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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1955)
California Game Official Explains His Stand On Either Sex Deer Season (Editors: Should California keep It deer population In bounds bjr allowing hunters to shoot female animals? United 1'reas haa asked two prominent men from opposlnf achools of . m rp imm i m rc&siviiRi law i I ItlL TyhT Vlll I 4.4 MMF.IOm KEiTUl SPIIITI tlSIIUED FROM CUM-SOHOrSHT (IN ei.,lH.,UM, 11 opinion for their views. 8eth Gordon, director of the Departy ment of Fish and Game, today discusses his department's pol icy of favoring the shooting of does where deer are overpopu lated. Next, Superior Judge Stanley Murray of Madera Coun ty, an outspoken opponent of the shooting of female deer, gives his views. Finally. United Press Sports Writer F.d Capps, who killed both a buck and a doe Ihia season, sums up the argu ments, pins some, other points.) By BETH GORDON Director of Fish and Game . SACRAMENTO (UP) It would be possible for California hunters to take at least 200,000 deer an nually. Instead of 75.000 or leas, without harm to the herds, and to the benefit of deer ranges and hunters alike. Problems of deer management In California can best be typified by two conflicting statements: California has the largest deer herd of any state, with about 1.200.000 head; it also has the lowest hunter success percentage of any of the' Western states. The answer to this seeming paradox is a sensible harvest of the annual crop of animals of both sext'i consistent with good range management practices and main tenance of an adequate breeding stock. There are too many deer in Cal ifornia for existing ranges to sup port. Symptoms of this condition are increasing crop damage by deer on agricultural lands, dam age to range plants through over browsing and periodic die-offs of deer from malnutrition and other associated causes. In 1964. more than 400,000 Call fornians bought deer tags, but there were only about 76,602 deer taken during the regular season. All of them were bucks, forked horn or better, and in one district the minimum requirement was three points or better. By taking bucks only, the Call- It's my job to see you get fast, friendly help... Wllltom N. Goen Ai one of my policy holder!, I would per sonally help you if you have sn accident near home. Away from home, .' there are nearly 8,000 agents and claims rep resentative! like myself to give you the same assistance. I fornla hunter had only one chance In six of getting a deer. Yet in other Western states where either sex hunting Is legal, the chances of success range from 30 per cent in Arizona to more than 70 per cent In Utah. If either sex hunting produces sucn gooa results, wny isn't it put into practice in California? Two factors have made difficult and sometimes fruitless any at tempts to institute better manage ment plana for the California deer herds. One is the inflexibility of present lawa relating to seasons and bag limits, and the other is the unwillingness of many Deople to break away from the tradition of bucks-only hunting. Some are willing to concede that deer man agement is good for herds in other areas, but not for deer In their own backyards. Under present law it Is neces sary to set up either sex hunts on a piecemeal basis, but these are the only regulations which allow the Fish and Oame Commission to control the number of animals to be killed. Should public feeling become unified enough to bring changes In the law, real deer management could be accomplished by . a few simple changes in the fish and game code. - . , Major among these would be a change allowing the commission to set kill or permit quotas for antlerless deer under the regula tory powers section, so that either sex seasons could be set without involving the complicated proce dures now required for special hunts. The simplest and least complicated method of regulating deer hunting, both antlered and antlerless. Is to establish seasons for all areas except those involv ing special problems" at the time regular seasons are established in May by the commission. With these changes made, it would be possible for California hunters to take at least 200.000 Hill. II. UUCII I 70 So. Hi. J22 MclNTYRE TRAVEL SERVICE Yeur Experience' Agent WILLARD HOTEL Phone 3081 deer annually. That would mean that one out of every two hunters afield would get his deer. Com- narm that with th nrspnt ratio of only one of every six who is successful. Over The Garden Gat TULELAKE By Mrs. Ctrl Jensen Mrs. Charles Thurman, president of the Klamath District of Oar den Cluba made her annual visit to the TuUlake Garden Club at the home of Mrs. Ted Fish on No vember 15. The meeting was coiv vened at 10 a.m. Mrs. Earl McFall was co-hostess. During workshop hours corsages were made to to sold' at the rule lake Garden Club, holiday show on uecemoer v. Mrs. McFall presided at the busi ness meeting that opened at 2 p.m. Mrs. Thurman urged mem bers oi tne Tulelake Club to at. tend the district workshop to be held in Klamath Falls at the Alta mant Junior. High School on De cember 1. ' Memoers will attend free on presentation of member ship cards. The public is invited. Non-members pay a tl fee. The workshop Jor making Christ mas decorations p( - all 'Jiinos will be under, the - instruction of -Mrs. Frantz 'Neharhiner of 'Mercer Is land, Washington. ' Special instruc tion will be given locally on ar rangements to be entered in the Tulelake show.