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WILDLIFE
MAY
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980
Volume
35, No. 5
OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
Herbert Lundy, Chairman ......... Lake Oswego
Jack Steiwer, Vice Chairman ............. Fossil
Donald Barth ...................... Newport
John Boyer ..................... Beilfountain
Allan Kelly ........................ Portland
Kenneth Klarquist .................. Portland
Fred Phillips ......................... Baker
JOHN R. DONALDSON, Director
Oregon Wildlife (ISSN 0094-7113) is published
monthly by the Oregon State Department of Fish
and Wildlife, Portland, Oregon. Volumes i through
28 were entitled Oregon Game Commission Bulletin.
Oregon Wildlife is circulated free of charge with
second class postage paid at Portland, Oregon. Material may be reprinted, credit would be appreciated.
Address changes and correspondence should be sent
to:
Oregon Wildlife
P.O. Box 3503
Portland, OR 97208
When sending address changes, be sure to send in
both old and new address complete with zip codes.
Ron E. Shay, Editor
Ken Durbin, Managing Editor
Rocky Mountain bull elk
poses cooperatively for the photographer
on the Department's Bridge Creek elk
winter range.
Photo by Ken Durbin
Cover photo -
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HUNTER EDUCATION
PROGRAM
INSTRUCTORS APPROVED
23
Month of March
1,757
Total Active
STUDENTS TRAINED
454
Month of March
271,332
Total to Date
HUNTING CASUALTIES
REPORTED IN 1980
O
Fatal
O
Nonfatal
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GUEST EDITORIAL
Editor's Note: In recent months, especially since the setting of the 1980 ocear.
salmon seasons, there have been a number of accusations and implications
concerning the Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jack Donaldson. Not a few of the comments have been based on misinformation and a
lack of understanding of certain procedures and responsibilities.
At the April 4 Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting an editorial suggesting
the Director should resign was discussed by the Commissioners. As a result
of that editorial and the ensuing discussion the following letter was written
by Commission Chairman Herb Lundy. Since we feel it succinctly addresses
a number of the most heard allegations of recent months, we pass it along
for your information.
R.E.S.
To the Editor
Bay Reporter
Coos Bay, OR
This is to inform you and your readers, in response to your recent editorial
suggesting that John R. Donaldson should resign as Director of the Oregon
Fish and Wildlife Department, that the Fish and Wildlife Commission, in
an unanimous vote on April 3, 1980, expressed complete confidence in Director
Donaldson's integrity and performance in office.
The Bay Reporter editorial stated that commercial fishermen on the coast
were blaming Director Donaldson for "salmon season closures, the intrusion
."
of aquaculture, licensing moratoriums, Indian fishing rights and more
Commercial fishermen, as well as members of the Legislature, should be aware
.
.
that:
Salmon seasons have been shortened by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce
recommendation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission - since 1977 because of data-based
predictions of reduced numbers of coho and Columbia River chinook - and
for no other reasons. Lower catch and escapement records proved the predictions accurate. The emergency closure of the coho harvest on September 3,
1979, was necessary to- protect coho spawning stocks in a run which proved
to be the lowest since 1963. The coho stocks in 1980, it is estimated on the
basis of reliable indicators, may be the lowest since 1962. After the shortened
coho season in 1979, the numbers of natural spawning cobo were still only
half those needed to preserve and improve wild runs. Only the North Fork
Nehalem hatchery had surplus fish, and there oniy because of a disease problem
which prevented the transplanting of adults out of the Nehalem system.
Seasons are set for fish, not fishermen.
2. Aquaculture: Director Donaldson has no stock in Oregon Aqua-Foods,
owned by Weyerhaeuser. The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted the cobo
closure last year primarily to protect wild stocks and assure adequate returns
to public hatcheries. The season was not adjusted to serve private, commercial
salmon enterprises, nor will other seasons be altered for that reason. Private
salmon ranching operates under laws adopted by the Legislature, but under
regulation by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department. Offshore fishermen,
both commercial and sports, are the expected beneficiaries of greater salmon
Continued on page 13
production by both public and private hatcheries.
1.
Ofl
COMMISSION MEETINGS
The Fish and Wildlife Commission will conduct a general business meeting
Ofl Thursday, May 29. On Friday, May 30 the Commission will conduct a
public hearing on seasons for hunting deer and elk and regulations for all
game mammal hunting in 1980. On Saturday, May 31, the public hearing
will be continued and at its conclusion the Commission will set the regulations.
Meetings all three days will begin at 9 a.m. at Fish and Wildlife Department
headquarters, 506 SW Mill Street in Portland. o
MAY 980
i
Pronghorn antelope buck
1979 Big
Game
Seasons
by Paul Ebert
Staff Big Game Biologist
Interest in deer and elk hunting
continued to increase as indicated by
record tag sales for both of these
species in 1979. This occurred in spite
of declining mule deer hunting opportunities and a major change in elk
hunter management which required
the hunter to choose between a short
or longer hunt in both western and
eastern Oregon. Interest in elk bowhunting more than doubled, influenced by the 1ieral statewide either sex season. Bear hunters
returned to their normal level after
a one-year drop and interest in antelope, cougar and bighorn sheep hunting remained constant.
Weather was again a big factor
nfiuencing hunter success during all
of the mule deer buck season and
during the first half of the blacktailed deer season. By the time the
OREGON WILDLIFE
elk season commenced, conditions
had changed and elk hunters experienced more typical weather. During
the 1979 hunting seasons, Oregon's
big game hunters harvested an estimated 99,702 deer, 16,128 elk, 776
antelope, 812 bear, 24 bighorn sheep
and 23 cougar.
Deer
An estimated 300,982 deer hunters
harvested 99,702 deer in 1979. The
decline in deer harvest from the
124,001 taken in 1978 occurred mainly in the antlerless take caused by a
reduction in antlerless permit quotas.
General season deer hunters shifted
from eastern to western Oregon because of only fair mule deer hunting
prospects. Last season 54 percent of
the buck hunters chose to hunt in
western Oregon while in 1978 only 46
percent did.
A total of 150,952 hunters participated in the 37-day black-tailed season and took a total of 47,837 deer
and averaged 32 percent success. Seventy-five percent of the deer taken
during the general buck season, the
either sex hunter choice season in
northwestern Oregon and the controlled either sex hunts in southwestern Oregon were buck deer with
antlers. Buck hunters took 39 percent
of their harvest, which consisted of
bucks with two or more antler points,
during the last nine days of the 37-day
season.
The five-day hunter choice season,
the extended seasons and the 9,996
controlled either sex permits which
also required an unused black-tailed
deer tag generated a take of 11,852
antlerless deer and 4,238 spike bucks.
Page 3
1979 DEER SEASON
Additional Harvest
General Deer Season
Number
of
H rotors
Units by Zone orArefl
......
Book,
2
5156
Scappoose
Saddle Mountain.
Wilson
Trask
po.
