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Oregon, SA A pair of underpasses to move wildlife under U.S. Highway 97 near Sunriver has proved successful in lowering the number of wrecks involving animals.

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Oregon Hunters Association Kids Day Saturday The Baker County chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association will have its annual kids day this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Phillips Park about 10 miles northwest of Baker City. All kids 17 and younger are welcome to attend. There will be several events, lunch will be included, and parents are encouraged to attend. Please bring lawn chairs. To sign up, call 541519-2731. To get to Phillips Park, drive Pocahontas Road west from Baker City and turn left on Pine Creek Lane. Follow it west toward the mountains for 7/10ths of a mile and turn left on Apple Lane.

Community Orchestra to perform Aug. 25 The Baker Community Orchestra will perform on Monday Aug. 25 at7 p.m. in GeiserPollman Park. There is no admission charge and all are welcome. The orchestra, under the direction of Kelly Brickman, will perform the Liberty Bell March by John Philipp Sousa, Themes From 1812 Overture, Pictures At An Exhibition, a medley of songs from "Paintyour Wagon," and more. The Baker Community Orchestra is made up of volunteer community members who have a passion for making music. The orchestra is open to any community member who can play a band or orchestra instrument. There is no audition requirement, just come and play. More information is available by calling Brian Watt at 541-5234662.

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Thunderstorms bulled through Baker County in the depths of night and again in the middle of the afternoon Thursday, sparking several new wildfires and dumping more rain than Baker City's storm drains could handle. The afternoon squall also spawned a brief shower of hail. In all, the storms doused the Baker City Airport with almost half an inch of rain, the most in a 24-hour period since mid June. Lightning was also widespread during both storms. A bolt ignited a blaze on Black Mountain, just south of Phillips Reservoir. Firefighters kept the fire to one-tenth of an acre. They had help from a helicopter thatdropped buckets ofwater on the fire. The Forest Service contracted with the Oregon Department of Forestry to stationthe helicopter atthe Baker City Airport, said Willy Crippen, fire management officer for the WallowaWhitman National Forest's Burnt-Powder Fire Zone. The BLM sent crews to a fire on Shasta Butte near the Baker-Malheur county border south of Bridgeport, spokesman Larry Moore said.

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Cody Kester, 17, grooms his steer he says is the second heaviest to enter the auction ring during Saturday's livestock sale at the fair. The steer weighed 1,462 pounds.

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The 77th annual 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction brought record sales for the youngsters who worked hard to prepare theiranimals forthe inal day ofthe Baker County Fair at f Baker City. "It's the highest total auction we've ever had," said Randy Guyer, who's been associ atedwith the sale since 1975, but began keeping records seriously in 1981. Totalsalesforthe 129 animals sold at this year's Aug. 9 auctionwere atabout $245,000 as of Wednesday. That doesn't include the "add-onmoney" from peoplewho didn't make it to the sale — but who want to contribute — that is still

"We've never hadprices like thatsinceI'vebeen here." — Jayne Kellar, co-treasurer, 4-H and FFA LivestockAuction sale committee

coming in, said Jayne Kellar, the sale committee's co-treasurer with Terri Siddoway. Kellar also is the officemanager for the Baker County Extension Service. Guyer, who's also a sale committee member, said the sale total could go

as high as $250,000 onceeverything is accounted for. The second highest auction total was coll ected during the2012 fair when the sale brought in $228,107 for 138 animals, Guyer said.

Last year's sale, at which 144 animals were sold, earned $190,434. Reflecting the strong beef cattle m arket, steersw erea bigpartof the storyforthisyear'srecord total, Guyer said. The animals went for an average of $3.40 per pound, up from lastyear' saverage of$2.17 per poun(l. r We've never had prices like that since I've been here," said Kellar, who's in her eighth year at the Extension Ofltce. Quinn Coomer's 1,367-pound grand champion market steer went for $3.50 per pound. It was purchased by Oregon Trail Livestock and the Haines Stampede. See Record/Fbge 8A

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Two months into the summer and with the autumn fast approaching, the regional fire season is in full swing and shows little sign of tapering off any time soon. On Thursday nine major wildfires were reported in Oregon, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, while 11 blazes are scorching terrain in California and Washington. Across the region the fire season erupted with a vengeance in early July and gained momentum as August dawned. r We are having, definitely, an unprecedented year in number of fires and number of acres burned. We've really had unrelenting lightning since July 13, just storm after storm," said Jean NelsonBean, an information officer for the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland. While regionally the fire season is accelerating, the same cannot be said for the nation as a whole.

