Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 11

Hen Pheasant Becomes Legal Target in State Next Weekend Rir TIM ur By JIM HUMBIRD Idaho Fish and Game Department Next weekend in the counties of southcenlral a southwestern Idaho hen pheasants no longer wjll be protected from shotgun pellets as they streak through cornfields and burst out the other end with a flurry of wings. Not since the fall of 1949 has the dowdy female of the species ge a legal hunting target in this That year the counties of Canyon, Gem and Payette permitted the inclusion of one hen pheasant In a bag limit of three birds on the last day of the season by order of the Fish and Game commission. One hen will be allowed each of the final (wo days of the I960 season in the 17 Southern Idaho counties: The blanket prohibition against Casting About WITH JACK ALVORD (Editor's Note: Jack Alvord, with this column, ends his writing chore for this year. He'll be back when the fishing season opens next year.) The hunter's moon is upon the land and the winds drifting down from the north are bringing their message foretelling the cold and the snow to come. Man and the many creatures of nature are busy harvesting, storing, and preparing for the bleakness ahead and many fishermen, except those most hardy, are cleaning and preparing their tackle for storage.

With the fishing season closed, it is lime also to put these weekly articles in molhballs. It has been a 1 privilege and a pleasure to write for you. Writing revives memories that are cherished, that are locked so deep that none can steal away. Memories that run over the sweep of the West, of places that cause man to dream of the wild and faraway, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, the Big Horn crags, the rushing Middle Fork of the Salmon, the Lost River plains, the sparsely settled Pahsimorhoi Valley, of sunrises and sunsets, of mild mellow summer mornings and the cold misery of crouching in a blind during blizzard prayerfully waiting for geese to come in. Memories of the still wild places in the West, with their game, the daintily stepping deer, the fleet antelope, the lordly elk, the lumbering moose, and the court jester of the forest, bear and the small, shy and timid creatures of the wild.

the distance of the mountain ranges. As the pinks of the sunset lost their color into the deep blue of the evening sky," the herder said "Whoever planned all'of that sure did one helluva good job." Auf wicdersehen, until the mellow spring days bring again the urge of all-true fishermen to seek the happiness found along a mountain stream. Idaho Hunting Accidents Drop The Idaho Fish and Game department said Thursday that there have been 16 hunting accidents since September 1 and that nine of them ended in death. This compares to 23 injuries and six fatalities during the same period last year. Memories' of happy moments, early morning on the Salmon river j'ust before the wispy tendrils'of 'mist reluctant to leave, and hooking into a'mighty'salmon, a fish with a great determination and will to survive, the surge of power as the'far-ranging traveler with the great heart made his mad rushes, rushes that were wrist and arm wearying.

For over twenty minutes this battle continued, and then the limpness of a slack line as the noble warrior regained his freedom, free with my hope that Ihis wild spirit would help propagate many 1 others of'his kind so that the generations of man to come might have the thrill of doing battle with the mighty salmon. On the Caribou, silting on the high pass between Squaw and McCoy creeks just before sundown, hopefully waiting for elk to move, and having a shecpherdcr ride up on his horse, alighting to visit while he rolled a cigarette. After exchanging a few formalities, we quietly watched the sun set heoynd Commenting on the comparative hunter toll for the two seasons, Director Ross Leonard said that even one accident is too many, but the state's record does not classify the sport as extremely hazardous. "It is significant that the total number of hunting accidents this fall is 13 less than last year-particularly when it is realized that just a few inches determine the difference between an injury and death when dealing with high-powered rifle slugs," Leonard pointed "The appalling thing is that most pf the accidents result from careless handling of guns and mistaken targets." Leonard said that he does not iow of many striking jresemblanc- es between man and a moose, duck or deer, but mistakes continue to be made. He stressed that hunting is rated shooting hen pheasanls was ordered by the commission in 19-15.