+
514
1,606
1,243
1,698
Percenr
Hunter
S000eso
Spikes G
Annletleso'
Tord
Harvest
544
1,364
606
1,910
666
2.668
1,058
2,910
1,849
3,668
21
0
0
34
23
22
0
0
0
0
0
241
1,241
22
0
Rifle Seasons
Esrly
Lote'
Total
How
Seasons
Total
Harvest
1100
All Seasons
Hontar
Days
0
112
2,031
1,394
18
13
0
25719
5.669
1,564
3,425
28
1,392
60
212
180
0
2.638
52
6.115
46.809
13,295
45,411
103.1 52
36.946
141,335
50,454
188.493
78,463
12,060
9,384
214M
21
0
3,391
852
25.687
685,755
8,249
3,130
4,094
4,155
2,091
1,058
172
104
140
2,263
1,162
27
0
0
31
0
90
1,108
27
0
0
67
1.065
0
0
Applegate
8189
0
0
21
6,399
0
9
21
7,491
1,358
1,874
21
Mnlrose
539
450
512
1.961
Evans Creek
1,422
908
1,362
26
24
156
73
31
52
25
0
0
SOUTHWEST AREA TOTALS
34,212°
8,807
1.984
10.791
31
0
Santiam
Mckenzie
Indigo
19,926
16,256
7,218
8,704
14,170
2,273
1,879
1.304
2,393
3,031
1,636
1,516
536
398
636
3,909
3,395
1.840
20
120
21
3,667
25
32
25
211
0
60,326
10,880
4,722
15,602
26
331
1.253
871
18,057
168,385
150.952
31.747
16.090
47.837
32
331
4,734
2.202
55,104
1.138.382
285
452
667
738
0
285
17
0
0
52
0
452
667
1,239
29
0
0
52
20
45
0
0
21
0
0
62
337
504
688
1,301
U
381
28
0
31
412
834
0
834
46
0
0
324
21
1,179
5,388
12,141
12,495
6,399
5.054
3.357
501
3,858
34
0
324
239
4,421
48,279
190
0
190
36
0
0
0
190
114
0
714
42
0
139
73
0
1,121
33
0
0
31
926
1.152
214
0
214
19
0
31
62
237
0
21
0
0
10
28
0
0
1.837
7,013
11.853
4,795
4,251
14,488
44.243
8.765
8,007
16,311
5,520
20,048
8,704
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Sitslaw
Stott Mountain
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Alsea
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Willamette.
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NORTH COAST AREA TOTALS
Tioga
Sixes
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Powers
Chetco
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WALIDWA'S
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Mt.
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Dixon
Rogue
CASCADES AREA TOTALS
BLACKTAlLEO DEER TOTALS
Mivam
Imnaha
Catherine Creek
(eating
Pine Creek
Lookout Mountain
ZONE TOTALS
Snake River
Chesnimnes
Sled Springs
Wenaha
Walla Walla
Emily
WENAHA-SNAKE
ZONE TOTALS
Starkey
Ukiah
Sumpter
Desolation
Heppner
Fossil
Columbia Basin
UMATILLA-WHITMAN
Northside
ZONE TOTAlS
.........
.
1,645
1,550
3,315
2,743
1,383
1.812
11,181°
524
1,693
3,363
1,121
1,121
575
3.001
968
998
.
0
501
381
1.121
0
249
21
3.219
2.015
3,982
1,30
8,190
1,165
62,228
21,507
26,115
28.369
125
2,419
1,325
1,139
1,117
1,982
1,319
1,999
90
479
11.360
284,242
568
635
218
93
4,815
4.334
1,963
2,978
3,967
139,439
115,893
48.680
53,883
110.490
0
0
73
187
0
0
300
50
53,5.4
35,439
51,050
6,802
64.3
388
237
1,031
62
3.119
388
3.501
33
ollo
307
247
1.093
238
3,915
2,862
3,506
4,818
2,790
482
0
17
0
0
135
617
13,951
23
28
0
0
10
0
0
0
12
O
O
229
156
8,491
5,271
1,693
1,455
1.502
500
546
0
0
0
42
601
0
33
84
24
40
34
820
1,585
489
2.043
2,136
13,162
20.691
333
482
810
1.356
333
2.001
2.103
584
0
0
21
605
34,667
21,316
7,436
26.906°
5.925
1,744
7,669
29
0
0
626
8.295
125.823
5,820
473
1,160
30
0
0
21
52
62
1,781
647
24.498
21,019
15,509
20,283
25,449
41,349
3,744
10.590°
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810
843
0
.
513
Murderers Creek
5,271
1,287
595
Beulah
4,770
5,319
1,645
2,122
0
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Malheur
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2,791
42
249
166
13
14.513
Silvies
Ochoco
Grizzly
Masiry
6,011
1,406
0
10,805
4,365
1,836
2.122
1,288
452
0
0
595
1,645
2,122
1.406
2,122
1.288
452
OCHOCO-MALHEUR ZONE TOTALS
40.383
10,917
473
11,390
28
0
0
519
11,909
168,158
BLUE MOUNTAIN AREA TOTALS
82.723
23,318
3,106
26,424
32
0
494
1.622
28.549
386.503
Biggs
285
166
262
309
452
2,211
905
1,216
129
414
28
0
0
10
424
10
21
176
392
560
639
6.399
3.361
1,946
15,359
14,802
46,841
32,248
27,875
22,945
7,636
21,127
15,654
23,940
Warner
1,478
954
1,550
2,862
3,267
10,495
5,390
5,820
4,985
1,645
5,367
1,550
6,082
2,504
D
CENTRAL AREA TOTALS
46,013
10.863
1,354
213
231
118
402
0
Owyhee
1,168
858
477
1,141
1,240
1,550
HI-DESERT AREA TOTALS
River
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Metolius ...........................
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Interstate ..........................
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Juniper ............................
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Maupin
Hood
White River
Paulino
Upper Deschutes
Fort Rock
Silver Lake
Sprague
Klamath Falls
Kenu
Wagontire
Beaty's Butte
1,2411
0
0
0
0
0
411
0
0
0
23
20
30
25
0
0
52
0
0
187
0
0
83
0
0
31
31
166
17
0
0
0
262
309
452
2,563
905
1,616
1,542
285
1,192
404
1.536
17
U
109
11
0
147
14
24
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
104
187
166
353
28
0
0
83
31
0
0
10
17
0
0
31
0
53
73
0
0
291
U
O
62
571
22
26
25
23
0
0
12,217
27
0
309
213
237
13
0
28
0
0
0
400
302
0
0
404
0
1,359
177
511
0
34
0
346
285
1,192
11
2,729
1,258
1,699
1,552
316
1,318
695
1,598
592
14.203
5,848
10,741
1,422
13,948
247.474
0
0
213
0
21
308
3.772
4.158
1.564
6,047
0
118
25
50
0
0
0
118
0
402
35
0
0
10
412
451
0
451
36
0
0
0
0
619
40
0
0
10
451
629
4,731
619
6,440
2.040
0
2,040
32
50
0
41
2,131
25.168
MULE DEER TOTALS
130,191°
36,221
4,460
40.681
31
50
803
44,619
659.145
GENERAL SEASON TOTALS
281,143
67,968
20,550
88.518
31
99,702
1.191.527
Steens Mountain
Whitehorse
EARLY SEASON TOTALS
0
21
1,707
2,153
1,458
2,309
1.371
483
1,993
LATE SEASON TOTALS
20,349
BOW SEASON TOTALS
16,505
STATE GRAND TOTALS
300,982
3,085
4.896
381
5,537
5,287
°Totals emit duplication at hunters participating in more than one unit, aove er area.
r
Harvest allowed by a permit and unused general doer tag.
