- M-,.- r -r '.'..
r- k-
The (Jaette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 15, 1978 FIFTEEN
Few? major changes seen for 1 978 big game season
Deer and elk harvests and
the number of hunters stalk
ing their prey in Eastern
Oregon reached record num
bers last year and all indica
tions are that another healthy
hunting year looms, according
to Glen Ward, biologist for the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife.
Ward said a total of 10,160
hunters bagged over 5,900
deer in his management units
(Heppner and Columbia Ba
sin) last year. Another 7,600
hunters took 1,128 elk.
"We had good winter carry
over and with the heavy
forage it looks like another
good year ahead," said Ward.
The Game Commission
Little League now
past midseason mark
With the 1978 Willow Creek
Little League season now past
the midway mark, results
have been tallied for midsea
son standings.
The Dodgers topped the
season's first half of play,
ending up with a perfect 9-0
record. In second place were
the Braves at 5-4, followed by
the Giants at 4-5, and the
Indians at 0-9.
As of this Monday, during
the second half of season play,
the Braves lead the standings
at 3-0, including a 9-8 win last
Wednesday over the Dodgers.
The Dodgers, who now stand
p1" ""2?2f4-
adopted a number of changes
in seasons and special permit
hunts, explained below.
Mule deer season will again
be 12 days long, extending
from September 30 through
October 11. In seven units with
low buck ratios or deer
populations below manage
ment objectives the season
will end earlier on October 6.
Some 26,050 controlled unit
tags for antlerless dee and
3,700 agricultural damage per
mits were authorized.
Deer hunters on both sides
of the Cascades will have an
opportunity to apply for $5
antlerless deer tags which will
be separate from, and in
addition to, the general season
1-2 in second-half play, were
also beaten by the Giants,
who have logged two wins and
a loss in the second half of the
season. The Indians remain
without a win, their most
recent loss going to the Giants
during a game last Thursday.
Games were canceled due to
rain on Monday. The Braves
are scheduled to play the
Indians at lone at 6 p.m.
today, with the Giants set to
appear with the Braves next
Monday. The Dodgers will
face the Indians on Tuesday,
then meet the Giants on
Wednesday. All games start at
6 p.m.
fliTOGira ,iEHBi, M ft CI x I mmwm m
(, .W r.UB I I pork I ) CABBAGE A jjf
C TEA FOR SUMMER SALADS rr&j
y 79 v $jj9 ) 18? P
"" 1 " " ' iiJlmiMiM " i i '
.,. r i-ujr..iLJi-ni - mimr r: - L-, , , ,, hBhlxj mi r .. . .. ( ..L ( B r ...u , , - M . y r J( B L JLLJ li.-.-j" .i "in ' n. mi unmix .i .. i Hi mm -mr-- -j- - - 55 J'
buck tab. Successful appli
cants would then be allowed
two deer.
Rocky Mountain elk season
has been reduced by four days
and will run from November 4
through 15 for spike bulls or
better. An exception is the
Snake River Unit which will
again have a 3-point rule.
Hunting there will also require
a permit the same as for the
Tioga and Saddle Mountain
units on the west side.
Bull hunting in the Chesnim
nus Unit will be limited to
3,000 permit holders with
permits issued on a first come,
first served basis. The Sled
Springs Unit which was under
a controlled entry system last
year was dropped this year
and several other units under
consideration for controlled
entry also were not approved.
Sentiment against limited
entry bull hunting was ex
pressed by many who testified
at town hall meetings. Com
missioners were concerned
about limited entry on a
t piecemeal basis because hun
ters displaced from units with
controlled entry are forced
into other units, aggravating
crowding problems there.
A majority of commission
ers agreed that controlled
entry will eventually become
necessary if hunter numbers
continue to grow but felt the
regulation should be applied in
large scale when and if it does
become essential.
An antlerless elk season will
be conducted before the ge
neral bull season in four
Rocky Mountain units. In a
number of other units antler
ujt t f
less seasons will be held after
the general bull seasons as in
the past. Some 10,575 permits
have been authorized in all.
A five-day antelope season
will begin August 19 and
extend through August 23 in 21
southeast Oregon manage
ment units with 1,150 buck
tags authorized. In addition,
100 antelope doe tags were set
for two hunts in the Murder
er's Creek Unit and 30 doe tags
for the Ochoco Unit. Both are
units with growing herds of
antelope living predominantly
on private property.
