to support
the young cowboy make it to
Vegas.
Hunting season update from Natural Resources
Please come by the N atu
ral Resources office to pick
up your tags, a state lands
2013 Big Game Regulations
Guide and to sign up for lot
tery hunts. Tags will be issued
bn a first come first serve
basis. You may pick up your
tag up to two days before the
Start o f the hunt.
D ue to the 2013 cost con
tainment directive, the N atu
ral Resources office will be
closed Friday, O ct. 25 and
Friday, islov. 8 for reduced
work hours. Tags for hunts
s ta rtin g th e follow in g
Saturday’s may be picked up
the Wednesday and Thursday
before. H unting information
is now available on the fish
ing and hunting hotline avail
able at 541-553-2000.
Ceded Land H unting is
designated for off-reserva-
tion public (unclaimed) lands;
private land hunting access
m ust be approved by land-
owners. Illegally harvesting
wildlife on the reservation
using ceded land tags or har
vesting the w rong sex can
have great long-term impacts
to the tribes’ wildlife popula
tions. Overharvest and ille
gally harvesting females re
duces w ildlife p o p u latio n
numbers for multiple genera
tions.
There have been reports
o f poaching on and off the
reservation: Please help p ro
tect the tribes’ wildlife re
sources by reporting poach
ing violations to our poach
ing hotline at 541-553-8300.
2013 reservation hunting
Deer season: September
28—O ctober 31.
Elk season: N ovem ber
2— N ovem ber 30.
Bear season: Fall: Sep
tem ber 21—N ov em b er 30.
Spring: April 15—May 31.
Cougar season: Septem
b e r 21, 2013—M arch 30,
2014.
Ceded Land hunting
Please take advantage o f
C eded Land hunting tags.
T h ese o p p o rtu n itie s take
hunting pressure o ff the res
ervation, which may help im
prove wildlife populations.
Ceded Land hunting tags
m ust follow O D FW regula
tions. R eference the h u n t
num ber in the O D FW Big
G am e R egulations G uide
B o o k fo r d e tailed h u n t
boundary descriptions.
It is the hunter’s responsi
bility to know where they are
hunting, w here they are al
lowed to hunt, what weapons
they are allowed to use and
what the bag limit is. O DFW
hunt regulations may also be
found online. Detailed maps
o f ceded land hunt bound
aries m ay be fo u n d and
p rin ted from the w ebsite.
For questions regarding hunt
ing please contact the N atu
ral Resources Departm ent at
541-553-2001.
The following is a list o f
C eded L and tags th a t are
available this month: For a
full list o f all 2013 C eded
Land hunts that are available
visit the N atural Resources
office.
Hunts starting in October
Deer— (hunt number, hunt
name, hunt dates, bag limit.)
W SD T’
C e d e d
Area Buck —Sept. 28—Oct.
31 - O ne buck with visible
antler per tag.
ELK — (h u n t n u m b er,
hunt name, h unt dates, bag
limit.)
WSRME1
R o c k y
Mm. No. 1 Elk Season - Oct.
23 - Oct. 27 - O ne bull elk
with visible ander.
WS247A1
N o rth side
Private Lands N o .l - Oct. 23
- Oct. 27 - O ne elk.
WS235X Paulina-E Fort
Rock No. 1 - Oct. 23 - Oct.
27 - O ne bull elk.
WS236X Maury Unit No.
1 - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - One
bull elk.
WS237X Ochoco Unit No.
1 - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O ne
bull elk.
WS238X Grizzly Unit No.
1 - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - One
bull elk.
WS245A1 N Fossil P ri
vate Lands N o.l - Oct. 23 -
Oct. 27 - O ne bull elk.
WS245B1 S Fossil Private
Lands N o.l - Oct. 23 - Oct.
27 - O ne bull elk.
W S246X M urderers Cr
Unit - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O ne
bull elk. •
WS247JX N orthside ,Unit
- Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O ne bull
elk.
WS248A1 H eppner No. 1
- Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O pe bull
elk.
WS249A1 -- Ukiah U nit
No. 1 - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 -
O ne bull elk.
WS250X
D esolation
Unit - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O ne
bull elk.
WS272X Silvies Unit No.
1 - Oct. 23 - Ocjt. 27 - One
bull elk.
W S237C1 O ch o co P ri
vate No. 1 - Oct. 23 - Oct.
27 - O ne elk.
WS238C1 Grizzly Private
Lands No. 1 - Oct. 23 - Oct.
27 - O ne elk.
WS241A The Dalles Wa
tershed- Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 -
O ne elk.
WS248B1 Ritter No. 1 -
Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O ne elk.
WS248A2 H eppner No.
2 - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O ne
spike only elk.
WS249A2 .Ukiah Unit No.
2 - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - O ne
Spike only elk.
WS245X Fossil Unit No.
1 - Oct. 23 - Oct. 27 - One
bull elk.
Yvonne Iverson/Spityay
For 2013 there is mandât
tory reporting o f all hunter
h arv est resu lts fo r C eded
Lànd and reservation hunts.
Failure to report will result in
a loss o f hunting privileges
for subsequent tags.
Plesae be honest with your
reporting. I f you are issued a
tag you have the right to hunt
and harvest an animal. Har
vest and hunting information
is im portant for the wildlife
departm ent in determ ining
wildlife population size.s, herd
com positions and huntin g
pressure.
In addition, this inform a
tion helps us determine where
there are, arid are not, ani
mals, which helps focus our
habitat restoration efforts.
Your continued support and
participation with hunter re
porting is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your partici
pation!
Prevention hosted the Wellbriety event recently in Warm
Springs. Events included a run-walk for youth
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Open Wednesday thru Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ph. 541 -553-1041
At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd.
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Warm Springs Community Counselling has Adult
Drop-In Center every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Adults are welcome to stop by between 8 and 9:30
a.m. for a light snack, conversation and an activity. For
more information call Rick Ribeiro 553-3205.
The Warm Springs
Wildlife Department
Court upholds killing
sea lions to save salmon
(AP) — An appeals court
has upheld killing sea lions
that eat too many salmon at
Bonneville D am on the Co
lumbia River.
T h e 9 th U.S. C ircu it
C ourt o f Appeals had told
NOAA Fisheries Service it
needed to do a better job o f
explaining why it was autho
rizing the killing o f dozens
o f sea lions, which are pro
tected by the Marine Mam
mal Protection Act. And on
Friday th e c o u rt affirm ed
th at th e latest explanation
filled the bill.
The court said the service
examined the relevant data,
and explained the rationale
behind killing up to 92 sea li
ons a year to reduce the loss
o f th re a te n e d and e n d an
gered salmon.
JCMS After School Class
Tues 3:30 to 5:30 pm
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