The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, September, 14, 1978-ELEVEN
taPt;0oiiintdowM to opening day action
this region's hunting pros
pects compiled by wildlife
biologists follows. The units
mentioned are those shown on
the Oregon Game Manage
ment Unit Map available at
license outlets. Hunters should
note several changes in unit
names and boundaries this
year.
Northeast Region
Deer
Production and survival of
mule deer has been good in
Columbia Basin, Heppner,
and Fossil units. Deer are well
scattered due to abundant
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water and forage. Trophy
class bucks will be largely
found at the higher elevations
and yearling bucks are not
heavily concentrated near
agricultural lands as they
were last year during drought
conditions. .
Buck hunting prospects for
Walla Walla, Mt. Emily, and
Ukiah units look good. Pro
duction and survival was
excellent and should produce
a good crop of yearling bucks
with a substantial number of
mature bucks also available.
Low elevations wheat and
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pasture lands in the Columbia
Basin and Walla Walla units
should not be overlooked as
many deer are present near
lowland agricultural areas.
Wallowa County mule deer
populations wintered will in
most areas and eeer numbers
are equal to or above 1977.
Buck ratios have shown some
improvement and , because of
the excellent forage produc
tion, bucks have had better
, antler growth than normal.
Fawn ratios were down slight
ly from 1977 in all units except
the Imnaha and Snake River.
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Prospects for deer hunting
are good in Union County.
Fair to good production of
young last year coupled with
excellent winter survival will
provide abundant yearling
class bucks. A bigger per
centage of yearling spike
bucks are present in local
herds and hunters are urged to
be certain of their targets. The
Catherine Creek and Starkey
units should produce best
prospects for buck hunters.
Portions of Wenaha, Sled
Springs, and Mt. Emily units
within Union County have
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Deer populations in Sump
ter and Keating units are
fairly good. Buck carryover
was fair to good in both units
but fawn survival was not so
good. There will not be as
many bucks available as there
were last year.
The population trend is
down from last year in
Lookout Mountain and Pine
Creek units. Buck carryover
was low and so was fawn
survival through last winter.
Expect to find fewer bucks
than were available last year.
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A good buck season is
expected in Grant County this
fall but nothing like last year's
record harvest. Surviving
buck populations after last
season were down 30 per cent
from 1976 and considerable
fawn loss last winter will
reduce the number of avail
able yearling bucks. Liberal
antlerless hunts are designed
to reduce total deer numbers
back to the range carrying
capacity. Permission should
be sought before hunting
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Elk
In Heppner Unit hunters will
find elk scattered in small
herds throughout the heavily
timbered areas and in road
closure areas. A high per
centage of the available bulls
will be taken opening weekend ,
due to the extensive "road
system. Adverse weather will '
improve hunter success after,;
opening weekend.' '
Bull hunters in Walla' Walla
Mt. Emily, and Ukiah units ,
can expect only a fair season.
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last year and a less than
normal calf crop is expected
to provide fewe' bulls than
were available to the hunter in
1977. Elk will be scattered and
success will depend on wea
ther conditions. -
Elk hunting prospects are .
good t in mostf of Wallowa.
County. Chesriimnus Unit and
Snake River. 3-point, unit are '
by permit onlythisyear. Elk
numbers are 'up in both units
and success should be good for
bulls. The bull carryover was "
down in the Minam4Unit as
was calf production. Success
is expected to be considerably
lower than 1977. The Wenaha,
Sled Springs, and Imnaha
units are expected to , be
, similar to last year, unting
pressure is expected to be
heavy in all three units. Road
closures will agian be in effect
in the Noregaard, Chesnimus,
and Grouse-Lick Creek areas.
Union County elk hunting
prospects look as good as last
year. Survival of bulls and calf
production were similar to
last year and, as in other
units, elk are widely scattered
over a wide range of ele
vations. Sudden heavy snow
prior to the season could move
elk to lower elevations.
Elk populations are up in
Sumpter and Keating units
and there was a fair to good
carryover of bulls from last
year. Both units had a fair calf
crop last year. Both units
should be better than last
season. A good area in the .
Sumpter unit is the Hunt
Mountain area west of Haines.
Lookout Mountain unit, al
though not one of the best elk
units, has improved some this
year. Pine Creek unit pop
ulations are also up with fair
carryover of bulls and im
proved calf production. Should
be better than last year.
A high carryover of bulls
plus better than average
production for yearling class
bulls will make the Desolation
unit a good a prospect for
hunters this fall. Other units in
Grant County are expected to
produce below average hunter
success as elk populations are
still building after the years of
either-sex hunting.
Upland Game
Upland bird production has
increased over last year for all
species in Gilliam, Morrow,
and Wheeler counties. Be
cause of the heavy cover, a
good bird dog will really be an
asset this year. Pheasant
hunting should be fair opening
weekend on the Irrigon and
Willow Creek wildlife areas in
Gilliam and Morrow counties.
Spring and summer con
ditions were excellent for all
upland game bird species in
Umatilla County and a very
successful hatch was obser
vade. Because of concen
trations of the pesticide Hep
tachlor that have been found '
in the fat of Columbia Basin
game birds, hunters are
advised to skin birds and
remove any fat deposits prior
to cooking.
Large pheasant clutches
and excellent survival of
young birds should mean ex
cellent hunting. Heavy wheat
stubble and rank vegetation
will provide an additional
challenge. Quail populations
are higher than they've been
for thtv years. Hungarian
partridge and chukar num
bers are fair to good and birds
are widely distributed. Huns,
especially, appear to be more
abundant this year. Fair
populations of both blue and
ruffed grouse are available in
forested areas.
Waterfowl hunting success
in Gilliam and Morrow count
ies will depend on receiving
adverse weather. The rottener
the weather, the better the
sucess on or near irrigation
circles. Be sure to get per
mission on .these private
holdings. '
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