A month-long December
cougar season was set with 130
permits authorized in seven
areas.
Hunting for bighorn sheep
will take place in five areas
with 35 tags authorized in all.
Two areas, Hurricane Ridge
in the Wallowas and Straw
berry Mountain near John
Day, are new this year.
Bowhunting and muzzle
loader seasons are generally
similar to last year with a few
changes in dates and area
boundaries.
Controlled hunt regulations
and application cards should
be available at license ven
dors throughout the state by
about June 19. Applicants for
antelope and August or early
September elk hunts should
not delay getting cards turned
in because the application
deadline for these hunts is
July 5. For deer, sheep,
cougar.and other controlled
elk hunts the application
deadline is July 18.
A more detailed summary
of 1978 big game seasons is
t fa m -m
4f - -
presented below. Some man
agement unit names have
recently been changed to
avoid confusion with counties
Unit Name Changeg
New Name
Saddle Mountain
Stott Mountain
Indigo
Hood
White River
Biggs
Fossil
Upper Deschutes
Klamath Falls
Mt. Emily
Sumpter
MULE DEER SEASONS
General buck season: September 30-October 11
Bag: Two points or better
Exceptions:
Bag: Four points or better (Beatys Butte, Steens
Mountain, Whitehorse)
Season: September 30-October 6
(Desolation, Interstate, Keating, Klamath, Lookout
Mountain, Maury, Pine Creek)
Controlled mule deer unit hunts ($5 tag): October 14-22
Bag: One antlerless deer
Exceptions: Bag: One deer (Hood and White River)
Northeast Region
Catherine Creek 1,000
Chesnimnus 500 (part of unit)
Columbia Basin 600
Fossil 3,000
Heppner 3,500
Keating 1,000
Lookout Mountain 750
Minam 500
Mt. Emily 750
Murderer's Creek 3,500
Northside 3,500 (also December 2 & 3)
Sled Springs 300
Sumpter 800
Ukiah 850
Wenaha 400
20,950
'' -
of the same name. A list of the
new unit names and their
former names follows. New
unit maps are being printed.
Old Name
Clatsop
Polk
Parts of McKenzie and Dixon
Hood River
Wasco
Sherman
Wheeler
Deschutes
Klamath
Umatilla
Baker
t!H3MBSl3aS01
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK SEASONS
General bull season: November 4-15
Bag: Spike or better
Exceptions:
Bag: Three points or better (Snake River)
Controlled entry bull season : Chesnimnus 3,000 permits;
Snake River (Free permit required that restricts hun
ter to this unit; no limit on permit numbers)
Preseason Rocky Mountain elk antlerless unit hunts
October 23-November 1
Chesnimnus
Starkey
Ukiah
October 14-November 1
Minam
Rocky Mountain elk unit
Bag: One antlerless elk
permits permits
Catherine Creek 100 Northside 100
Chesnimnus 300 Pine Creek 200
Desolation 500 Sled Springs (2 hunts) 550
Fossil 50 Snake River 400
Heppner 700 Starkey 350
Imnaha 300 Sumpter (2 hunts) 800
Keating 400 Ukiah (3hunts) 750
Lookout Mountain 75 Walla Walla 250
Minam 400 Wenaha 250
Mt. Emily 500 White River S'2) 100
Murderer's Creek 50 Beulah 100
Total: 7,225
ANTELOPE SEASONS
General season: August 19-23
Bag: Buck permit horns longer than ears
Doe permit horns shorter than ears
EASTERN OREGON BOW SEASONS
Bag: One deer and one elk
August 26-September 24 Desolation, Keating, Minam,
Starkey, Sumpter, Upper Deschutes, Sled Springs, and
White River units; Mt. Emily and Prairie Creek areas
August 26-October 22 Canyon Creek
MUZZLE LOADER SEASONS
Bag: One buck two points or better
September 16-24 Indigo Unit (portion)
October 14-22 Hart Mountain (200 permits)
Bag: One deer
November 25-December 17 Patterson Mountain
Bag: One white-tailed deer
November 25-December 3 Wenaha and Flora areas
m. m m m. m
Bag: One antlerless elk
300 permits
350 permits
350 permits
Bag: One antlerless elk
200 permits
hunts
November 18-26
f T.