Page 4
MAY
i
980
DEER HUNTING TRENDS 1952-1 979
MULE DEER
STATE TOTALS
Percent
General
Deer
Hanter
Season
Number
Harvested
Success
Hunters
Harvested
Percent
Hunter
Success
BLACK TAILED
Percent
sI
Total
Antler.
less
Harvest
Year
Hunters
1952
1953
i 954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
188250
77897
41
126,719
68
20,570
39
61.531
105,275
51
121,356
53,030
64.601
61
204,808
53
61
24,652
83,552
80,430
2,622
52
134,617
16,877
57
68
22,410
38
29
230.585
133,834
58
148,566
90.126
61
67
37,752
42
81,919
233,842
146,588
116,409
54
146,568
58
68
37,978
44
52
140,621
85,394
81,813
58
10
26,853
33
87,214
81,333
21
5.047
1
1
DEER
Hunter
Success
Percent
al
Total
24,867
40.668
40
32
49
39
35,745
44
32
8,043
53
33
13,446
31
46
32
1
3,340
43
47
30
8,877
Pircad
General
Sestee
Htsrters
Percent
Antler.
less
Number
Harvested
Antlerless
Harvest
1
Perceet
Antler
less
5,210
21
3.045
32
22
116,251
50
139,183
71.250
51
61
19,308
27
94.702
43,708
40,277
34,626
45,001
39
15,251
33
26
34
248,701
146,003
59
138.856
88.261
61
23,685
27
104,750
56,670
54
39
20,108
35
259,739
157504
61
141,102
96.122
64
68
61
28,254
29
110,725
61,382
55
39
20.133
33
1961
265,326
163,939
62
141,597
97.951
66
60
30.538
31
101,971
65,988
65
40
24,529
37
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1961
i 968
1969
1910
263,838
139,712
53
143,580
76,776
53
55
24,971
32
108,343
62,936
58
45
21,932
35
258,315
1
11,619
45
1
36,676
64,678
47
55
15,403
24
105,603
52,941
50
45
16,754
32
249,080
143,023
57
148,215
84,665
51
59
19,931
23
1
10,555
58,358
53
41
18,807
32
267.840
119,369
45
143,618
11.637
27
108,281
47,132
44
40
13,348
27
147.975
55
147,975
88,516
60
60
19,242
270,770
50
56
22,821
26
1
10,384
59,459
52
40
14,687
25
272,150
142,000
52
153,950
87,180
57
61
29,518
34
109,250
50
39
15,089
27
284,600
1
380
53
63,260
89,020
55
59
23.374
26
1
56
41
1
6,586
27
264,900
101,500
38
166.350
68,860
41
68
14,265
21
88,850
54,820
62,360
32,640
32
5,757
18
282.000
101,600
36
180,150
72,200
40
71
14.453
20
92,050
29,400
37
32
29
4,347
15
1911
279,220
81,800
31
162,180
47.240
29
7.840
1]
109,120
40,560
37
46
1.990
20
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1978
1979
245,770
73.400
30
110.700
29,380
27
95
0
27.200
44,020
35
60
7,970
18
296,290
103,470
35
124,040
1
153.360
62,130
41
31
27
118.980
41
1.018
3
45.440
29
10,511
23
251.930
54,980
22
112,430
21
43
390
2
31,360
21
2.230
7
246,850
292,470
80,700
129,120
33
116.980
44.030
38
55
3,630
8
155,420
151,430
122,000
60
59
57
19,099
76,400
33
26
62
286,560
41,340
30,960
23,620
54
40
40
36,670
30
45
4.530
12
44
141,740
79,650
56
62
9,400
12
127,460
49,470
39
38
10,844
22
315,382
124,001
39
152,029
60,191
40
49
19,386
32
135,935
63,804
47
51
21,572
34
300,982
99,702
33
140.098
44.619
32
45
6.806
15
160,884
55,104
34
55
14,808
21
Percent
Hmrter
Success
Number
Harvested
Mactsr
Success
221,960
233,885
51
1
1
.940
1 1
White River country deer
ELK HUNTING TRENDS 1933-1 979
ROOSEVELT ELK
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK
STATE TOTAL
Percent
vele
933
1940
1945
1 950
1955
1961
1962
1 963
1 964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1 910
1911
1972
1973
.
----------
----------
-
----------
-
----------
1914
1915 ---------1916
1977 -------1918 ---------1919 ..........
Hadar
Hunters
Bulls
ArstIerleas
Number
Hsrvested
2,440
579
0
579
24
2,440
579
0
579
6,152
1,350
1,179
2,529
41
4.809
1,152
1,179
8,597
2,398
61
2,465
29
7,270
2,176
67
22.802
3,151
2,234
5,391
24
2,210
27,709
4,228
1,855
6,083
22
16,726
21,504
51,349
9,707
2,384
12,091
24
52,991
7,998
2,118
10.176
19
0,082
3,606
13,688
1,846
5,31
1
67,387
8,066
68,178
Hunters
i
Total
Harvest
Buts
Antlerless
Success
Pernees
Hunters
Aetlerless
Balls
No Open Season
2,331
24
48
1,343
198
0
198
15
2,243
31
1,327
222
0
222
17
1,234
3,444
21
3,361
1,749
5,110
947
867
36,514
39,432
1,098
1,863
8,961
24
25
6,076
6.205
14,835
6,460
1,925
8,385
21
13,559
25
41,21 6
6,959
3,606
10,565
26
1
51
27
41,010
7,576
4,819
2,455
4,200
12,266
18
47,651
5,768
3,594
3.372
11,402
17
49.504
5,529
64,200
8,030
7,660
2,870
10,530
16
46,100
65,900
7,160
2,250
9,410
14
45,600
66,000
7,800
2.118
9,918
15
73,560
10,150
2,530
12,680
14,550
7,830
2.440
79,100
8.015
54,724
1
62,898
1
98,300
106,200
110,830
1
.000
1,947
32
973
3,130
16
2,609
106
521
1,538
253
1,791
13
3,508
3,125
0
3,123
23
30
21,888
4,270
4,702
21
9,362
20
19,736
2,298
432
606
2.904
15
3,189
8,718
18
18,674
2,501
183
2,684
14
5,220
2,690
7,910
17
18,100
2,440
180
2,620
14
4,110
1,980
6,150
13
20,300
2,990
270
3,260
16
46,300
5,800
2,080
7,880
17
19,700
2,000
38
2,038
10
17
52,190
6,920
2,420
9,340
18
21
310
3,230
10
3,340
16
10,210
14
51,640
5,330
2,260
7,590
15
22,910
2,500
180
2,680
12
2.235
10,310
13
53,700
5,742
2,188
7,930
15
25,400
2,333
47
2,380
1.087
2,913
14.001
14
65,100
7,626
2,735
10,361
16
33,200
3,461
178
3.640
11
3,406
4,482
12
1
7,1
1
1
1
9,527
4,543
14,010
13
69,100
6.628
4,036
10.664
15
37.600
2,899
507
11.481
3.870
15,351
14
73,280
7,393
3,416
10.869
15
37.550
4.087
395
21
9
9
98,510
9,767
3,423
13,190
13
64.970
7.389
2.838
10,227
16
33,800
2.378
585
2,963
9
112,340
13.270
4,503
17,773
16
73,580
9.318
3.696
13.014
18
38.760
3,952
807
4,759
12
100,949
9.699
6,298
15,997
16
5,063
12,350
18
33,560
2,412
1,235
3.647
11
9,647
6.481
16,128
15
67.389
68.718
7,281
110,642
6,444
5.091
11,535
1'
41.924
3,203
1,390
4.593
OREGON WILDLIFE
11
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Mule deer hunters were again allowed a 12-day season in eastern Oregon except in 11 units where only
seven days were allowed to provide
more buck escapement. Two fourpoint buck areas were open to a limited number of permit holders but
these individuals were restricted to
deer hunting in those areas only.
Warm, dry weather prior to and during the mule deer season allowed the
deer herds to remain widely scattered
and made stalking conditions difficult.
The 130,191 general mule deer
hunters took 36,221 bucks with two
or more antler points and averaged
28 percent success. Mule deer hunters
averaged better success this year than
last year and took almost as many
bucks even though there were some
20,000 less hunters.
The 1,600 individuals successful in
drawing four-point buck hunting permits for the Steens Mountain unit
and a portion of the Whitehorse unit
were successful in taking 520 bucks
and averaged 33 percent success.
Antlerless hunters were required to
have an unused mule deer tag which
did not allow the taking of an additional deer as did regulations in 1978.