Begin ning with the previous year and backdating to 1941, one hen was permitted in tho daily bag limil statewide. The trend evidently began just 20 years ago when two hens could be taken in soulhcentral counties, and one in the others, although Benewah, Kootenai and Lalah counties had such a limit as early as 1939. The first successful release of ringnecks in the United States was 28 birds in Oregon's Willamette Valley in 1881. From this initial stock the pheasant became so abundant that ten years later an open season was declared. Probably the earliest records of release in this country come from New England in 1793, When several pairs from England were transplanted and promptly disappeared.

'Like all Americans except the Indians, the ring-necked pheasant is a stranger in this land. Foreign to rolling hills of Idaho, he came from Asia as we came from Europe. State game warden W. N. Stephens made the first official release of pheasants back in 1908 under direction of the ninth session of the legislature with 218 pheasants in Ada county near Boise.

The next year about 1,000 birds were liberated in various parts of the state. The firs, open season on pheasants was held in 1918, and a 30-day season with a bag limil of four birds was established in 1919 in the counties of Gooding, Lincoln and Twin Falls. To the veteran pheasant hunter who has been' subjected for many years to the philosophy that the hen must be completely protected in order lo perpetuate pheasantSj the return of some harvesting of hens will come as a shock but it is based on sound research. sparrows, titmice and most other birdlife. By limited hunting of htns, we merely substitute hunter harvest a portion of this natural loss.

"Well," says the hunter, "we know that a lot of pheasants die every year of natural causes but won't hunting them merely pile an addmonal loss on hens?" Not so To cite a case in point, California allowed a limited hen hunting in the northern part of that stale during the period 1955 through 1957. Intensive studies were conducted before, during and after the period of hen shooting to establish its effect upon th? pl.easant population. These studies conclusively showed that annual hen survival during the three-year period before hen hunting was exactly the same as during the period when the hens were hunted. The annual survival rate on hens was 35 per cent in both cases. In other areas of where eithc-r-sex hunting of hens tas been allowed on licensed oheasant clubs for the past 18 years, wild production of birds has maintained itself on a relatively stable level despite heavy increase hunting pressure over the past decade.

What is the objective'I'D allowing some harvest of As in OUTDOOR TIPS To KEEP A WEDGE IN "OUR AKE HANDLE DRIVE ir IN fWJT OP THE WAX THEN CUT A GBOOVE CROSSWISE. IT AS CONTINUE DRIVING WEDGE INTO MANPLG GROOVES DISAPPEAR 1 BREAK OPF AT GROOVE AND HANDLE OF AXE WILL SWELL OVER IT Rigney Appears Detroit Choice DETROIT 1 (AP) The Detroit Tigers aren't ready to name their new manager, but the betting is it'll be Bill Rigney. "He's a leading candidate, but one of the safest'sports 16th in insurance-claim statics and far below swimming, boating, football and the like. But as with all sports, instil! pays to play it safe. "A hunter's chances of getting shot while hunting are fairly remote," Leonard concluded.

"The national rate for fatal firearms accidents from all causes in 1357 was only 1.4 per 100,000 persons, scarcely above the 1.2 deaths from choking on food." He stressed that while both hunting and eating are relatively safe habits, it pays to play it safe. That way avoids the tragedies of death and injury from hunting accidents. Recent studies on population (urn-over in pheasants have shown that limited hen shooting can be allowed on an established pheasant population in any year without harm to next year's crop. Why can some hens be harvested each year? Primarily because pheasants, as well as most other birds, are extremely short-lived. They are in effect "birds of the year." Their population turn-over is such that about two-thirds of the hens produced this year will not be around next spring to produce young.

This occurs every year, regardless of whether or not they are hunted. It is nature's way of creating living space for the young to be produced next It this did not happen, we would soon have pheasant "coming out of our ears," as well as robins, there are others in the same category," said Tiger John Fctzer. Reports in San Francisco and Detroit had Rigney, deposed San Francisco Giants manager, all set to take over the Tigers. Fetier, aide Rick Ferrell, and Tiger Vice President Jim Campbell are in Angeles. they'failed to sign ex-New York Yankee Manager Casey Stengel, they switched their at- tention to Rigney.