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR FRIDAY, AUG. 15 • KeithTaylor:Plays piano,5 p.m. to 6 p.me Veterans Center, 1901 Main St.; free admission. • Stefannie Gordon:Plays fiddle,7 p.m., Geiser Grand Hotel, 1996 Main St. • We Like 'Em Short film festival:7 p.m., Eltrym Theater, 1809 First St., Baker City. Festival pass of $40 gains admission to Thursday, Friday and Saturday's films, plus two workshops. Daily admission is $8 per screening sessions SUNDAY, AUG. 17 • Powder River Music Review:2 p.m.; Geiser-Pollman Park, Madison and Grove Streets; $5 suggested donation to help build a bandstand pavilion in the park. MONDAY, AUG. 18 • Baker Web Academy and Baker Early College Governing Board:5 p.m., North Baker Education Center, 2725 Seventh St. TUESDAY, AUG. 19 • Baker School Board:Regular August meeting rescheduled for noon Aug. 27. • Baker Rural Fire Protection District Board:7 p.m. at the Pocahontas Fire Station.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Aug. 17, 1964 The House has approved a bill for more than $1 million for a new federal office building at Baker, according to United Press International. The wire service, in a story originating atWashington, D.C., today said the structure will be equipped with a fallout shelter. The approval by the House was for $1,176,800 for the structure. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Aug. 15, 1989 A group of Oregon Trail enthusiasts got a literal bird's eye view of the Trail Saturday and Sunday. That's because they are pilots. A group of 27 small aircraft left Independence, Ore., Saturday on a commemorative flight over the Oregon Trail. Two planes joined the group later so that a total of 29 made the flight. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald Aug. 16, 2004 Baker City's $550,000 effort to refill its depleted drinkingwater aquifer might move faster than officials expected. The Oregon Water Resources department has given the city a five-year license that allows officials to pump water from Elkhorn Mountain streams into the city's well for one more month each year. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald Aug. 23, 2013 Thursday was a lovely day for scat collecting. State and federal officials traveled to Elk Creekto gather samples of animal droppings from elk, goat, coyote and bovine. The samples are an important part of their research about howcryptosporidium — a waterborne parasite — entered Baker City's water supply and sickened a large number of people here. There had been a water boil order in effect beginning Aug. 3, once it was determined that consuming municipal water was the common act preceding the illness. State officials rescinded the boil order on Tuesday afternoon based on a final round of water samples that didn't detect any noticeable crypto. An initial water advisory had been issued July 31 and elevated to an order to boil water just days later, after tests indicated the presence of the parasite.

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Continued from Page1A The rain helped crews fighting other, larger fires that have been burning in some cases for more than a week. Firefighters have kept the BadgerButte 2 fi re,about four miles southwest of Anthony Lakes, at 25 acres. Fire officials continue to recommend driversavoid the 10-mile section of the Elkhorn Drive Scenic Byway between Anthony Lakes and the junction with Forest

Road 380. Rain on Wednesday and Thursday also aided crews fighting the 1,108-acre Bald Sisters fire near the Malheur-Baker county line about 12 miles east of Prairie City. The fire didn't grow Wednesday or Thursday, although single trees continue to burn within the fire perimeter. In Baker City Thursday afternoon a fast-moving and severe monsoon-like storm dumped alarge amount of moisture across town. Baker City Operations Supervisor Tom Fisk said for a short time the mas-

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AThursday afternoon cloudburst fills city drains causing Terrie Laeger to keep an eye on rising water approaching her store entrance. Laeger owns the Pat-A-Cake Bakery at Fourth and Broadway streets. The high water began to recede just before sloshing through the door. All four corners of the intersection flooded. A Baker City Department of PublicVVorks employee, Craig Dolby, parked his vehicle to block the front-door splashes from passing motorists driving through the pools. sive amount of water from the storm overwhelmed the city's storm water drainage system. sWe get a rainfall like that pretty rarely. That much water that fast. The system can't quite keep up," he said. Fisk said runofFfrom a

nearby hillside descended on the intersection of Auburn and Pear Streets in Baker City. sWe actually have a couple of guys with backhoes at Pear and Auburn right now. There is a lot of mud. A lot of mud went into the catch-

