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SHOOTING
THE BREEZE
2022 archery elk
regulation proposal to
be discussed at June 18
Commission meeting
Grant Union begins
Western
basketball season
wisdom
Teams warming up after quick
turnaround from spring sports
Blue Mountain Eagle
Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife staff are
preparing to brief the Com-
mission at their June 18
meeting and seek input on
how to best proceed with
potential changes to current
general season archery elk
hunts.
Changes are being con-
sidered for archery hunts in
select Blue Mountains units
where there are ongoing
concerns with low post-sea-
son bull ratios, high archery
harvest and hunter den-
sity, according to a press
release. In proposing con-
trolled hunts for these units,
ODFW aims to reduce har-
vest for all users in areas
where it’s necessary (cur-
rently, all tag reductions in
these areas go to rifl e hunt-
ers) and decrease the like-
lihood of additional con-
trolled units in the near
future.
Archery elk changes
were fi rst proposed last
year, but ODFW delayed
taking them to the Com-
mission for the 2021 sea-
son to better address public
input and to better commu-
nicate the concerns that led
to the proposal. In March
2021, ODFW released a
draft for 2022 archery elk
regulations that focused
on addressing two primary
public concerns: the lack
of a remaining general sea-
son in Eastern Oregon and
a more thorough biological
explanation of the need for
the change.
This initial proposal was
to move several Blue Moun-
tains hunts to controlled
hunts and split remaining
units into a General West-
ern or General Eastern
hunt. Under this concept,
controlled unit tags would
not be portable to general
season hunts, so archery
elk hunters would need to
choose either Eastern Ore-
gon General, Western Ore-
gon General or the con-
trolled hunt tag they drew.
ODFW has been accept-
ing public comments and
ideas on this proposal since
March. Based on input from
hunters, ODFW will pres-
ent additional concepts for
discussion at the June Com-
mission meeting including:
•
Several
diff erent
options for the General
Western/General Eastern
season boundary — one
breaking the boundary at
the crest of the Cascades
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
I
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
The standings have not told the complete
story of the Grant Union Prospectors boys
basketball team’s 0-2 start this season.
Prospectors head coach RC Huerta said
Grant Union locked up the
score at 16 apiece against
Heppner in the May 26
game. However, Huerta
said too many turnovers
allowed the Mustangs to
run away with the game,
winning 64-44.
Huerta told the Eagle Senior Devon
Stokes
that senior Devon Stokes
shot the ball well. In addi-
tion to Stokes’ off ensive
output, Huerta said the
team showed a lot of “grit”
on the court.
“The score wasn’t com-
pletely indicative of how
the guys played,” he said. Senior Jordan
Hall
“They showed resilience
the entire time.”
Huerta said the Mustangs are a “big and
athletic” team, but the Pros are also, and
Grant Union let the second half of the game
get away from them. He said the team could
not fi nish at the basket very well.
“We had some good looks but couldn’t
fi nish,” he said.
In the Pros’ 61-53 loss to Weston-McE-
wen May 24, Huerta said the team staged
a comeback, but it was not enough to get
them “over the top” to pick up the win.
With a shortened, COVID-19-con-
densed schedule, Huerta said the team
Contributed photo
Ty Sharp poses with the elk
he shot in 2019.
and another that would
include Cascade units in
the General Eastern Oregon
season.
• Another concept would
retain a single general sea-
son in units not either cur-
rently within or proposed
for a controlled hunt.
• A youth-only general
season archery tag valid
in most units statewide, to
allow youth to hunt with
family who may have a
controlled tag.
• Grouping several units
(Catherine Creek, Minam,
Imnaha, Pine Creek and
Keating) into one con-
trolled hunt zone encom-
passing the Eagle Cap Wil-
derness area, in eff ort to
maintain existing wilder-
ness hunt characteristics.
These potential elk
archery changes are part
of a multi-year regulation
review meant to improve
regulations and align them
with current biological
objectives for wildlife with
consideration of preferences
among hunters.
Based on public input
received and direction from
the Commission in June,
ODFW will prepare a fi nal
archery regulation proposal
for consideration at the Aug.
6 Commission meeting.
Additional information
about the big game review
can be found at https://
myodfw.com/articles/big-
game-hunting-season-re-
view.
Public testimony will be
taking during the June 18
virtual meeting and com-
ments can also be submitted
to ODFW.Wildlifeinfo@
state.or.us.
Eagle fi le photo
Grant Union boy’s basketball head coach RC
Huerta during a previous season.
barely had an opportunity to practice as a
complete team because many of the play-
ers were fi nishing up their seasons in other
spring sports.
He said, since then, the team has had
some practices and solidifi ed their off ense.
Huerta said he feels good about the team’s
defense too.
Huerta said the team this season has good
senior leadership in Jordan Hall and Stokes.
“The senior leaders are really helping the
young guys come up,” Huerta said.
The Grant Union girls basketball team
fell to Heppner 51-30 May 26 in their only
game so far. The Eagle was unable to reach
head coach Jason Miller for comment.
Contributed photo
Golfers compete in the Jackson Razzle Dazzle tournament May 22-23: from left, Mandie
Dowell, Maxine Day, Theresa Bex, Melody Jackson and Deborah Hayward.
Razzle Dazzle women’s golf tourney
returns to John Day Golf Course
that, the fi rst net went to Teresa Lindgren,
and the second went to Vickie Clemens.
Vicky Johnson won the fi rst gross on the
second fl ight while the second gross went to
Mandi Dowell.
By Steven Mitchell
Stacey Radinovich took the fi rst net,
Blue Mountain Eagle
while Tina Williams and Linda McClellan
tied for second.
After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-
Clemens, Melody Jackson, Melody
19, the Jackson
Miller,
Lisa
Razzle
Dazzle
Newman
and
women’s golf tour-
Julie
Wood-
nament returned to
bury were the
the John Day Golf
top-grossing
Course on May
team in Sun-
22-23.
day’s nine-hole
Tournament
scramble. The
lead
organizer
team of McClel-
Contributed photo lan, Lynda Far-
Melissa Finlayson
told the Eagle Thirty-fi ve golfers participated in the Jackson Raz- rell and Michele
that 35 players zle Dazzle tournament at the John Day Golf Club. Jones placed fi rst
competed in the
in net.
annual event spon-
Finlayson said
sored by longtime Grant County residents a committee plans the Razzle Dazzle every
Greg and Melody Jackson.
year, and the golf course holds it the week
“The sponsors, organizers, players and before Memorial Day weekend. She said the
John Day Golf Club were so thankful to be annual event is “full of golf, fun prizes, great
able to hold the tournament,” Finlayson said. payouts and lots of smiles.”
Finlayson said rain shortened the individ-
Finlayson said she was named lead
ual play to nine holes.
organizer this year and wanted to thank
Sarah Shinkle took fi rst gross, and Lacy everyone who helped make the tourna-
Avera took second in the fi rst fl ight. After ment a success.
35 golfers compete in
annual tournament
sponsored by Jacksons
Grant Union wrestling team’s
Culver meet canceled on Saturday
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union wrestling team head coach Andy Lusco told
the Eagle Saturday that the Culver meet was canceled. The
Pros will be at the Burns Invitational meet on Thursday, Lusco
said.
SPORTS SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JUNE 3
Grant Union basketball @ Crane, girls 4 p.m., boys
5:30 p.m.
Grant Union wrestling @ Burns, TBD
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