The 8,495 controlled antlerless permits generated a take of 5,232 deer.
Elk
A major effort was made to reduce
hunter numbers in the popular elk
hunting areas of the state by requiring hunters to select between a
shorter first period hunt and a longer
second period hunt when purchasing
their elk tag. The hunter had to first
select between Roosevelt and Rocky
Mt. elk hunting before the hunt
period was selected. Four units in
western Oregon remained under the
three-point regulation with permits
required in the Saddle Mt. and Tioga
units. These permits restricted hunters to the area for which they obtained a permit. The Chesnimnus
and Snake River units in eastern Oregon were managed as limited entry
areas and a three-point minimum bag
remained in the Snake River unit.
Roosevelt elk hunters had to
two periods and took 2,821 bulls and
averaged nine percent success. Hunters averaged nine percent success
during the first period and eight percent during the second period.
In the Saddle Mt. and Tioga permit
entry three-point areas 7,767 hunters
harvested 1,144 bulls and averaged 15
percent success. In addition to the
general season harvest the 885 controlled damage permits generated a
harvest of 404 Roosevelt elk and another 1,368 elk were taken by bowhunters in western Oregon. Thirtyfour percent of the state's rifle elk
hunters chose to hunt elk in the
Roosevelt elk area.
Rocky Mt. elk hunters had to
choose between a five-day first period
and a nine-day second period. Fiftyfive percent reported they hunted
during the first period and 45 percent
during the second period. A total of
55,704 individuals hunted during both
periods and reported taking 6,244
bulls, averaging 11 percent success.
First period hunters averaged 14 percent success and second period hunters eight percent success.
Limited entry hunters in the Chesnimnus averaged 23 percent success
and in the Snake River 22 percent
success. In addition to the general
season harvest, 9,350 controlled antlerless permits generated a harvest of
4,674 elk and another 617 elk were
taken by bowhunters in the Rocky
Mt. area. Sixty-six percent of the
state's rifle elk hunters chose to hunt
in the Rocky Mt. area.
Antelope
Antelope hunters had a five-day
season in 22 areas of eastern Orego.
where 1,235 tags were available for
the taking of a buck antelope with
horns longer than its ears. Report
card returns indicated a minimum
harvest of 602 bucks and an average
success of 73 percent. Both the total
take and success is two and eight
percent respectively above that
reported in 1978. Thirty doe antelope
permits were allowed in one damage
area where hunters reported 83 percent success. The 475 bow antelope
tags allowed produced a take of only
three antelope.
Bear
The bear take season was reduced
from five months in 1978 to three
months in 1979. All of the state, except the southeastern portion, was
open to hunting. In 1978, the tag sales
deadline appeared to have caused a
substantial reduction in bear tag sales
but by 1979 most hunters were aware
of the deadline and sales returned to
normal. Bear hunters were surveyed
for the first time after the 1979 season
by an independent questionnaire
mailed to a random sample of bear
tag holders.
Expanded questionnaire data indicated that 11,324 individuals hunted
for bear during the 1979 season and
harvested 812 bear, averaging seven
percent success. Although 13 percent
of the hunters reported using dogs,
they reported taking 44 percent of the
'I
choose between a four-day first period
hunt or a seven-day second period
hunt. Forty-seven percent reported
hunting the first period and 53 percent the second period. A total of
32,504 individuals hunted during the
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Black bear
MAY
1980
1979 ELK SEASON
Number
Units
by
Zone
ti
..........
.................
3,644
6.073
4,141
979
2,563
979
.......................
........................
Stott Mountain ..................
Wiilamette .....................
Alsea
Sioslaw
NORTH COAST AREA TOTALS
........................
........................
.......................
.......................
.....................
....................
Powers
Chetco
Applegate
Evans Creek
Meirose
SOUTHWEST AREA TOTALS
......................
......................
.....................
.................
........................
.....................
........................
........................
........................
CASCADES AREA TOTALS
,____
Minam
Imnaha
471
8
254
264
177
4
0
0
0
0
191
10
177
7
0
36
3.304
18,948
1,418
8
316
699
2Â93
119.713
651
15
88
538
1.277
0
0
0
0
0
80
48
1
0
10
90
21
0
0
48
35.899
889
4.586
1,286
0
3,658
14.359
4.010
218
36
32
0
0
0
0
81
81
16
16
20
4
0
0
0
10
16
26
221
1,951
811
13
88
558
1,451
44,919
1.211
32
64
5
0
10
14
1,391
0
0
0
0
0
431
2,007
118
9
0
0
178
8.825
4,229
9.731
-
0
0
0
0
0
210
11
0
30
240
0
32
48
0
0
10
0
20
3
0
41
10
52
89
1.011
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
O
O
O
O
831
289
532
7
0
111
643
48.081
2.821
9
4114
1,368
4,593
212,713
13.061
9,848
1,034
8,280
2,132
199
9
181
20
1,957
1,743
539
211
11
146
10
400
367
100
6
108
10
218
61
11
143
146
0
204
0
8,318
4,204
7,318
1,075
74
6
0
0
36
0
220
36
645
9
760
40
1.445
43,894
346
319
351
30
111
61
15
151
10
12
358
8.351
13,451
23,723
22,548
7,831
31,879
1,266
212
WALLOWAS ZONE TOTALS
7.201
Snake River
Chesnimnus
Sled Springs
Wenaha
901
210
22
2,240
4,911
4.578
548
23
14
10
.
6.762
462
225
790
11
586
928
1.099
100
386
1.219
20.344
2.936
-14
1,708
214
4,918
101,783
7,415
6,072
3,663
151
10
8
186
629
132
487
199
5
288
41
4.2411
386
198
9
30
25
6
373
390
26
1,069
1,126
528
189
608
0
0
0
0
0
39.418
32,732
21.944
21,198
27.917
2.059
814
25,422
2.046
8
1.892
233
4.111
152,142
187
10
14
80
30
10
9
6,178
6,719
148
17
41
10
2
2
26
0
277
160
199
38
2
Maury
1,316
1,166
852
539
325
852
88
49
0
0
0
0
0
273
OCHOCO-MALHEUR ZONE TOTALS
4.461
556
12
186
60
802
27.295
54.997
6.183
11
4.546
607
11.336
331,124
451
12
49
3
6
6
122
10
0
28
190
171
2,923
9.811
55.104
6.244
11
4.614
617
11.535
343.854
88.208'
9,065
10
16,128
556,567
1,530
Emily
WENAHA-SNAKE ZONE TOTALS
Ukiah
Sunspter
5,144
426
212
Columbia Basin
UMATILLA-WHITMAN ZONE TOTALS.
.
.
.
.....................
................
.......................
Malheur
..................
........................
.......................
.......................
Northside
Murderer's Creek
Beulah
River
Silvies
Ochoco
Grizzly
BLUE MOUNTAIN AREA TOTALS
Hood
........................
White River
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK TOTALS
GENERAL BULL SEASON TOTALS
(_____
16.601
20
211
28
0
1,188
..........
....................
....................
...................
....................
Walla Walls ....................
Mt.
.......
Starkey .......................
........................
......................
Desolation .....................
Heppner ......................
Fossil ........................
..................
8.940
29.142
39.699
61
4
10
32.5OuV
Keating
Pine Creek
Lookout Mountain
215
958
163
8
2
..
Catherine Creek
Hanter
Days
2
.....
.......................
.......................
.................
.......................
....................
Totat
Harvest
128
493
211
...........
Season
16
1.926
64
1,289
1.599
64
32
ROOSEVELT ELK TOTALS
Bowhurny
16
6.192
Metolius
McKenzie
Caeoofled
Antlerlano
841
358
.........