Callers at his Walnut. Creek, home were told Rigney was away in Carmel, until Sunday. Rigney managed the Giants from 1955 until the middle of last season when he was fired with his club in second place. The Tigers I were left without a pilot when Joe Gordon quit Oct. .1 to become manager at Kansas City.

Pioneers Upset jHawaiians 18-13 HONOLULU (AP) Lewis and Clark upset thd University of Ha- 18-13 Friday night. The Pioneers from Portland, look quick charge of. the game a their i win. It was the sixth de-! feat in row for Hawaii's Sain-; a Iwo-touchdown favorite. Ltwls Clarlc I 12 a 7--18 Hawiii 7 I t-I! Bulldogs, Bengals Share Inland Empire Grid Title Lewiston and Sandpoint reign as co-champs of the Inland Empire League today.

The billing in the north Idaho prep football circuit is the same as last year when the two squads muscled to the top of the heap. Lewislon gained the southern half of the crown with a 35-7 waxing of a neighbor. Clarkston. It was hardly a show, except for the running of the Bantams' Terry Beeler. He engineered a second quarter march that moved 75 yards.

He ran for 10, 17, 12 and picked off one from Viv Thomas for the TO. The Bengals turned three Clarkston fumbles to good use. Two of them went for touchdowns and the third put an end to a Bantam threat. Jim Meshisnek, Fred Bushong, Chuck Rydvall each picked up single scores for Lewiston while Bob DeBorde collected a pair. Dependable Dave Barton used tiis toe to good advantage, kicking five extra points for Lewiston.

Vandal Frosh Gain Second Straight Win PULLMAN, Wash. (AP)-Ccnter Sherrill Wells kicked the game winning extra point Friday as the Idaho" freshman a team downed Washington State's yearlings 7-6 in a tough defensive battle. came after quarterback Gary Gagnon had connected on a touchdown pass to end Harold Mazie. Stout defensive play won the game. Washington State scored on a 9-yard touchdown run by halfback John Browne.

The score was set up by a 68-yard run hy fullback Dennis Walton which carried to the Idaho 24. Idaho guard Don a Hocked the extra point try of Chuck Eliason. All the scoring was in the second period. all game management measures, the purpose is lo provide more hunting recreation and allow fuller utilization of this resource. Idaho Big Game Kill Higher Than Last Year Idaho big game hunters scored about 15 per cent higher than last year in the number of elk kills reported to the Fish and Game department by November 1, and about five per cent fewer deer taken, it was announced Saturday.

The 1960 figures are slightly in excess of 10,000 deer and 3,500 elk as compared to about 10,500 deer and 3,000 elk last year. Department Director Ross Leonard stressed that weather conditions for elk hunting have been ideal this fall, causing nimrods to work a little harder trying to bag wapiti and a little less for buckskins. The comparable data for the two years was compiled from hunter report cards mailed from all parts of the state. Leonard commended hunters for their cooperation. in sending in their reports promptly.

Big game kills reported through November 1 total 10,185 deer; 3,537 elk; 640 antelope; 54 bighorn sheep; 83 mountain goat and 36 moose with thousands of additional cards arriving each week. Leonard noted, that the lasi. of the controlled hunts for antlered moose runs from November 5 through 13 in those portions of Fremont and Tetcn counties lying cast of state highways 32 and 33 and south of Fall river. Five permits awarded through public drawing last summer. FIGHT RESULTS Logan, Utahi-Don Fullmer, 162, Bucky Bellamy, Id, Phoenix, 10.

Donnie Adamson, 125, West Jordan, outpointed Ricardo Gonzalez, 126, Buenos Aires, 10. Philadelphia (Cambria) Jeth- Cason, 141, Philadelphia stopped Jimmy McMillan, 143 Trenton, N.J., 2. ASC Duo Tops League Offense, Passing Marks By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two Adams State players are driving just as hard for honors in Rocky Mountain Confer ence football as their team is for the RMC title. Ray Ramsey, who runs the team from his quarterback post, leads in total offense, 1,070 yards or per play, and in forward passing He has hit his receivers 70 times in 124 throws for 916 yards anc a .565 percentage. Five were gooc for touchdowns and five olhe throws were intercepted.