Ly le Rager Baker City, 1919-2014

Lyle Benjamin Rager, 95, a former Halfway resident, died Aug. 11, 2014, at Settler's Park in Baker City. No service is scheduled. Lyle was born on May 23, 1919, at Marple, Nebraska, to Charles and Ruth Rager. Born the fourth of nine, Lyle was the last surviving child. The family migrated to Lyle Oreg on in 1935 during the Rager Gre at Depression. Lyle and older brother, Harold, rode on freight trains to Baker County with Sparta as their destination. Four months later the rest of the family followed. During World War II, Lyle was sworn in to the Navyin January 1942. He served in the Aleutian Islands and the South Pacific Theatre. During the war, he married Dorothy Hensley on April 17, 1943. They had two sons, Mike and Tom.

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Survivors indude his wife of 71years, Dorothy; son, Mike, and his wife, Carol, ofTigard, and son, Tom, and his wife, Ginny, of Cove; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Pine Valley Community Museum through Gray's West & Co., 1500 DeweyAve. Baker City, OR 97814.

Marilyn Peterson Baker City, 1943-2014

Marilyn Peterson, 71, of Baker City, and formerly of Haifway, died Aug. 12, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise Her husband, Chuck, was at her side. Services arescheduled for Ma rilyn Saturday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m. Pet e rson at the Pine-Eagle High School gymnasium in Haifway. The family would like to invite all Marilyn's fiiends to join them for lunch and a time of reminiscing at the Lions Club in Halfway immediately following the service.

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Every child should start the school year right. Help I2y donating school supplies to I2e provided to elementary schools for chil dren who don'thave the supplies they need, Dropboxesare at these locations I 2y August 25: Bk

BIMart Ryder Brothers US Bank Salvation Army clothes outlet Sign up for backpacks k supplies at the Parent Resource Fair August 11th k 12th, as well as The Salvation Army on Monday, Wednesday k Friday from I:30 — 4 p.m.

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The Missoula Children's Theatre starts Monday at 10 a.m. with auditions at Baker High School. This year's performance is "Rapunzel" and there are still slots left in each age group: six openings for grades 1 to age7;fi vefor ages8-12, and 11 openings for youth age 13-18.

NEWS OF RECORD DEATHS Merrill "Lee" Carter: 92, a longtime Baker City and Halfway resident, died Aug. 5, 2014, at a care facility in Utah. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 15), at the Baker Valley Church of Christ, 2533 Church St.

FUNERALS PENDING Betty Saul:Graveside memorial service,11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Prairie City Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the Strawberry Grange Hall in Praine City. Memonal contributions may be made to Friends of the Bates State Parkthrough Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.

POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations

ASSAULT IV (Domestic) and MENACING: Aaron Bud Allen Webber, 29, of 3211 13th St., 11:02 p.m. Wednesday, in the 2600 block of Auburn Avenue; jailed. OUTOF-COUNTY DETAINER: Tyrone E. Jackson 21 of Union 11:58 p.m. Tuesday, in the 1600 block ofThird Street; jailed and later released. CRIMINALTRESPASSING and UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE: Cindy Ann Trader, 50, of 2719 Second St., Apartment 2, 8:06 p.m. Tuesday, at her home; jailed. CRIMINALTRESPASSING: Elijah Michael Reyes, 25, transient, 11:24 p.m. Monday, ln the 1900 block of Main Street; jailed. Baker County Sheriff's Office Arrests, citations FAILURETO ABIDE BY DEFERRED PROSECUTION (Baker County warrant): Russell George Paddock, 55, of 3085 Resort St., No. 3, 12:44 p.m. Tuesday, at the sheriff's office; cited and released.