Percent
Munter
Success
20
10
101
20
10
4.435
146
1,192
227
Santiani
Upper Deschutes
Indigo
Fort Rock
Dixon
Rogue
Keno
Sprague
Harvest
1.550
Scappoose
Saddle Mountain
Wilson
Trask
Tioga
Sixes
Bolt
of
Honren
Neu
Total AN Seasons
Other Harvest
General Bull Season
......
CONTROLLED ANTLERLESS TOTALS
BOW HUNTING TOTALS
STATE GRAND TOTALS
s
.
............
.
.
.
101
1
1
4
61
41
10
20
0
20
51
2
4
0
0
75
9
9
20
104
12
14
0
0
12
1
9.683
12,204
110,095
1
4,681
2,227
1,854
4.924
439
5,078
1.985
____________________________
Total smits duplication of hunters participating in morn than sos uoit, zone or area.
OREGON WILDLIFE
Page 7
1979
Elk
Season by Hunt Period
First Hunt Period Results
_______________
nits by ZoneorArea
Scappoose
Saddle Mountain
.
Wilson
Trask
Stofl Mountain
Alsea
Siuslaw
.
.
...................
.....................................
...............................
.....................................
.
.
.
.
.
Willaniette
NORTH COAST AREA TOTALS
.
.......
.
haga
Sixes
.
Percent
Number
PerceS
of
of
of Bollo
Hunters
Hunters
Ffaroeotrd
Hunter
Succesu
505
33
64
13
1752
2808
50
252
244
64
14
46
47
1,959
326
1,224
505
...................................
...................................
..................................
..............................
.....................................
FortRock ...................................
.....................................
.....................................
.....................................
........................
........................
Metolius
Mckenzie
Upper Deschutes
Indigo
Dixon
Rogue
Keno
Sprague
CASCADES AREA TOTALS
ROOSEVELT ELK TOTALS
...........................
....................................
..............................
....................................
.................................
.......................
.................................
.................................
................................
...................................
.................................
Mt.
................
....................................
.....................................
...................................
..................................
...................................
.....................................
...............................
.................
..................................
Murderer's
.............................
...................................
...............................
.....................................
....................................
....................................
Maury
Minarn
Imnaha
Catherine Creek
Keating
Pine Creek
Lookout Mountain
1,045
1,734
3.265
2,188
0
652
9
4.40
113
16
16
4
1,339
473
407
8,952
47
769
9
65
45
437
0
52
57
65
620
130
Santiam
3
14
54
53
67
52
O
53
]09
7
16
1.498
35
214
14
0
81
55
O
O
32
5
571
48
48
8
32
25
9]
43
16
16
100
0
0
80
64
16
25
16
7
3
0
0
0
16
20
0
0
130
36
0
0
32
65
228
3,714
60
501
13
2,478
40
310
554
46
50
32
6
0
931
16
32
0
766
65
587
32
326
489
32
38
32
4
54
50
62
3
0
146
12
31
0
0
69
0
0
30
50
25
9]
1]
70
113
8
0
0
0
O
0
0
0
0
32
48
3
31
50
0
0
0
0
16
50
0
0
32
16
50
75
69
50
50
2,759
35
161
6
5.029
15,295
47
1,431
9
17.209
16
1,241
146
1,339
32
963
1,110
1
21
61
10
1,091
1,041
1,041
301
489
ioo
47
o
.P
WALLOWAS ZONE TOTALS
3,488
48
384
Snake River
Chesnimnus
Sled Springs
Wenaha
Walla Walla
Emily
465
1,730
3,400
3,425
966
3,927
52
113
77
486
564
388
13,676
3,952
2,910
1,493
1,982
69
75
63
58
-
0
371
7
53
1,390
8
51
100
9
53
60
56
39
99
50
10
12
4
0
O
112
53
0
0
11
3,713
52
261
24
28
436
48
510
23
22
12
17
1,51]
31
11
25
37
42
97
62
137
74
37
7
213
8
571
15
2,316
17
6,667
33
620
9
53
463
8
275
31
52
41
13]
212
62
47
13
7
3
5
46
262
124
3,463
3,162
2,170
2,258
2,773
226
288
48
12
9
9
.
59
53
124
74
6
2,371
200
112
47
25
53
0
13
0
12,335
49
1.286
10
13.087
51
760
6
363
263
275
163
49
212
28
50
14
24
9
31
86
14
10
86
72
77
68
137
23
32
62
11
30
12
7
70
0
O
5
0
0
25
0
0
954
903
576
376
275
639
1
5
100
54
53
47
85
75
O
O
88
0
37
100
16
1,242
28
172
14
3,225
.....................................
White
30.014
55
4.158
14
112
238
25
30
12
11
0
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK TOTALS
30,302
54
45,597
52
Page 8
9
1.154
564
2,835
0
...................
7
19
O
GENERAL BULL SEASON TOTALS
5
188
24
River
4
65
O
Hood
0
0
12
BLUE MOUNTAIN AREA TOTALS
5
9,996
12
OCHOCO-MALHEUR ZONE TOTALS
7
0
50
49
74
Siloies
Ochoco
Grizzly
6
241
227
113
__!
40
44
UMATILLA-WHITMAN ZONE TOTALS
Northside
Creek
Beulah
Malheur River
64
50
5
10
Starkey
Ukiah
Sumpter
Desolation
Heppner
Fossil
Columbia Basin
67
O
99
.
Hortrr
Socrso
0
112
.
Pnrcnnt
48
3
47
SNAKE ZONE TOTALS
toII
0
49
WENAHA
of
0
915
702
238
777
.
Number
Horoected
64
1,041
.
Percent
nf
Hunters
fruten
0
2.783
SOUTHWEST AREA TOTALS
9
Number
of
33
48
52
52
....................................
....................................
...................................
...................................
.................................
Powers
Chetco
Applegate
Evans Creek
Meirose
Second Hunt Period Results
Number
3
0
0
0
0
2
4
75
12
12
1
14
0
0
72
384
12
24,749
45
2.025
8
75
70
0
0
0
338
552
49
9
4.170
14
25,402
48
2,014
8
5,601
12
42,611
48
3.464
MAY 1980
1979 ANTELOPE SEASON
(69% Report Card Return for Rifle Buck Antelope Hunters)
Repon
Hunt
Number
435A
436
431
438
446
451A
451B
464
465
466
467
468
469
470A
470B
410C
41 1
412
413A
414
415A
416A
Tags
Name of Area
415C
Number
Did Nat
Hunt
Number
Reported
Harvest
Percent
Sucrent
Hunter
Hanged
Days
Paulina-North Waguntire Units ............
Maury Unit ............................
35
35
27
20
27
23
85
19
13
68
58
47
Ochoco Unit
Grizzly Unit
70
56
4
33
53
35
66
111
4
3
75
30
22
7
7
7
7
73
100
100
100
80
12
65
8
.
.
.
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Murderers Creek Unit ...............
N. Sumpter Unit ........................
S. Sumpter Unit .........................
Lookout Mountain Unit ....................
Beulah Unit ..........................
Malheur River Unit ......................
Owyhee Unit ..........................
Whitehorse Unit .........................
Steens Mountain Unit ...................
East Beatys Butte Unit ...................
West Beatys Butte Unit ....................
National Antelope Refuge ..................
Juniper Unit ...........................
Silvies Unit ............................
South Wagontire Unit ......................
Warner Unit ............................
East Interstate Unit .......................
.
Fort Rock-Silver Lake Units.
5
10
10
60
150
75
iso
150
100
60
15
Portion Ochoco Unit (Does).
Gerber Reservoir (Bow)
Gerber Reservoir (Bow)
.
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.
