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IIEPPNER (ORE.) GAZETTE TIMES, Thuraday. October 4. 1973 With the major hunting ae tons set to open on the next teveral weekend, hunters all over the itate are busllv 'readying equipment, lighting in iflea, breaking few clay bires and atudytng mapa and hunting forecaita. Recent ralni over the state have improved prospects and somewhat reduced fire danger all over the state, although hunters will still want to be especially cautious since the fire season is far from over. Buck hunters should again give consideration to a West ern Oregon hunt since black tail herds are in fine shape and good numbers of mature bucks have been reported in most areas of blacktail range. Game Commission biologists feel that blacktail herds can support considerably more hunting pressure than they received last year. Mule deer herds are gradu ally increasing following the severe losses of the winter of 1968-69 but have not responded as quickly or as well as have their blacktail cousins in Western Oregon. Easterr Oregon hunters can look forward to a season about the same as last year. Elk populations on both sides of the Cascades remain stable and hunters will find them in numbers much the same as last year. One certainty is that hunters of both deer and elk will find competition afield in unpre cedented numbers with many venturing afield for the first time, lured forth by the temptation of "free meat." Prospects are mixed for upland bird hunters. Game bird numbers art generally reduced In Southeast Oregon because of winter losses and poor survival of young this spring. On the other hand, population of both pheasants and chukars are up in North eastern Oregon and Columbia Basin counties. Most hunting In the Willamette Valley will be for released birds on public shooting areas. Qujail pop ulation Is down in South eastern Oregon but elsewhere in the state are equal to or better than last year. Waterfowl hunters can look for a slight reduction in duck numbers down the Pacific Flyway but goose production in the arctic and subarctic regions was up from last year. A long season is set to go with slightly reduced bag limits. Deer Deer populations are up to near pre-1968 levels in the Morrow-Wheeler County area, and hunters can expect good success, especially for yearl ing bucks. Detr are concen trated at low elevations adja cent to agricultural lands. In Grant County, prospects are for a slightly better season than last year. Populations are gradually increasing, al though they have not popped back as quickly as hoped. Buck ratios of last fall still compare with the lowest ont record, and fawn production has not made up for the poor year of 1971. Umatilla County deer hunt ers will find deer numbers at about the same level they have for the past five years. The south half of the county Is best. Poor 1972 fawn production will limit numbers of forked horn bucks in Union County. These bucks usually make up 60 per cent of the harvest. Deer are presently found, feeding and bedding in the heavy timber. In the northeast corner of the state hunters will find good hunting in the Minam, Sled Springs and Wenaha units where populations are back to normal. Deer populations are down and hunting not expect ed to be as good in the Imnaha and Snake River canyon country. A few young bucks should be available in this canyon count ry, but hunting will be only fair compared to the excellent years In the late 1960s. In Baker district, deer popu lations have not recovered from the winter of 1971-72. Percentage of large bucks is up, but this is because there are fewer numbers of young bucks in the population. Deer are scattered at all elevations. Elk Elk herds are In good shape and hunters should experience good success in the Heppner unit. Popular areas are the North Fork John Day drain age, Madison Butte, Potamus Creek and Divide Wells. Elk herds in Grant County remained stable through the past year. Bull survival was higher than usual last year so there will be a few more mature bulls. Spike or yearling bulls are not as numerous. Umatilla County elk num bers are distributed through out the county In good numbers. Animals are con centrated In timbered areas above agricultural lands. Prospects are very good in Union County where elk are more plentiful. The Starkey Unit will again be the greatest producer of