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.
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Oregon Farm Calendar
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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.
November 26-30
National 4-H Club Congress, Chicago.
November 29 December 1
Oregon Cooperative Council of Oregon annual meeting, Marion
Hotel, Salem.
Oregon Horticultural Society annual meeting, OSU.
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