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! F O U R -T b e H r p f a r r l i l i r l l » T l a i n . Ilrp p n rr Fish & Wildlife Reports Hunting prw prrli for I * are widely varied. Iiul overall are generally brighter than they were in ISM Northeastern Oregon again waa hit by a long, cold winter which took its toll of upland birds and big game, but other arras east of the Cascades faired much better In Baker and Union counties, sevrral big game management units will again tie closed entirely to deer hunting as they were in 1964 In other areas east of the Cascades, a five day season has been set. and in much of the central part of the state, the season will run for 12 days Iteports from Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists indicate a better carryover of animals in these areas, and hunting prospects, from about the same to iieltrr than last year They also point out that the animals will probably tie widely scattered, and in some cases, because of the dry summer and lack of water and fresh forage, the deer are apt to lie up fairly high and ont the north slopes Hunters wanting a long season should seriously consider getting a western Oregon deer tag w here the hlaektall season will run over a month with an either sex season the last five days in the northwestern part of the stale Reports indicate that west side deer populations are equal to or slightly better than they were last year Some areas are going past their peak production because brush and trees are grow ing up. but newly created openings provide hunting in new areas I'pland bird seasons arr more liberal than those of 1984 with bird populations in most o( the stale nesting seasons helped the birds in much of the slate east of the Cascades, though spring rains did hamper nesting in some limited ureas Hunters will find season lengths similar to last year, but Increased bag limits were set to allow the harvest of the increased number of birds There will be no sage grouse seuson this year however, in con trast the wild turkey number* are increasing and more than luo addl lmn.il tags will lie available for next spring s seasons on these birds Waterfowl hunters will find the situation jusl uhoul reverse that of the upland bird hunters Boor nesting conditions in the north and generally lower numbers of both ducks and geese demanded restricted seasons and bag limits with u complete shut down on some species Deer The general buck season will open O rrgun W e d n e s d a y . 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IW1 Hunting prospects generally brighter than in •"September 2S. but season length will vary within the state and hunters should check '.he regulations closely Western Oregon deer populations are comparable to. or slightly better than, last year The deer season will run from Sptember 28 through November 6, a 40 day season A hunter choice season is offered the last five days of the season in ten northwestern Oregon units Once again this year, the McDonald Forest hunt will require only a controlled hunt lag to participate in the hunt Antlerless harvest in tough western Oregon is regulated by controlled hunt permit The best hunting prospects for blacktail deer will be along the east slopes of the Coast Kange and the west slopes of the Cascades Hunt ing surras increases in the later portion of the season as storms begin to remove leaves from the brush The Siskiyou Mountains have a good buck population Mule deer fawn survival last winter was v aried in eastern Oregon with severe fawn losses in some northeastern Oregon units Central Oregon deer numbers are up some what in many areas though the Klamath area is about the same or down from last year Overall mule deer populations arr slightly above last year's popu Lation levels due to the good lawn survival in the rest of the eastern Oregon units Units with good fawn survival will have a I2day buck season running from September 2* through October 9 Most of the remaining units will tie l i mi t e d to five day seasons with the season ending on Octotter 2 The Catherine Creek. Keating lookout Mountain Fine Crick. Starkey, portions of Sumpter Mt Emily and Wens ha units are closed to deer hunting in 1985 general season Huntrrs should check the regulations for season closures, season lengths and unit lioundary descriptions In northeastern Oregon, the Hells Canyon Wilderness area will lie regulated as a permit-entry hunt area Hag limit is one buck with visible antler Five areas in southeast Oregon will be regulated as permit entry hunt areas These include the Steens Mountain. Trout Creek Mountains. Heatys itutte. Silvies Unit, and Malheur Kiver 1 nit The bag limit is one buck with visible antler except in the Steens Mountain area where hunters are restricted to a buck w ith at least four points on one antler Frnspeela for lugging u mule deer buck in many eastern Oregon units will range from poor to fair The best chances for