elk followed by the Wenaha, Umatilla and Cather ine Creek units. Yearling ani mals are expected to make up 70 per cent of the harvest. Wallowa County elk hunters will find elk numbers much the same as last year. Weather conditions will fleter mine distribution of the ani mals now concentrated near ridgetops. Not many mature bulls in this heavily hunted area. Baker, Keating, Starkey and Pine Creek units offer good prospects for hunters this fall. Populations are up by 7 per cent over the five-year average. Bear Bear populations In North east Oregon are not high, but some are taken each year by deer and elk hunters. populations appear to be on the increase in the Baker dist rict. Baker, Keating, Pine Creek and Starkey units ara ' possibilities. I'pland birds The upland game picture in most of Northeast Oregon Is a bright one. Populations of most species are up and hunters should experience an excellent year. Pheasants are up sharply in Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla and Baker Counties, about the same as last year in Union County, and below normal In moat of Grant County. Pheasants and chukars are released for hunters In the Ladd Marsh Area near La Grande. Valley quail numbers are also up in Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla Counties. Pop ulations are especially good along the Umatilla and Walla Walla rivers. Quail numbers are down in Grant County. GOOD HUNTING In Heppner Every Thursday at Lott's Electric T.V. SERVICE RCA VIDEO-TECH, INC. 461 A E. Main St.' Hennlston 638j TRAINED TECHNICIANS DACJCE Condon Fairgrounds music by "Country Revue" Friday, Oct 5 1U p.m. to 2 a.m. admission $2 per person "J w a , a av . sjt s u a ia n mm. M "i. x ni T5fcmJV. Restaurant I f 7S Invites you to an evening of Western dining featuring: Steaks, Seafood, Chicken Sandwiches and Luncheon specials Buffet Luncheons Homemade Pies Downtown Pendleton ?7).J Main 267-4611 Restaurant Beautiful Surroundings Courteous Service Banquet Facilities Lounge Phone 276-3288 Pendleton J irwCTT1 let A vp Pendleton I 1UJ KJJL-d AUV V V - ii a. mhrffftyMfi-fifff WtrTf"frT'T''fWtf tftfr Gunther's Fireside Restaurant Specializes in STEAKS AND SEAFOOD Offering two specials nightly. Enjoy our family dinners Banquet and catering facilities 32 SE Emigrant Ave. Ph. 276-1352 Adjacent to Silver Saddle Enjoy Hermiston's Fine Dining at the Caravan Broiler Unique atmosphere, featuring fine steaks, chicken, seatooa ... and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner Visit the Camel Room for Cocktails 835 N. 1st HERMISTON 567-5516 , 7 r ki An j If 'if 'I: Offensive and defensive backs: front row, from the left. Head Coach Mike Wetherell. Gayl Phillips. Daryl Frederickson, Robert Richards and Assistant Coach Jim Harper. Back row. from the left. Jim Graham, Jerrv Zielinski, Bud McKenzie and Joe Mesteth. CHEER LEADERS , Sharon Stewart , Bobbie Acock ; Linda Bell Danette Leighton Linebackers: front row, from the left, Gordon Bozarth and Carl Wiley. Back row. from the left. Mark Mesteth, Jerrv Donovan and Chris Snyder. 7 w ft ' !r ,, f-id ftsfc ' 1 Offensive and defensive line: front row, from the left, Jack Brasel, Mark Adams, David Hug and Dennis Thomas. Back row, from the left. Bill Bedford, Ken Davis, Mike Kennedy, Frank Flock and Kieron Haney. JUNIOR HIGH SCHEDULE SEPT. 13 UMATILLA AT RIVERSIDE 1:30 SEPT. 27-RIVERSIDE AT ECHO 1:30 OCT. 4 ARLINGTON AT RIVERSIDE 1:30 OCT. 11-RIVERSIDE AT IONE 2:00 OCT. 18-HEPPNER AT RIVERSIDE 1:30 OCT. 20 WASCO AT RIVERSIDE 1:30 OCT. 27-RIVERSIDE AT CONDON 2:00 Coach: Gail Enright Good Luck in the Columbia Basin League i VARSITY SCHEDULE SEPT. 21-HEPPNER AT RIVERSIDE 2:00 SEPT. 28 RIVERSIDE AT SHERMAN 8:00 OCT 5 UMATILLA AT RIVERSIDE 2:00 OCT 11-RIVERSIDE AT WASCO COUNTY 8:00 OCT 19-CONDON AT RIVERSIDE 2:00 OCT 26-RIVERSIDE AT PILOT ROCK 8:00 NOV. 2-RIVERSIDE AT McEWEN 2:00 Coach: Mike Wetherell Assistant: Jim Harper Boeing Co. Boordman American C fir D Drive-In Dewey Chevron Dodge City Inn Eastern Oregon Telephone Co. Frontier Irrigation & Supply Imperial Electric Heating and Air Conditioning Hick's Market Inland Chemical Co. Inland Empire Bank Kuhn's '76 Riverview Motel Russell's Shell Service Wicklander General Supply Moore's Texaco Morrow County Grain Growers Nelson Construction Nomad Restaurant Nugget Motel Peck's Arco Helen's Beaute' Oasis IRRIGON Complete Food Store