43
106
49
100
85
67
46
5
103
32
90
8]
202
47
39
83
93
82
64
44
57
61
44
54
78
86
100
103
267
231
135
82
50
38
10
10
70
70
19
47
28
18
28
50
34
34
20
16
852
18
30
19
344
86
35
131
9
5
11
19
7
10
40
100
25
25
35
TOTALS...............................
431A
415B
Cardo
s sa ed
21
156
67
37
35
20
71
70
21
62
81
16
11
69
36
820
602
13
1.860
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16
12
61
84
85
15
83
33
10
16
2
3
251
12
23
1
7
11
ESTIMATED TOTAL. HARVEST: 716
bear harvested and averaged 26 percent success. Hunters that did not use
dogs averaged five percent success.
Cougar
Although hunting and tracking
conditions were not as good as last
year, the take by cougar hunters during the December season was still
above average. A total of 115 tags was
authorized for five areas in northeastem Oregon but only 54 individuals
reported hunting and taking 19 cougar. In western Oregon, 25 tags were
authorized for two areas along the
west slope of the Cascade Range from
Eugene south to Roseburg. Seventeen of these tag holders reported
hunting and taking four cougar.
Blghorn Sheep
Thirty-one sheep tags were authorized for four areas where California
bighorn sheep have been established
and these hunters were successful in
,,-, taking 18 sheep. This included nine
sheep taken by 12 hunters on the
Steens Mountain, six sheep taken by
12 hunters on Hart Mountain, two
sheep taken by four hunters in the
OREGON WILDLIFE
Owyhee drainage and one sheep taken
by three hunters on the Strawberry
Mountain. Rocky Mountain bighorn
sheep hunters were again very successful with all six hunters taking big
rams, one of which was the largest
taken so far in Oregon.
B owh u nti ng
Bowhunters were granted a 47-day
early general bow season statewide
for the taking of a deer or elk of either
sex along with late season opportunities in both eastern and western
Oregon for both species. Hunters were
required to choose between bow or
rifle hunting when they purchased
either a deer or elk tag. This was the
first year that a bow deer tag was
required. Bowhunters were restricted
to the bowhunting seasons and could
not participate in any of the seasons
provided for the rifle hunters nor
could they exchange their tag after
it was once purchased.
An independent questionnaire was
mailed to 21 percent of the bowhunters who purchased a bowhunting license in 1979. Results of the
survey indicated that 19,234 individ-
uals hunted for either deer or elk in
1979. Of these, 86 percent hunted for
deer, 63 percent hunted elk and eight
percent hunted bear with a bow. The
16,505 deer hunters harvested 5,287
deer and averaged 32 percent success
while the 12,204 elk hunters harvested 1,985 elk and averaged 16 percent
success. Also, 1,590 hunters reported
they pursued bear with a bow and
took 111 bear and averaged six percent success. Sixty-eight percent of
all of the elk killed by a bow were
taken in western Oregon and 42 percent of the deer were taken in western
Oregon. Forty-eight percent of the
deer taken and 28 percent of the elk
taken were antlered animals.
The accompanying tables show the
results of the 1979 seasons. Estimates
were based on projected information
obtained from questionnaires mailed
to a random sample of hunters purchasing bear, deer and elk tags and
individuals who purchased bowhunting licenses. Controlled hunt report
cards from deer, elk, antelope and
cougar hunters and bighorn sheep
hunter checkout reports were used in
the computations.D
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St. Louis Ponds were designed to provide maximum shoreline
FISHING FOR THE FAMILY
The St. Louis Warm-Water Public
Fishing Area in the mid-Willamette
Valley has now been open for fishing
since the first of the year. Even
though all the planned ponds and facilities are not yet completed, public
use and enjoyment of the area has
been intense.
The Department has had a good
many inquiries about the complex
and is now in the process of preparing
an informational brochure on the
area. In the meantime, here is a look
at the St. Louis Ponds area, how it
came to be, what is there, how to get
there, and some comments on its future.
Beginnings of the St. Louis project
go back to 1968 when the Department
purchased a 260-acre tract of land in
Marion County near the little town
of St. Louis, and to Clark Walsh,
then assistant game director of the
Oregon Game Commission, and chief
advocate of the project. Walsh met
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Location
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LOUIS
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WARM-WATER
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an untimely death in 1969 and although plans were drawn for pond
funding problems prevailed for a number of years.
The big break came in 1972 when
the Oregon State Highway Department needed a source of fill material
to widen the Interstate-5 freeway
near the pond site. The Highway
Department needed dirt; the Fish
and Wildlife Department needed
holes. All in all it was an ideal situation, and the Highway engineers
agreed to excavate the dirt according
to Department specifications in return for the fill. By 1975, when the
highway project was nearly completed, more than 600,000 cubic yards of
fill had been removed and seven
ponds had been completed.
As fishing ponds go these are
unique. From the air they look like
pieces of a jigsaw puzzle all laid out
but not put together. The reason for
this is that they were designed to provide the maximum amount of shoreline. This permits anglers to fish
practically the entire surface area of
each pond from the bank. Plans call
,._-. for eventual development of 13 ponds
ranging from five to seven surface
acres each and up to nine feet deep.
The seven completed ponds have a
combined surface area of about 55
acres and an estimated shoreline expanse of about seven miles. Water is
supplied to the ponds mainly from
natural winter runoff, but a well and
pump have been developed and installed for a supplementary water
supply when needed.
The ponds were first stocked in
1976. Various combinations of largemouth bass, black and white crappie,
channel catfish, green sunfish and
bluegill have been used. Unfortunately, initial stocking efforts were
followed by the drought of 1977. Well
water was not yet available then, and
some of the ponds became so shallow
fish had to be seined from them and
transported temporarily to other
waters. The fish in the remaining
ponds suffered food shortages due to
the low water and their growth was
severely affected.
Water conditions at St. Louis improved in the fall of 1978 and the fish
were returned to ponds from which
they had been evacuated. Natural
production is taking place in the
ponds but may not be adequate to
maintain good fishing. The Department may have to periodically stock
fish to maintain good populations.
Artificial fertilization of the ponds
may also be undertaken to increase
productivity, but care will need to be
taken in order to avoid stimulation
of unwanted plant growth. Biologists
say the quality of fishing may vary
for a while until the best management techniques are found.
Late last year fish populations
were thought adequate to allow fishing, and the ponds opened on January i of this year. Because of concerns for maintaining good fish
populations regulations were put into
effect that are substantially more restrictive than those for warm-water
fishing elsewhere in the state. The
daily bag limit is a combination of
Louis Warm-water Game Fish
Public Fishing Development
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five warm-water game fish of which
only two may be bass or catfish. Bass
and catfish must have a minimum
length of 12 inches.
Parking and sanitary facilities will
be developed by the Marion County
Parks and Recreation Commission.
The Department will gradually landscape the area around the ponds to
enhance appearance and to provide
shade trees. Plans call for the use of
plants attractive to birds and other
wildlife. Even though the ponds are
open and being used now, development will be a gradual and continuing thing.
Since its initial development, the
St. Louis Pond area has attracted a
variety of interests other than angling including hunting and dog
training. The primary function of the
area, however, is to provide fishing.
Activities that conffict with this objective will, from now on, be prohibited or restricted.
In the southwestern part of the
area which has not yet been developed (see area 2 on the map), dog
training and bird hunting will continue to be permitted under regulations
to be established by the Department.
Open fires will be prohibited in this
area and no discharge of rifles and
pistols allowed.
In area i (again see map), which
consists of all the main pond development north and east of the main entrance road and parking area, the following activities are prohibited:.
i. All overnight camping
All hunting
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Discharge of all firearms
Open fires
Boat use on the ponds
Dog training
Swimming
Driving except in designated
areas.