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discnssllregon Trail fashional Center Ang.22-23 Historian Kay Demlow will present an interactive lecture, "Historic Clothing of the Frontier Era," about styles from the pioneer era of the American West Aug. 22 and 23 in the Leo Adler Theater at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Demlow will give her lecture at 10:30 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. each day. She has researched and consulted on historic clothing and operated a clothing reproduction business for more than 20 years. Her reproductionclothing covers a range &om American Revolution through the 1920s. Her programsexplorehow social mores, economics, geography, and technology contributed

to design, manufacture, availability, and value of clothing through the decades. She welcomes questions &om the audience, or providing assistance with identifying historic clothing &om family collections. The Interpretive Center is five miles east of Baker City on Highway 86. Take Exit 302 from I-84. The Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission for adults

is$8;forseniorsit's$4.50; children 15 and under are admittedforfree.Federal passes are accepted. Call 541-523-1843 for updates on programs and events. For more information about the Center visit www. oregontrail.blm.gov.

Hew owner at little BagelShog By Lisa Britton For the Baker City Herald

Stephanie Benson will take over ownership of The Little

Bagel Shop on Sept. 1. The restaurant is at 1780 Main St. in Baker City. She is buying the business &om Lorrie and Bill Harvey Sr. Benson moved to Baker City six years ago with her husband, Will. They have two daughters, ages 12 and 10. She started working at the bagel shop in April, and when the opportunity came to buy the business, she thought it was a good fit. "I wanted something that gave me more flexibility for my kids' sports," she said. Benson finishes her work day at 3 p.m. "I'm home when the girls get home, and I can go to their sportingevents,"shesaid. The store hours will remain the same: 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The menu will also remain the same. ''We'll probably add a few new things, like soup," she said. The shop phone number is 541-523-3300.

LOCAL BRIEFING Luebberke graduates from basic training

Fosterparent classes in September

SAN ANTONIO — Air Force Airman Chaeden S. Luebberke has graduated &om basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward anassociate in applied sciencedegree through the Community College of the Air Force. Luebberkeisthe son ofKenneth D. and Tera M. Luebberke of Halfway, and a 2013 graduate of Pine-Eagle Charter

Baker County is in need of caring foster parents and training is scheduled next month for those interested in

applying. The &ee classes will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29 at the Baker City office of the Department of Human Services, 3165 10th St. For moreinformation and toregisterforthe classes,call Sandi Baer at 541-523-6423, Extension 527.

Medicare 101 classesplanned

BAKER CITY — The Powder River Sportsmen's Club will host a practical pistol match Sunday, Aug. 24 starting at 8 a.m. at the Virtue Flat range just north of Highway 86 about eight miles east of Baker City. All are welcome to participate. There will also be a 1911 Cavalry match starting at about 2 p.m. More information about the practical pistol match is available by calling Ray Merritt at 541-403-1951. For information about the 1911 Cavalry match, call Buck Buckner at 541-523-6109 or Wayne Bloom at 541-519-4000. A catered barbecue will follow the practical pistol match.

The Oregon Insurance Division's SHIBA programSenior Health Insurance Benefits Association — will have a free class in Baker City on Wednesday, Sept. 3 designed to help residents understand their Medicare options. The Medicare101 classwillstartat10 a.m. atthe Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. To register call1-800-722-4134. The class will cover topics such as Part D drug coverage, supplemental coverage, Part A and B, and enrollment periods. What you do not know can cost you and with Medicare changes happening each year it's important to stay up to date. You are held responsible to know about M edicare deadlines and requirements forcoverage of medical services by your policies. The annual fall Medicare enrollment period is Oct. 15 through Dec. 7.

Durkee Steak Feed Aug. 23 at Golf Course

Breaklast fundraiser Aug. 30 at the park

The DurkeeSteak Feed is scheduled for Saturday,Aug. 23 at Quail Ridge Golf Course, 2801 Indiana Ave. in Baker City. The event will run from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The menu includes choice rib steak, pit-baked bread, taters, fresh veggiesand beverages.Tickets are $20for adults, or $5 for a kids platew ith a hotdog and sides. In additionto the steak feed,carsparticipating in the Baker City Memory Cruise will be on display. Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce, 480 Campbell St. and at the golf course, including the day of the event.