success will lie those units with I2day hunting seasons, except desert units with low deer populations, such as Jumper and Wagontire units Rocky Mountain elk populations arr stable or up slightly from last » A J****- FARMERS Get Your Seed Treating Material Now! F o r S m u t in W h e a t & B a r le y Terracoaf LT2 V ita v a x 25DB G ran o x N-M (Maneb-HCB) Dust V itavax 200 (Flow able) F o r W ire w o rm in W h e a t & B a r le y Available J N ow A t Lindane 75W iPETTYJOHN OIL AND «¡CHEMICAL COMPANIES Drinox 34HC 422-7511 OPENING NIGHT Revelation Seminar Sunday. Sept. 29 7 :3 0 p.m . Seventh-Day Adventist Church 560 N. Minor. Don Reiber, pastor, 676-5439 year, but are still above the manage men) levels adopted in 1981 in some areas The Heppner and Foasil units will probably offer fewer branch antlered bulis than other Eastern Oregon areas Hunters are reminded that con trolled elk permits will be required for second period bull season in the Indigo Dixon MrKrnzir and Rogue units, due to low bull carryover The split bull season is still in effect for 19*5 with the first period Rocky Mountain rlk opening on Wednesday. October JO. and running through Sunday. November 3 The second period will run from November 9 through November 17 thr Wednesday opener was adopted in an attempt to alleviate crowded hunting conditions in the first period The Snake River and t'hesmmnus units continue as per mil entry hull hunts and all permits were issued through a drawing on August 2l> The three point regula lion was retained in the Snake River Unit The second prriod hunt in Beulah Northside and Fast Murderers ( reek units will sgain be limited to hunters with controlled hunt permits and the bag limit remains at one elk An either sex season for 1.200permits was adopted for southeast Oregon The elk are widely scattered in this largr area The first period Kooaevrlt elk bull season runs from November * through November 12, with the second period from November 16 through November 22 Hunting pressure continues to tie evenly divided between the two hunt periods The three point antler regulation continues in the Saddle Mountain and Tioga units and arr again controlled hunts open to those only with permits Roosevelt rlk populations continue to increase, particularly in the Cascade Range, bow ev er, due to low hull carry-over, the second elk season in the Rogue Dixon. Indigo and McKenzie units will lie limited entry Huntrrs will need a control lev) hunt permit to hunt t i r n r r a l Regulations Vehicle restrictions will again lx- in effect in parts of the stale and hunters should watch for the green dots that indicate open areas In addition to the cooperative road closures found in many areas, hunter* in some parts of the state will lx- faced with complete closure o( the areas to mechanized meins ol transport where new areas have been included in wilderness arras These should tx- posted by the l!S Forest Service However, it might be well lo do some checking ahead of t:mr if you hunt in northeaslern Oregon or the Cascade* It may be necessary to modify plans or methods of travel As always, it is important for hunters to maintain good relations with landowners Most of the complete closures for deer in some arras, and somewhat limited popu lations o| game birds in certain areas, there may tx- greater concen tratums «1 hunters in the remaining areas This makes It doubly impor tant to get permission to hunt and to respect the right* and property of the the landowners Hunters are especially urged to help prevent further spread of the noxious weed. Tansy Ragwort A common weed in western Oregon it was not known until recent years east of the Cascades Some of the spread to the east side has tx-en traced to hunting camps where hay or straw infested with the weed was hauled over as bedding or loud for livestock Horses or other pack animals headed for eastern Oregon should not lx- led western Oregon forage for at least 48 hours prior to the trip to prevent spread of the plant in their manure While on the east side they should be fed pellets or hay pur chased after arrival on the east side There are indications that the week is being cut back somewhat in errtain areas, but its potential to spread is frightening Hunters can help further by reporting any of the plants they see to Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel or to county extension offices All hunters should pick up a copy of the regulations before going afield lo check possible boundary changes cx- olber new rule* The bird hunting regulations also are available a! the license agencies Signs For Sale ABSOLUTELY NO HUNTING HUNTING BY PERMISSION ONLY NO VEHICLES BEYOND THIS POINT 1 Now At The H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES 4 • r» Nurtkravt H rgum Deer Burks arr widely scattered in the Heppner Foasil and Columbia LxtiM units Larger bucks are generally found at the higher elevations in heavy cover arras Hunters