The St. Louis Ponds area has been
a long time coming, and the job is
not done yet. But it has reached the
point where it can provide enjoyment
(and is already doing so) for many
people. As a place for the family, a
place to take kids fishing, a spot for
elderly fisherfoiks, or for anyone in
the lower half of the Willamette Valley looking for a public place to fish
St. Louis Ponds is your kind of
place. o
Ken Durbin
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Salmon Advisory Committee Meets Regularly
A Salmon Advisory Committee to
the Department was established by
the i979 Legislature. It consists of
five members appointed by the Goyernor, one each representing cornmercial fishing licensees, the general
public, a generally recognized sports
fishing organization, private aquacultural interests and a generally recognized environmental organization.
Named by the Governor were:
Fred Cleaver, Lake Oswego, representing the general public
Walter McGovern, Portland,
representing sports fishermen
Al Hampson, Portland, representing private aquaculture
Chris Kittell, Portland, representing environmental concerns
Jim Earley, Siletz, representing
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commercial fishermen
The Committee was given the task
of reviewing the policies of the
Department and making recornmendations to the Fish and Wildlife Cornmission and to the Department concerning the salmon resources of the
state.
Since November the Committee
has been meeting on the third Tues-
Salmon Advisory Committee members
are: standing I-r, Fred Cleaver, Jim Earley, and sitting l-r, Chris Kittell, Walter
McGovern and Al Hampson.
day of each month at the Fish and
Wildlife Department's Portland
headquarters. To date the committee
has concentrated on reviewing opportunities and programs for enhancing
salmon runs. Recommendations will
soon be presented to the Commission.
Future discussions will be directed
at Department policies governing private hatcheries.
NONGAME CHECKOFF REPORT
As we go to press, we do not have
the final figures from the nongame
checkoff for i980. The smoke has not
cleared following the April 15 taxpayer charge at the Department of Beve-
the Department as nongame biologist. Frank will be planning and coordinating the statewide program and
in future issues we will be reporting
to you some of the uses made of the
nue.
However, we did receive information as of the end of March. Through
March 3i, Oregon income taxpayers
had donated $i90,309 of their tax
refunds to the nongame wildlife fund
according to the Revenue Department. The Revenue people point out
that while the greatest flurry of taxpayer filing of returns is during the
first couple of weeks of April, most
folks filing at this time do not have
refunds coming. However, it does look
encouraging that we will reach our
prognostication of $200,000. We
thank all of you who "DID SOMETHING WILD" with a tax refund
checkoff.
In conjunction with the nongame
program, Frank Newton, previously
manager of the Sauvie Island Wildlife
Area has joined the Portland staff of
checkoff money. D
MAY
1980
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Editorial-continued from p. 2
3. License moratorium: The bills
limiting the numbers of trollers, gillnetters and shrimpers were sponsored and supported in the 1979 Legislature not by Director Donaldson
nor by the Commission, but by the
fishermen and their legislative spokesmen. This is a socio-economic issue.
The Commission has authority to
regulate the harvest no matter how
many boats and individuals are fishing. The moratorium will end in 1981
unless extended by the Legislature.
If fishermen don't want it, they
should so advise the Legislature.
4. Indian fishing rights: Both federal and state agencies and officials
are mandated by federal court orders
to allocate certain portions of salmon
runs, beyond escapement needs, to
some Indian treaty tribes. Director
Donaldson and the Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission have taken the
initiative in resolving Indian claims
and potential claims by negotiated
agreements, such as that with four
Columbia River treaty tribes, and a
,_proposed agreement
not yet approved by the Commission or the
tribal council with the Siletz tribe.
Only Congress has authority to
change Indian treaties or their interpretation by federal courts.
The editorial in the Bay Reporter
appears to accept slanderous accusations, innuendo and distortion of
facts as reasons why Director Donaidson should resign. Would fishermen rather have a political appointee
as director, instead of a man with an
outstanding record in fisheries management, unanimously supported by
a citizens' Commission? I hope not.D
Sincerely
Herbert Lundy, Chairman
Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission
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(Editor's Note: Since Mr. Lundy's
letter was written the Siletz agreement has been adopted and signed.)
Flying
squirrel
The thrill and the art of hang gliding is a recent discovery for man, but
a way of life for another Oregon mammal, the flying squirrel.
Properly called the northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, this
creature uses gliding as its principal means of travel.
A folded layer of loose skin runs along the squirrel's body and is attached
to the front and hind legs. When fully spread, this skin has a gliding surface
of over 70 square inches that allows the squirrel to stay airborne for more
than 100 feet. Like a hang glider, the squirrel changes direction by tilting
its body.
The flying squirrel is common in the timber country of western Oregon,
the Cascades and the Blue Mountains of Oregon's northeast corner.
While they are numerous, northern flying squirrels are seldom seen because
they are nocturnal. A lucky observer may spot a squirrel briefly as it glides
from tree to tree, sithouetted against the evening sky.
These squirrels are among the most arboreal or tree dwelling of Oregon's
mammals. They do venture to the ground when necessary, but prefer the
safer heights of pines, firs and some hardwoods.
The northern flying squirrel is about eleven inches long from head to tip
of tail and weighs about 4 ounces. The upper body may be one of several
shades of brown, but the underbelly fur is usually a slate color with white
tips. Its eyes are abnormally large and specially adapted for night vision.
Home is usually an abandoned hole made by a woodpecker or other cavity
nesting species. However, the flying squirrel has been known to build leaf
nests or even take over a mail box from time to time.
An average of three to four young are born in early spring. Naked and
helpless at birth, the little ones are on their own by late fall.
Food is the normal squirrel fare of nuts, berries, other vegetation, insects
and even baby birds.
The range of the northern flying squirrel includes the upper western U.S.,
most of Canada, the north and northeastern U.S. and the forested mountains
extending into the southeastern U.S.
A similar squirrel, the southern flying squirrel, is found in the midwest and
eastern U.S.D
Jim Gladson
OREGON WILDLIFE
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THIS
AND THAT
Compiled by Ken Durbin
Algae Uses
Algae, among the humblest and
most abundant of earth's organisms,
may hold a solution to two of the
world's most pressing scarcity problems: food and fuel. According to
Environment magazine, Israeli seientists who have been cultivating the
plant in salty desert ponds say it
could be the "soybean of the future",
thanks to its high protein content and
ability to thrive in environments that
are hostile to other forms of life. And
an Australian report predicts that
algae refined to produce methane gas
or ketones could shortly supply 60
percent of that nation's motor fuel
needs.
Wildlife Review
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Tickling, Noodling and Grabbing
What fishing tackle could be
simpler than a bent pin? How about
your bare fingers? A recent article in
Kentucky Happy Hunting Ground
describes the local practice of fishing
for coarse fish (particularly catfish)
by hand.
"Grabbers" are so successful that
there's a legal season for it in state
waters June 10 through August 31.
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The main hazard? Snapping turtles
that often lurk in the same holes in
riverbanks where the fish are found.
Wildlife Review
Deposit Helps To Recycle Cars
After one year of operation, Nor-
way's "deposit legislation" on privately owned cars seems to be a success. The program requires a $100
deposit on new cars at time of purchase. The money is returned when
the auto is scrapped to insure that
the junk cars are properly disposed
of. Based on the "polluters pay" principle, the system has resulted in the
recycling of 41,000 autos and vans. A
20 to 25 percent reduction in steel
imports by Norway has been one of
several benefits.
Colorado Outdoors
Page 14
Trees Are Cool
It may be more energy-wise to
plant trees than to add a few inches
of insulation, says a director of the
American Society of Home Inspectors. Research in New England determined shade trees on the southsouthwestern side of a home could
save as much as $50 in cooling costs.
A large-leaved deciduous tree's shade
equals a half ton of air conditioning
capacity. Here in the sun-belt the
saving would be more.