A breakfast is planned for Aug. 30 at Geiser-Pollman Park as a fundraiser for the Blue Mountain Baptist Church's October 2014 mission trip to Kenya. Breakfast will be served &om 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Driveup orto-go ordersarewelcome on theeastiGrove Street) side of the park next to the gazebo. The menu includes a choice of pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage links, or biscuits and gravy and eggs. Juice, coffee and milk also will be available.

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We doubt there are many political issues about which 84 percent of Oregonians agree. But there's at least one. In a recent poll of 500 Oregon residents, 84 percent answered "yes" to this question: "Should employees have the right to decide, without force or penalty, whether to join or leave a labor union?" That's an even higher percentage than for the nationwide poll, in which 82.9 percent of respondents answered yes. Unfortunately the state's voters won't get to decide on the matter, at least as regards public employee unions, until 2016. Proponents of"right-to-work" laws had planned to try to qualify for this November's general election ballot a measure that would make Oregon the 25th state to allow workers, including public employees, to refuse to pay union dues if they choose not to join a union. Now, Oregon and 25 other states mandate employees pay a certain type of dues, known as "fair share," even if they don't join the union and don't pay another portion of dues that unions use for political purposes. But right-to-work groups, in a deal brokered earlier thisyear by Gov.John Kitzhaber,agreed to postpone their campaign to put the matter to voters in 2014. As part of the deal, public union officials dropped their plans to try to put several tax-boosting measures on this November's ballot. The deal made sense politically for Kitzhaber, who is running against Republican Dennis Richardson for an unprecedented fourth term. But it's a pity that voters won't get a chance to add Oregon to the list of right-to-work states — a move which, based on the recent poll, a solid majority of Oregonians is ready to make. We're surprised, but not shocked, by the poll results. We don't see the right-to-work issue as a referendum on the validity of unions. Rather, it's a simple matter of freedom and fairness. The notion that workers, in order to keep their jobs, should have to pay dues to an organization they don't want to join, is anathema to the principles on which America was founded.

r ascinationwi The deaths this week of comedian-actor Robin Williams and actress Lauren Bacall unleashed an outpouring of grief across the country. The shocking circumstances of Williams' death — suicide by hanging — sent his fans reeling. Even President Barack Obama released a statement on Monday, calling Williams "one of a kind." Americans often react this way when a beloved actor or entertainer passes away. But are we mourning the wrong people at the wrong time? How much is too much? Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk, the RedBlueAmerica columnists, weigh in.

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JOEL MATHIS BEN BOYCHUK the human condition in a provocative way. No, the problem is that we celebrate too few such folks, make too much space forthose artlessfolkswhose claim to fame is ... being famous. Kim Kardashian has neither inspired me nor made me think, yet I'm subjectto entire magazine racks featuring her face iand other body parts) whenever I walk intoa grocery store.W e've bred anentire generation of reality TV stars and magnified their exploits through a 24-7 news cycle that demands tobefed empty calories. Mock that, if you want. But don'tbegrudge me my grief at Williams' passing. His movies inspired me; cynicism can be its own kind of emptiness, if it closes you off from the possibility of such inspiration.

BEN BOYCHUK It's funny how we mourn people we don't know. Oh, we think we know them. How could we not? Millions of people watched and laughed with Robin Williams over the years when

he performed on paralyzed in a horseback stage and screen. jumping accident in 1995 The fact that he and died in 2004. was particularly W as it hard,thereporter candid about his from the London Guardian struggles with alcoasked Williams, to see people hol and drug abuse made us mourning "Superman" when feel even closer to him — and this was a man Williams makes his untimely death knew and loved personally? "It was a weird thing," that much more difficult to Williams said."It's a whole take. game." But we do tend to go over- different A public figure never has board with these things. The reaction to Williams' complete ownership of his suicide is nothing compared private life, especially not in to the torrent ofgriefthat death. Some conservative commentators went out of accompanied the death of Michael Jackson, gone five their way to tie Williams' years this summer. Were garden-variety liberalism to his depression and death. Jackson's last years riven with scandal and embarWe can safely ignore those rassment? People didn't ignorant japes. What's missing — what's care. According to Time magazine, some 1.6 million always missing — is perspecpeopleentered a lottery to tive.One celebrity death isa win one of 17,500 tickets to national tragedy. A hundred nameless, faceless suicides in Jackson's public memorial the United States every day at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. are a statistic. And thouIt's strange. Almost unsands of Christian martyrs seemly. An interviewer a few dying on the other side of the world are somebody else's years ago asked Williams about this peculiar phenomproblem. enon of Americans' obsession with celebrities and their Ben Boychuk (bboychuk@ demise. Williams was close cityj ouritrrt.org) is associate fiiends with Christopher editor of the Man~ttan Reeve — they were classInstitute's City Jounud. Joel mates at Juilliard in the Mathis j (oetmmrrthis@gmait. early'70s. Reeve, of course, com) is associate editor for became famous as the star Philadelphia Magazine. Visit of the Superman films of the tIrem on Facebook www. late 1970s and'80s. He was f~ebook,.com berrrrndjoel. I

