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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 30, 1978 NINE
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Behind the five-hit pitching
of Dennis Peck and the
extra-base slugging of Mike
Stookcy, Dale Holland and
Peck, the Heppner Mustangs
opened their 1978 season by
downing Pilot Rock 7-3 in the
first game of a twin bill
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Practice starts for Cardinal tracksters
The track teams at lone
High School officially opened
practice this week with boys
coach Gordon Meyers wel
coming 10 Cardinal thinclads
and girls coach Barbara
Stefani putting eight lady
Cards through their paces.
Wildlife Commission to study Elk
by Ken Durbin
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
The state of Oregon has
reached a dilemma ii regula
ting bull elk hunting. There
has been a steady increase in
hunter numbers, causing a
decrease in hunter success,
and some people feel that
1 the acceptable balance be
tween hunter numbers and
bulls available for harvest
was reached sometime during
the 1960s.
In 1977 some 113,000 elk
hunters had a success rate of
about 10 per cent. In some
units most of the available
bulls are taken each year and
the harvest depends primarily
on spikes. There is little
opportunity to increase elk
numbers in eastern Oregon
under present land uses and
most ranges are at or near
their carrying capacity for
elk. In western Oregon elk
distribution can be improved
to some degree by trapping
and transplanting but total
numbers cannot be increased
indefinitely.
Some elk hunters are de
manding action to reduce
opening weekend hunter con
gestion, attain more mature
bulls in the herds, and
distribute hunters more even
ly within management units.
At the same time other groups
resent any more restrictions
and believe that supply and
demand will resolve the
crowding. Landowners
bothered by elk want more elk
harvested.
Those are a few of the facts.
The Fish and Wildlife Com
mission is going to be taking a
very hard look at elk manage
ment in the weeks between
now and final setting of the
1978 big game hunting regula
tions on May 27. Before then
the Commission will conduct
two public meetings in Port
land and nine town hall
meetings in cities around the
state. A schedule- of those
meeting times and places will
be available in the near
future.
It is very likely there will be
significant changes in elk
management in the next few
years and participation of
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Tuesday in Heppner.
In the second game, errors,
which the Mustangs had
avoided in the opener,' came
back to hurt them as the
Rockets squeezed out a 7-6
win.
In the first game, the
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Mike Stookey (24) heads for home plate
The five members of the
boys squad returning for
another campaign are sopho
mores Gari Gaustad, Robin
LaRue, Bruce Millman, Jerry
Rietmann and Terry Starr.
Joining the returnees will be
junior John Lindstrom, sopho
interested hunters or their lact
of participation at public
meetings will undoubtedly
have a strong bearing on what
form these management chan
ges will take.
Hunters have already seen
changes in recent years that
have meant restrictions in one
form or another on elk hunting
in Oregon. Each of the
changes has been an attempt
to limit or spread out elk
hunting pressure.
Not so many years ago
separate tags were esta
blished for Rocky Mountain
and Roosevelt elk.
Two years ago the season for
antlerless elk was separated
from the general bull season
and those with controlled elk
permits were not allowed to
hunt in the general bull
season.
A separate tag for elk
bowhunters was set up so a
hunter was required to choose
between rifle hunting or bow
hunting, not both. Last year
several areas were set up for
taking only 3-point bulls or
larger.
Two units, Chesnimnus and
Sled Springs, were established
last year for limited entry bull
hunting. A shorter bull season
has been tried in recent years
which increases bull survival
somewhat, but crowds hunters
into a shorter period of time,
aggravating congestion prob
lems, Staggered closing dates
where hunting in units with
low bull numbers ended early
increased bull survival in
those units, but it increased
hunting pressure in some of
the units that remained open.
Those are a few steps that
have been tried in recent
years. Now let's look at what
might be done to further
VOTERS
I am asking to represent you on the
Heppner-Lexington School Advisory
Committee.
As the Morrow County School System
grows, we should maintain a strong
local voice.
I will be responsive to needs and
conscious of costs.
Your vote will be appreciated.
Pc!J PoEccI Advtsmt.
Stephen K. Peck
opening twin
Mustangs jumped on top with
two runs in the second, two
more in the third and three in
the fourth before Pilot Rock
solved Peck's pitching for
three runs in the final frame of
the five-inning contest. Stoo
key was the big hitter for
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welcoming party after swatting homer.
more Larry Snider and fresh
men Shawn LaRue, Treve
Peterson, Greg Rietmann and
Les Thompson.
Meyers said he should have
each of the tracksters placed
in their specialty events by
Tuesday's opening meet at
relieve hunting pressure and
permit greater bull escape
ment. These are options that
have been suggested. You
may have others and the
Commission would like to
know about them.
One option is more limited
entry bull units. This, as with
Chesnimnus and Sled Springs
units last year, would resolve
congestion in the units affec'
ted but might put more
pressure on unrestricted
units.