Besides shade, trees also produce
oxygen. European research found a
single beech tree produced enough
pure oxygen in 100 years that if produced in a modern factory would cost
$7.2 million.
Every day, 2,000 acres of land are
taken from rural uses and converted
into urban areas. With populations
increasing, a good question to ask is:
how much landscape and trees do we
need per person? Recommendations
are 200 square feet of live plant area
per person including one tree for
every two people, plus one tree for
every car in use. Every fifth tree
should be an evergreen. These figures
are for "people areas" according to
the University of Utah's Environ-
mental Impact Office.
Outdoor Oklahoma
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Reward Is Twice The Fine
The North Carolina Chapter of the
National Wild Turkey Federation has
paid a $100 reward for information
that led to the arrest and conviction
of a hunter who killed a wild turkey
illegally. But the violator paid only
$52 in fines; maximum fines for the
offense in North Carolina is reported
to be $200. According to a report, the
offender commented to the North
Carolina agents that he would pay
another $52 if they would let him
keep the turkey.
Many Uses
The wise angler carries a roll of
plastic tape in his tackle box. It is
a good emergency repair kit for all
sorts of things, such as fixing loose
fishing rod guides, patching tent
holes, holding a mirror to a tree, etc.
Outdoor Oklahoma
Snakebite Study Focus
MOSCOW, Idaho Researchers at
the University of Idaho say their
studies of cobra venom may lead to
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vaccines capable of protecting
humans and animals against all
forms of snakebite.
Dr. Ken Laurence, professor of zoology and chairman of the Biological
Sciences Department, and Darwin
Vest, an associate, said they have
succeeded in protecting animals
against the lethal effects of cobra
venom with a single vaccination prior
to injecting the venom.
A by-product of their research,
they said, is a faster method of producing anti-venom to counteract effects of snakebites on victims. The
new anti-venom appears to be more
effective and less dangerous than the
variety now on the market, they said.
The Powder River Sportsmen
Buck Goes A Long Way
In New Zealand, deer farming is an
established industry which enjoys an
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international market
particularly
among the venison-hungry Germans,
whose appetite for the meat is greater
than the capacity of their game reserves to supply it. The antlers, however, are exported mainly to Korea
where, sold in powdered form as an
aphrodisiac, they fetch a price rivaling that of the more familiar rhino
horn.
Wildlife Review
Litter Longevity
An expert estimates that it takes
much longer than we might expect
for our litter to decompose under
trailside conditions. So the next time
you or your fellow campers don't feel
like hauling out your trash from some
wilderness campgrounds, ponder
these statistics.
Orange peel From two weeks to
five months.
Plastic coated paper
From one
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to five years.
Plastic bags From 10-20 years.
Plastic film From 20-30 years.
Nylon fabrics From 30-40 years.
Hiking boot soles
From 50-80
years.
Aluminum cans, tabs
From 80100 years.
New Hampshire Campground
Owners Newsletter
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Oregon 's
WILDLIFE
WINDOW
Humans have the same basic requirements to live as all other forms
of animal life. Food, water, and
shelter are needed by everything from
the smallest one-celled animals to
whales. For an area to be a good home
for wildlife, it not only must provide
these three basics but must also be
present all the time the animal is
there.
The requirements for an animal's
home or habitat are much more cornplex than just having food around all
c__J the time however. We do not
eat
grass, mice or earthworms. These are
not considered food for humans. They
are food for ground squirrels, coyotes
and robins in that order. All green
things you see in the forest are not
deer food. All wildlife require food but
it must be the right food and it must
be present whenever the animal needs
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mais must have shelter for various
purposes. Some require only enough
to raise young temporarily. Others
need protection from sun, storms,
rain or cold much of their life. Again,
different species choose different
types of shelter.
Some will require ground that is
just right for digging. Others will
choose a particular kind of tree for
nesting or roosting and no other will
do. Some prefer the valley bottoms
and for some reason refuse to use
apparently suitable living areas on
nearby hills.
Wildlife are particular in their
choice of homes or habitats. They are
THIS MONTH'S
it.
Just a week or so each year when
is not available may be enough
food
to make otherwise suitable habitat
void of that form of life the entire
year. This is especially true if the
animal is not able to travel readily
to other areas.
Different species also require different water conditions. Some live in
it, find shelter there, "breathe" it and
virtually all drink it in some manner.
Some require salt water, some fresh
and others mineral water with
water
various chemicals. Temperatures both warm and cold also
determine much of what will live in
the water. So do oxygen levels, the
degree of acidity and certain poilutants.
To complete the ideal home, ani-
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OREGON WILDLIFE
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adapted through instinct or physical
characteristics to a set combination
of food, water and shelter. Some will
tolerate a wider range of these combinations. These species are considered
"adaptable". Others will use only a
very narrow set of conditions and any
changes here will make the habitat
unsuitable.
Unfortunately, animals are mostly
unable to learn to eat different things,
live in different places or drink different water. People have the same
basic requirements but we are the
most adaptable of all animals in the
set of conditions we can learn to live
with.D
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Habitat
Draw, model, cut and paste pictures, or otherwise design
the best possible home for an animal of your choosing. Hint
first you will have to study the animal to learn about its
needs and preferences.
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Write a description, poem or story about the best home for
your chosen form of wildlife.
After learning about the needs of your chosen species. if
it lives in your area, take a trip to its habitat and look for
the conditions that make that habitat suitable.
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OCEAN SALMON SEASONS ADOPTED FOR OCEAN
"THREE-MILE" ZONE
jChinook
OREGON OCEAN SALMON REGULATIONS
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Chinook: 28
Cohn: 16
Pink: 16
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Chinook: 26
Coho: 16
Pink: 15
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Chinook: 24 inch
Cohn: 16 inch
Pink: 16 inch
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South of Cape Falcon
Chinook: 22 inch
Cohn: 16 inch
Pink: 16 inch
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The Fish and Wildlife Commission
has adopted ocean sport and commercial salmon fishing seasons for the
zone within three miles of the Oregon
coast identical to seasons recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Council recommendations govern the zone from
three to 200 miles offshore.
A supplement to Oregon angling
regulations will be printed detailing
ocean seasons. Rules for both sport
and commercial fishermen are refiected in the accompanying table.D
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Open only from
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Cape Falcon south to Cape Blanco.
Must
use whole
bait or 6-inch minimum plugs; hook size
BIG GAME TOWN HALL MEETINGS
SCHEDULED
The Fish and Wildlife Commission
has scheduled two town hail meetings
to hear public comments regarding
big game management and regulafions. At the beginning of each meeting, big game staff of the Fish and
Wildlife Department will review staff
proposals for 1980 regulations. Public
comments on these and on other big
game related matters will then be
heard.
The first meeting will take place in
La Grande on Saturday, May 17, in
the Classroom Building Auditorium,
Eastern Oregon State College, and
will begin at 9 a.m.
The other town hall meeting will
be held in Roseburg on Friday, May
23, in the Douglas County Courthouse Annex beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The town hail meetings are in addition to public hearings scheduled in
Portland on the big game seasons,
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and are designed to make it easier for
sportsmen who may not wish or be
able to travel to Portland. Similar
meetings have been held in a variety
of Oregon cities during the last few
years.D
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National Fishing
Mayl2-18
Week
BAG LIMIT LIFTED
ON BIG LAVA
The Fish and Wildlife Commission
has lifted the bag and length limits
for brook trout in Big Lava Lake
southwest of Bend. The lake opened
for trout fishing April 26.
The regulation is intended to permit anglers to take as many fish from
the lake as possible before it is chemically treated this fall to remove all
fish prior to restocking. Although
there are some good sized brook trout
available in the lake, it is badly
overpopulated with rough fish and
small brook trout which reproduce
naturally in the lake.D
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