are cautioned to stay on the main travel roads to prevent the spread of knapweed which is under several control program* New road con struclion will prevent hunters (rom camping on Willow Creek in the Heppner Unit No hunting season in Keating Fine Creek. Lookout Mountain. Catherine Creek Sumpter Starkey and that portion of the Sumpter Cnit lying north of Hwy 415 and the Burnt Kiver Canyon ltd from Unity to Durkre Archery hunters are reminded the Sled Springs Unit is either sex this year and the Norrgaard Kd closure went into effect August 21 The (Tx-nimnus Unit is closed to deer and elk hunting Snake Kiver elk hunters should he aware that spike* and 2 pt hull* are protected during the archery season and rifle season Anllerless elk and 3-pt and largrr bull* are legal for bow hunters in the Snake River Unit Prospects for deer are poor in the district and anterless animals are prolrcted Mule deer numbers are well below management objectives The Hells Canyon Wilderness and river corn dor is now open to limited entry for permit holders only The e'focts of two bad winters have mail«- it necevsary to close most of t nion County to mule deer hunting this year Included in the closure are the Starkey. Catherine Creek Fast Mt Emily and West Wenaha units Consult 1985 regu lalton texiks for description* of those units only partially closed Klk Klk populations remain stable in the Heppner and Fossil units and these animal* are widely scattered until snow hil* the higher elevations Very few branched antler Ixills remain after the 1984 season Areas with hiding cover remaining and areas which provide some solitude will produce the best chances Snow will improve hunting success Klk hunting in the Baker district will hr comparable to last year Wallowa County elk numlx-rs are up slightly from Iasi year Vehicle restriction! will he in effect in the Norrgaard Chrnimnus ( ¡ r o u s e Lu k and Ifuntit spring* areas Both the Chesnimnu* and Snake River units are again limited entry Despite hard wintering conditions the last two years, Union County's rlk populations remain generally above management objective levels Postseason bull ratios arr up somewhat in the Starkey Unit and should be even better as a result of good calf crop last yrar The Ml Emily. Wenaha and Catherine Creek units will tx- fair to good for bull hunting All cooperative road do* urrs arr nearly the same in the Starkey. Mt Emily and Wenaha units A new map will be available for the Starkey Unit Klk numlx-rs in the Walla Walla West Mt Emily and Ckiah units are comparable to last year Branch antler bull carryover is only fair Murderers Creek and Northside hunting prospects are fair, how ev er. Desolation hunters are expected lo have g<xxi success Bear Tag sale deadline is September 27 Wallowa District bear numlx-rs appear lo lx- up and hunting pro prets are good The Snake River and Inina ha units should lx' gorxl for black lx-ar Some large adult tx-ars have tx-en seen by district personnel in this unit this year Hood numlx-rs of bear have tx-en reported in Union and Baker counties with hound hunting expected In provide the tx-sl success Hunters must acquire tags prior to hunt Umatilla district lx-ar numbers appear to be up and hunting pros peels are gixid Hear populations are high in the Murderers Creek. Desolation and Beulah units There should tx- g'xxt hunting particularly with those hunters with hound* I'pland (lame All upland game species showed a slight improvement in production and survival comparer! to 1984 in the Columbia Basin areas of Morrow, (¡illiam and Wheeler coun lies Overall, adull upland game population remains low after prxir batches and survival in 198.1 and 1984 due to cold and wet weather condi linns Fheasant population* are low in Baker County this year however. valley q aid numbers are near •verage Although (here *us a severe winter the good nesting season allowed the ehukar population to bounce hack to numbers near the ten sear average Ail eastern Oregon counties tMalhrur north of Hwy 20 Baker and Union Counties' will be open to ehukar hunting this (all Ituffled grouse numbers in the Wallowa district appear to be up. while blue grouse numbers appear to tx- low Chukar numbers are up slightly, but population numbers stilll remain low Fheasant hunting is expected to be poor in the (¡rand Konde Valley A (airly good hatch of pheasants • xcurred, but tlx- breeding popu latiun was at a low level Hungarian partridge, valley quail and ehukar partridge numbers are also dowiaaar Union County again lx-e..u»e of the hard winters effect* on the breeding population Hunting should he fair i<> |»«>r on the latiid Marsh Wildlife area where pen raised pheasants will lx- released on the area through out the season Umatilla County pheasant production was up slightly from Iasi year, but below Ihe five year average Fair to good hunting is expected throughout the county t matilla County quail, chukar and hun pnxluctmn