Another possibility would be
limited entry for bull hunting
in all units. This way hunter
numbers could be controlled
to provide the hunting exper
ience and bull escapement
desired. But it would mean
only about half the number of
the hunters presently hunting
elk would be accommodated
each year.
A split season consisting of
three days controlled bull
season, then a four-day clos
ure, followed by a longer
general bull season in all elk
units could be tried. Hunter
numbers would be limited in
the first part of the hunt and
selected through a drawing. A
hunter successful in the draw
ing for the first period would
not be permitted to hunt in the
second period. Obviously, suc
cess would be highest for the
first group but the system
would prevent the severe
opening weekend crowding.
Conduct the cow season
first. This would alert and
scatter the bulls before the
bull season and help solve the
problem of hunters congrega
ting around known herd loca
tions opening morning. This
would also likely mean a
higher success rate on the
antlerless animals and thus
Heppner, blasting a home run
and double while both Peck
and Holland collected a two
bagger and a single.
Five Mustang miscues in
the second game allowed the
Rockets to pick up seven runs
on just four hits and put the
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Heppner.
The girls squad is anchored
by senior distance runner
Grace McElligott and junior
Janet McElligott, who tosses
both the discus and javelin.
Other members of the team
include sophomores Brenda
fewer antlerless permits could
be issued.
Another possibility is a split
bull season (first three days or
last 12 days). The hunter
would select the period when
he purchased a tag. Under
such a system hunters coufd
plan their hunt early because
they would not have to wait for
a drawing.
A 3-point bull regulation in
all units would undoubtedly
cut down on hunter numbers
the first year but pressure
would begin to climb again as
herds contained more branch
antlered bulls. Again, fewer
cows could be carried through
the winter on a given amount
of forage in order to accom
modate carrying more bulls.
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Peterson's
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game out of reach despite a
final inning Heppner rally
which produced three runs
and had the go ahead run on
base with no outs. Lionel Wood
started on the mound for the
Mustangs with John' Bier
relieving in the fifth. Leading
at the plate for Heppner was
Dale Hoiiand who stroked a
two-run double, while Bryan
Marlin, Curtis Sweek and
Scott McEwen each picked up
singles.
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Patton, Kim Pettyjohn and
Chris Cheney and freshmen
Kelly Pettyjohn, Lisa Meyers
and Margaret Kincaid.
The girls team will also see
their first competition Tues
day at Heppner.
Past experience with 3-point
regulations has also shown
illegal kill of spikes to be a
problem. Hunter success
would decline significantly.
Another possibility, of
course, is to continue with
present regulations. Bull hunt
ers will continue to increase,
cow hunts would continue as,
. needed, and hunters could go
where they desired. Hunter
success and the hunting exper
ience would continue to de
cline. There are undoubtedly other
could be tried. These are a few
that have been suggested and
that the Commission is weigh
ing. The Commission would
very much like to hear how the
hunting public feels about
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Heppner's Filly tracksters
will get their first taste of
team competition today when
they travel to Pendleton for a
four-way meet with Elgin, the
Pendleton JVs and the Walla
Walla JVs.
The 12-member squad which
Filly coach Sherri Brock will
take to the meet leans heavily
towards the underclass
ranks only one senior and
two juniors are listed but
should show a good balance
between the field and running
events.
Bolstering the field segment
of the team will be senior
Diane Holland, a shot, discus,
and javelin specialist, who has
already shown improvements
over last year's performanc
es. Holland has recorded a
practice javelin toss that
out-distanced her best throw
of a year ago and she should
be a threat in all three events.
Junior Maureen Healy,
one of the top high jumpers in
the state last year, will be
tough to beat again this time
around. She will also be
competing in the 200 and 400
meters as well as the hurdles.
Sophomores Jackie Gentry
and Shelly Mann along with
freshment Bonnie Nix, Kellie
Hammond, and Nancy Miller
will also see action in the field
events while doubling up in the
hunting practices
these options or about other
options that have not been
listed. Those who are unable
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relay team as junior Laurie
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and freshman Susan Johnson
while the mile relay will
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Saturday, April I
Monday, April 3
Tuetday, April 4
Thunday, March 30 4-way meet Elgin, Walla Walla JV,
Pendleton JV,
Heppner Pendleton 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 1
Tuetday, April 4
Tuetday, April 4 lone at
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Sports Log
Baseball
Heppner ptayi in Pilot
Rock Tournament Pilot Rock 9 a.m.
lone Jr. Hi at Rivernide 1:30 p.m.
lone at Rivertide 3 p.m.
Track : 1
Heppner in Willamette
Relay (Boy Only) Salem 11 a.m.
5-way meet Rireride,
Umatilla, Lmapine,
Heppner, lone Heppner 4 p.m.
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