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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Jun 29. 1967 Sportsmen Bring County $687,000 in Year Economic impact of hunters and fishormon in Morrow coun ty was revealed in statistics by Glen Ward, state game a'fient, in a talk hefor the Heppner-Morrow county Cham ber of Commerce Monday. Figures compiled In a study through the Statistical Depart ment at Oregon State Univer sity indicate that last year hunters and fishermen spent an estimated $687,000 in the coun ty while on outings here, Ward said. The average deer hunter was in the county for 4.7 days and spent $9.55 per day. Thus, the 5.762 hunters spent an estimat ed $258,000. Some 1S00 elk hunt ers each spent an average of $955 for each of 6.2 davs or $115,000. A total of 10.429 hunt er days on upland game birds at $4.79 per day found these bird hunters contributing $48, 000. Those 2150 who came to shoot waterfowl along the Columbia and paid S4.79 for their aver age expenses added about $10, 000. Ward said. Anglers along the Columbia River, and in Willow and Fhea creeks spent an estimated $4.9S per day. Their total of 51. (XX) days meant some S256.00Q in income to the county. This does not- include fishing in Bull Prairie, although many visitors pass through the county, be cause the reservoir is not locat ed in the county. Fawn Production High Ward, in his interesting talk which included slide presenta tions of work with fish and game, said that 78 fawns were produced in this area last year for every 100 doe deer. "Any time more than 70 are produced, it is very good." he said. An inventory of elk show ed 53 calves produced for each 100 cows, but the count shows that there are only nine bulls for each 100 cows. This low figure on bulls means that there will be a shorter season on elk, he said. Last season in his district 7.700 hunters took 3,159 bucks and 1800 antlerless deer for a 64 success factor, he said. Ward had many more inter esting observations. The past winter brought a low loss on game because of mild temper atures. In the Ditch Creek area some pine plantings have shown an 80 loss because of elk us ing the seedlings for forage. Last year Ward received 43 deer and elk complaints, and sometimes it is necessary for the Game Commission to kill elk to help landowners solve their problems. Another interesting observa tion made was that "antelope showed up on this side of the mountain for the first time this year in many years." Success Higher Here The 56 hunter success around the state for deer hunt ers is well below the 64 in this district which includes Mor row, Wheeler and Gilliam coun ties, as well as parts of Sher man, Grant and Wasco coun ties. Special hunts, such as those for muzzleloaders only, and another scheduled as a trophy hunt, where kills are limited to four point bucks or more, are set up for coming seasons. Ward also showed methods of planting fish in lakes and streams where access is diffi cult. Airplanes are now often used to stock remote lakes. Work of clearing barriers in streams that prevent migration of salmon was also shown in the slide presentation. He show ed chemical treatment of lakes to eliminate trash fish, and other operations of the game commission. Appraisers Visit The state game agent said that appraisers from the com mission have chocked local im poundment sites, and appear to t-e running into one difficulty finding property being held for a higher price than the state can pay for it by law. He said that another site, in addition to those mentioned last week, is being considered. Judge ' Paul Jones said later that it is the Penland Prairie site, located ll miles and over a ridge from the Ditch Crook Guard station. "I imagine that we will have an impoundpient within the next couple years." Ward said. President Herman Winter was in charge of the meeting. The chamber reaffirmed its stand calling for the sale of Bureau of Land Management lands in north Morrow county and will present this stand in a resolu tion at the BLM public hearing scheduled in the Morrow coun ty courthouse July 12. Swim Classes To Start July 6 Swimming classes at the Heppner municipal pool are scheduled to start Thursday, July 6. Instruction will be giv en beginners, intermediate and swimmers in the series of ten classes. Junior and senior life saving will be given if the de mand justifies classes at this level. Everyone interested In the classes is asked to report nt the pool at 10:00 a.m. on Wednes day, July 5, so students can be classified and schedules can be set up. A basket foe of $1.50 should also be paid at this time. If the classes are not too large, the instructor will take a few four and five-year-olds If thev are tall enough and par ents think they are ready. Second series of classes will begin July 24. Instruction will be given by Stuart Dick, certified Ked Cross senior lifesaver and Red Cross water safety instructor. ROLL TICKETS for sale in single and double rolls. Use for drawings, admissions to events. Gazette-Times, Hepp ner. Ph. 676-922S. Oregon Farm Calendar i Indicates New Dates June 29 July 2 Morrow County 4-H Camp. June 30 ! Pendleton Experiment Station Field Day. JULT July 1-2 4 H Geology Camp, Northeastern Oregon. Union & Wallowa Coun ties. July 11-13 Northwest 4-H Forest Camp Columbia County. July '13-16 4-H Camp, Grant County, Lake Creek Recreation Camp. July 22 27th Annual Willamette Valley Ram Sale, Linn County Fair grounds, 10 a.m., Albanv. July 24-30 National Farm Safety Week AUGUST August 6-12 Range Management Youth Camp, Grant County August 8-12 Jackson County Fair, Medford. August 9-12 Umatilla County Fair. Hermiston. August '15-19 Washington County Fair, Hillsboro. August M6-19 Grant County 4-H Fair, Fairgrounds, Canyon City. August '17-20 Polk County Fair, Rickreall. August '21-24 Oregon State Fair, 4-H Horse Show, State Fairgrounds Salem. August '22-25 Morrow County Fair, Heppner. August 24-27 Wasco County Fair & Rodeo, Tgyh Valley. August '26-27 Morrow County Rodeo, Heppner. August 26 September 4 Oregon State Fair, Salem. SEPTEMBER September '7-9 Grant County Fair, Canyon City. September 8 Oregon Turkey Improvement Association Annual Meeting, Ra mada Inn, Tualatin. September 29 October 7 Pacific International Livestock Exposition, Portland. OCTOBER October 20-22 Horseman's Short Course, Withycombe Hall, OSU. NOVEMBER November 1-3 16th Annual Oregon Weed Conference, Marion Hotel, Salem. November '4 10th Annual Purebred Ewe and Ewe Lamb Sale, Rickreall. November 8-10 Oregon Association of SWCD's annual meeting, Lakevlew. November MO Polk County Holiday Fair, Rickreall. November '16-18 Western Oregon Livestock Association Annual Convention, Sali shan Lodge, Glenedan Beach. 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Scott, partner In a general store In Pinetops, North Carolina, Is also president of the board of Edgecombe-Martin County Elec tric Membership Corporation at Tarboro. The REA doesn't own or operate a mile of line. It acts only as a banker whose job it is to make and collect ' loans and interest. Ownership of America's 1,000 rural electric sys tems rests solidly with the five million families the 20 million people they serve. They're as local as your newspa per and as private as your signature. Jack Zavadil, editor of the weekly newspaper at Humphrey, Nebraska, Is a member ol the board and treasurer of the Cornhusker Public Power District at Columbus. NRECA Columbia tEasin Electric Co-o "Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties"