- Registration will start tor the district workshop at 9:30 a.m. In struction will begin at 10 a.m. The schedule for the holiday show was explained by Mrs. Fish and Mrs. E. C. Schweitzer. The next meeting of the Tule lake Club will be at the home of Mrs. Gewin Mccracken on Novem ber 29, starting at 10 a.m. for an other workshop... : ;. I Mrs. Merton Brown was appoint ed chairman of the annual Christ mas lighting contest. ' Her assist ants and the dates lor the contest will be announced. 'Theme of this year's contest will be "Glitter Way." .-. Mrs. Eugene Smith won the host ess prize. HUNTING FOR EXTRA POWER? you'll go for the "Big M" :f. W?.. T' " " "y ; "They won't like it, Mom, if we just stand in here till the rain's over, without buying a banana split or something!" L1NDLEY ELECTRONIC SPARKS Weield our first meeting at the home of Mrs. Billings, our leader. We selected a name for our club, "Lindley Electronic We elected our officers. Colson, president; Roy vice president; James secretary; Don .Owens, news reporter; and Hoy Billings, games and yell leader. Don Owens News Reporter which Sparks." Richard Billings, Scapple, THE KENO HOMEMAKERS The Keno Homemakers met at the home of Mrs; Lorraine Ander son, Monday, November 14th. sThe meeting was called to order by president, Donna Freer, The sec retary, Bonnie Pierce, read the roll, call and the minutes of the last' meeting. Girls present were. Janell Cooper Sandy Sohrakoff, Iris Sloan, Sharon Owen, Sharon Meyers. Loretta Sanders. Margar et Shellhorn, Helen Huiibut, Bon nie Pierce, Donna Freer, Mary Green, Cheryl Thurman. Margie James. Judy Parker and Bonnie Jactcson. Sandy Sohrakoff won the door prize. It was an apron. Mrs. Anderson showed us how to make wall plaques out. of coffee can lids. Refreshments of cake and kool-aide were served. ' Kathleen DeGrande News Reporter JOLLY STITCHERS CLl'B The members of the former Jol ly Stitchers Club met at the home of their leader, Mrs. John Heyden, for the. first meeting of the year on November 11th. It was decided that we would change our name this year and suggestions are to be brought to the next meeting. The following officers were elect ed: Carol Baker, president; Sandy Spear, vice president; Lucille Wa ters, secretary; Linda Heyden, news reporter; Charlotte Hcyaen, party chairman; Margaret Heyden, song leader. Achievement Day was set for November 16th at Joan s Kitchen for the Altamont and Shasta 4-H Clubs, at which time awards, rib bons and puis win be awarded. Carol Baker and Necia Mussel- man will take cookies for the Achievement Day. Other members, will be Carolys Garrison, Bondeli Crawford and, Helen Faulkner. Mrs. Herb Faulkner will again he our assistant leader. ' Various groups of clothing will be taken tills year -from Charm ingly Yours to wool dresses in sec tion V. . . . We have decided to meet on ev ery other Friday night alter school. Linda Heyden . Mews ' Reporter Lost River Group Meets MERRILL Despite Ice and snow, 12 members attended last Wednesday's meetine of Lost Riv er Auxiliary No. 4056. President Pat Duncan appointed committees and completed details for serving the Lions Club appreciation din ner tonight. Hospital Chairman Margaret Lo per reported two shirts have been purchased and mailed to the aux iliary's "adopted man," Arthur S. Hill, at Camp White for his birth day anniversary. Gifts for the Camp White Christmas project will be purchased, individually wrapped and mailed before December I. The committee in charge of this pro- -Ject is Ida Fleck. Margaret Loper and Mary Lou Swisher. Donations have been made to the VFW national home Christmas fund and the national home Christ mas stamps, it was reported. Veterans of Post 4056 have asked the auxiliary to take over the en tire furnishing of the kitchen in the new building. The responsibility has been accepted by the auxiliary. Plans were discussed for the an-, nual family Christmas party to be held for members of tha VFW post and the auxiliary in the rec. creation hall. Date will be an nounced later. Alta Thompson of Klamath Falls, district president, will attend the auxiliary meeting on December 7. All members are urged to attend, the annual Christmas gift exchange will be held. Set your sights on this performance giant, with the big-muscled getaway of a new "Safety-Surge" V-8 engine of 225 hp! This is Mercury's greatest year, with 12 sensational new models and 59 brilliant new color possibilities! And hero's a tremendous factor that sets this car apart. The "Big M" has more safety-engineered features than any other car in its field. New safety-grip brakes, impact-absorbing steering wheel, safety-beam headlamps and many others for carefree driving wherever you go. Come road test America's Most Advanced New Car! In 3 years, half a million new owners have switched to Mercury! 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