Jim Colbert, Adams end, has no real rival in pass catching. He has grabbed 32 for 456 yards. Butch Gardner, Colorado Stal quarterback who was tM with Adams State's Bill Jones in rushing a week ago, moved ahead with an average of 5.6 yards, per carry, Jones' total yardage of 582 is the league's best. Boyd Hall, Idaho State fullback, stayed ahead in scoring with 54 points, but Ramsey has pulled lo within 6 points. The lead in the punting department shifted to ICay White of Colorado Mines, who has averaged 39 yards a kick.

Most of the team laurels belong to Adams State, with 2,797 yards on offense and 1,404 yards given up to opponents. The Indians' defensive stoutness also is shown in the stingy average of 8.5 points per game scored by 7 opponents. Idaho State is ahead in team scoring, averaging 31.4 per game. IDAHO SUNDAY JOURNAL Sunday, November 13, 1960-11 USU Slates Lake Laboratory For Research in Fish Habits MONTPEL1ER Construction of a basic research laboratory for fish behavior studies is scheduled to begin next summer on the western shoreline of Bear Lake, ac- to Dr. William F.

head of the Department of Wildlife Management at 'Utah State University. Sigler said the University icceiv- a $25,000 National Science Foun- lalion Grant in mid-October of his year. The grant was specifically allocated for the purpose of 'he laboratory construction. The building will be two stories nd will house the general labora- tory, an aquarium, and storag space for apparatus, Fisheries research is not to the Bear Lake area. Survey began es early as 1912 by a tri of Federal ichthyologists Di George Kemrnerer, J.

F. Bovar and W. R. Boorman. In 1915, Dr J.

0. Snyder identified and name the Bonnevilla Cisco or "peak The Cisco is a small fish seldom more than eight inches i length, and is unique only to th waters of Bear Lake. It is the Cisco which is pronpl ing many of the present day sur veys. All efforts to take the sma LOSER Gf TS CHEERS West Jordan Sluggers Grab Unanimous Verdicts al Logan LOGAN, Utah (AP)-Fight No 3 may prove to be the luckies far for Donnie Adamson, a 'ear old featherweight boxer wh ights for Mnrv Jenson at Wes ordan, Utah. Adamson used his flailing attack earn an unpopular but unnn mous 10-round decision Fridaj ight over Richardo Gonzalez, 126 Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Adam on weights 125. The victory should boost Adam on's career because Gonzalez is anked 10th among the feather veight contenders by the National oxing Association. Jenson, who Boston Coach Over AFL Victory BOSTON (AP)-Elated Lou Sa- an was, talking about shaking up oth divisions of the American oolball League. "We're really rolling now," the oston Patriots' coach said'after riday night's convincing 38-21 iumph over New York. "My guys are talking about two ach over Houston and aban said.

Boston's victory in the AFL's nly Friday action vaulted it over ew York and into second the Eastern Division with a 4-5 cord. Eastern Division leader ouston, C-2, is at Los Angeles day, while Buffalo is at Oak- nd and Denver at Dallas. Boston has two games each with ouston and Dallas in its remain; five. Butch Songin turned in his fin- performance of the season in ading the Patriots on four long oring drives and directing Bosn's best offensive showing of the ason. manages a stable of fighters, sail he was promised a title match fo Adamson against champion Dave' Moore if Adamson whipped Gon zalez.

In a 10-rpund co-feature, Don Fullmer of West Jordan, the NBA's 8th ranking contender pounded out an unspectacular de cision over Buck Bellamy of Phoe nix, Ariz. Fullmer weighed 1G2 and Bellamy 161. The crowd of 2,500 in Utah State University Fieldhouse booed when the Adamson decision -was announced. Gonzalez bothered Adamson with expert flurries, but Adamson finished strong. He suffered a bloody nose and got a mouse under the right eye.