was ptxtr Waterfowl Waterfowl hunting along the Columbia and John Day Kiver and their tributaries in (¡illiam W heeler and Morrow counties improve* with adverse w eat tier conditions Foor wrathei • oiTttHmosrnoves the birds from the north lirnmng i.iunliliiiin improve on loggy and windy days (><xid resident population in the Baker district this year The nesting season appeared to tx- good, which normally prov ides the early hunting Hunting is expected to tx* fair to good in the (¡rand Ronde Valley The season opener should lx- gixxl with declining success until fall All Two-Trackers are invited to come with a friend and a parent to an organizational meeting of the 4 II Horse Club at 7 p m , Sunday. Sept 29 at the Fairgrounds 4 H annex in Heppner Frespective members may sign up (or the 4 H horse club, help plan the year's program and 4 It week promotion, mret the new leaders, and elect officers for the tirst half of the year No horses need come to this mix-ting A door prize will lx- given For further information, call leader Al Brazell at 989 8132 Sifting migrants and winter residents appear later in the year The I .add Marsh Wildlife area will only he open on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday following the close of phea sant season Sheriff’s Report The Morrow County Sheriff's Office at the Morrow County Court house in Heppner reports handling or dispatching the following busi ness during the past week September 16 9 13 a m the Roardman Folice llepartment received a report of vandalism done to a car 8 J9 a m the Morrow County Sheriff s Office received a report of vandalism which occurred at Hie dam site near Heppner 6 26 p m the ftoardman Police Department responded to a two car non injure accident in (root of the Nomad Restaurant in Boarilman Steven Thomas Hilling. 27. Board man. was cited for Failure lo Yield Bight of Way September 17 12 II a m the Morrow County Sheriff's office arrested Wade Forest Drury. 29. Irngon on a Wasco County warrant He was trans ported lo Wasco County Jail September 18 7 03 p m Heppner Folice Depart menl respondi-d to a two-car non injury accident at Central Market in Heppner Further details art- unknown September 19 The Irrigon Folice Department arrested Boy James Fartlow, 38. Roardman. for allegedly Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants He was released on his own recogni zance September 20 The Irrigon Folice Department arrested Joseph Faul Focht. 23, Irrigon on a Morrow County Circuit warrant for Burglary I He was lodged at Wasco County September 21 10 52 a m lone Fire Dept responded to a grass fire on Cherry Street at the end of the football field September 22 I 13 pm Roardman Fire Depart men! responded to a report of shed on fire on north Htppee KOad in Boardman Amount of damage was unknown 3 29 p m Morrow County Sher iff'.s Office and a Hejipner amhu lance responded to a motorcycle accident on Highway 74 near mile post 64 i between Heppner and Flint Rock Joseph Hull. 4t>. Fendleton, was transported lo SI Anthony Hospital in Fendleton with serious injuries 6 to p m Morrow County Sher iff's Office arrested John Oliver Line. 47. Irrigon for alleged Assault IV He posted bail anil was released through the in \ ears \go The 14 ouo acre Itlackhorse Water shed land treatment and flood pro lection project was completed in late August according to David McLeod executive director ol local Agricul tural Stabilization and Conservation Service office The project treat menl lH-gan early in 1974 under the 1973 Agricultural Conservation Fro gram cost share funding The land treatment in Hlarkhorse providcs Lexington residents and downstream arras the same pro lection as the Shotx- Canyon project provides Heppner and lower areas 2.'» V ears \go Mr and Mrs Robert Fenland. jHitdishers of the Heppner (¡azrtte Times announced the newspaper's sale to Mr and Mrs WO Wildman of Fhoenix. Arizona (¡overoor Mark Hatfield leading a group of Republican candidates on a whirlwind tour of Eastern Oregon Friday afternoon told an audience of T imes several hundred in downtown Heppner that Oregon needs econo mic development but that govern menl cost must tx- held down al the same time if the stale is to gain the most from such development 5«i Yrar* \go A fine exhibit in all Ihe divisions was shown al the North Morrow County fair held here in Ihe gynma sium Friday and Saturday when a large crowd of local and out of town people attended An unusually fine showing of poultry and stork was there Expectations for the opening of the deer season were largely fulfil led as Iasi weekend saw an unceas ing procession of outside hunting ears passing through the city tint berward txnmd and the Inrepar! of the week saw many happy hunter returning from the haunts of the famous mule tails with fine prizes of the hunt TOO MUCH SEED! lop quality/ Big Seed REGISTERED & CERTIFIED CERTIFIED HILL’81 TREATED WITH VITAVAX 200 Eric Anderson 422-7204