There were no knockdowns in cither fight. Gonznles drew cheers despite bis loss. The triumph was the 12th for Adamson in 13 pro fights since Jan. 2. 1960.

He fought a draw in bout. Referee Ken'Shulsen had Adamson the winner 96-95 the same margin given by Judge Bob Yocum. The other judge, Norm Jorgensen, had Adamson winninE 99-94. Shulsen gave Fullmer his vie- lory 99-93. Yocum scored it 103-91 for Fullmer and Jorgensen had Fullmer the victor, 100-90.

Prep Scores By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "Tampa 27 Caldwell 6 lorah 19 Boise 13 daho Falls 22 Pocatello 20 ionneville 14 Twin Falls 0 iuhl 13 Jerome 6 rtinico 18 Burley 14 Lewis I on 35 Clarkston (Wash) 7 Join the Gridiron Club. fish from the waters of the lake have failed, Although they -are easily caught during their spsiwn- Ing runs in January and February, for some reason, yet to bu discovered, they die shortly after they are taken from the lake. Both states of Utah and Idaho have tried unsuccessfully to have live Cisco for displays at State Fairs, In 1938, the United States Bureau of Fisheries began a survey of the lake and its fish Dr. Stillman Wright of the Bureau was in charge of the survey. Idaho and Utah joined in the prjecl in 1939 and continued the investigations until 1911.

In 1951, the Utah State University was awarded appropriations from the Dingle-Johnson fund for further study on the lake. This was the first such project from Dingle-Johnson funds in the United States. Completion of the Aquarium will provide a place where all types of the fish life of the lake can be studied. It will also serve as a tourist olliaclion to the travel on U.S. 35.

Dr. Sigler pointed out that it is hoped they will be' able to keep the curious "Cisco" alive for observation. A staff of four men and numerous students majoring in the Fisheries field will work at the lake. Aiding Dr. Sigler in the study will Dr.

William T. Helm, Dr. John Uewbold and Gar Workman all of Utah State University. Moris, Daughter Set Operations RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) Three- year-old Susan Maris will have company when she has her tonsils removed next month.

Going through the same ordeal vill be her daddy, Roger Maris, Iew York Yankee outfielder whu earlier this week was named the most valuable player in the American League for 1950. Maris has been troubled by a sore throat for the last several months and Thursday his physician recommended surgery. "The doctor told me the only difference was she'd be over it in about three days and it might ake me three weeks," the Vantee slugger said. Clubs Approved LOS ANGELES (AP) Both he Los Angeles Dodgers and the lew American League team here lave received approval of base- all dates in Memorial Coliseum or 1961. Supervisor Kenneth Hahn said, fter the Coliseum Commission iceting, that he believes the merican League team may take the Coliseum its permanent ome.

Inland Empire League Lewiston Sandpoint "oeur d'Alene Clarkston Moscow Wallace Kellogg PCT. 0 1 .893 0 1 2 2 4 0 .333 2 4 0 .333 5 6 .167 6 0 .143 Ingomar Prefers LA Bout GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) Ingernar Johansson said he prefers Los Angeles or Miami for his third meeting with heavyweight champion Floyd and ho hopes the bout will be held be- Iwecn January and March. The Whitman Rolls Over Coyotes WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP)Tim Smith scored two touchdowns Friday to spark Whitman to a 26-6 victory over College of Idaho. The victory pulled Whitman out of the Northwest Conference cellar, with a 3-2 record.

Smith led the ball carriers with 96 yards, in 16 carries. Both his touchdowns were on 2 a plunges. Whitman held College of Idaho to 9 yards rushing. Bill Ransom passed 34 yards to Gordon Dochnor for College of Idaho's touchdown in the second period. College of Idaho 0 6 Whitman 6 14 0-- 6 8--2S ex-champion has been training converted lo rental facilities wilh Opening Set SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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