ness interru ts, Ut can't ruin, a irst tri The surface of a vinyl sleeping pad can hold an impressive volume of vomit. This capacity, not surprisingly, is absent among the product's published list of attributes, which include an easy-to-manipulate twist air valve, 2V2 inches of cushioning from thecold hard ground, and a cunning little repair patch tucked into the stuff sack. But it turns out that the shallows valleys between the pad's parallel cylindrical air chambers not only help to distribute your weight, they also, in the manner of certain paper towels, prevent chunky liquids from spilling onto the floor of a backpacking tent. I appreciated this. As much as anyone can appreciate a bout of puking in the midst of a midnight hail storm at an alpine lake three miles from the nearest road, anyway. The ill person in this case wasn't me but rather my daughter, Olivia, who's 7. She wentalong with me and her grandpa, Howard Britton, to Twin Lakes, the pair of tarns in a glaciercarved bowl between the Rock Creek Butte, highest summit in

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comfortableposture. I drifted off for a couple hours but JAYSON then was awakened, first by the JACOBY cannonade ofhail on our vinyl roof, and soon after by Olivia. "I think I'm going to be sick," she the Elkhorns, and its slightly lower moaned. neighbor, Elkhorn Peak. I knew from experience that when Olivia thinks she's going to It was Olivia's first overnight backpacking trip. And with 2,200 be sick she almost certainly will be feet of elevation to gain over little sick, and soon. more than three miles, it was by far And indeed she soon was. I had no hope of getting the zipthe toughest trail on her resume. She handled the hike with pers open in time. aplomb — aided by frequent stops But Olivia, perhaps because she to rest, splash her face and neck was ensconced in her sleeping bag, with chilly water from a trailside barely moved while she was, well, stream, and rifle through her pack ejecting her dinner and dessert is'mores, of course). iand mine) for snacks. The trouble started after we The contents ofher stomach slipped into our sleeping bags and ended up neatly — well, not neatly, zipped the tent, including, much to but you get the idea — confined to my later dismay, the rain fly, which her sleeping pad. has a zipper that requires a contorOnce she had finished and tionist togetatfrom insidethetent. pronounced herself"much better" — she recovers rapidly,aschildren iThe tent makers apparently concluding, and not without logic, oftendo — Ifumbled the zippers that once inside you'll wait until the open andheaved the pad,albeita rainstops toventure outside.) careful heave designed to minimize Olivia fell asleep almost immedispillage, into the hail-strewn night. Olivia awoke a few hours later, ately. I, as is my unfortunate custom in the mountains, lay awake for a sick again, but this time she progood while trying to find a relatively duced only a small puddle ofliquid

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that I easily mopped up with a wad oftoiletpaper. She slept soundly the rest of the night, and by dawn she was scampering about the camp, asking for hot chocolate and oatmeal, both of which went down with nary a gastric complaint. She had enough energy to make two trips to a snowfield on the west side of the upper lake, once with just her grandpa, and once with both of us. And, as I suspected she might, Olivia led the way down to the trailhead, her trekking poles iborrowedfrom grandpa)clatteringoff the sedimentary rocks that line the path. Like all hikers she relished the comparativeease ofdescending, and the rest breaks were far fewer than the previous day. The lone difficulty came when we stopped to pick huckleberries. Olivia, after rating the combination of maple and brown sugar granola bars and fresh huckleberries, still damp with rain from the storms in the night, as the "best wilderness snack ever," returned to the trail with great reluctance. Possibly we would be there yet,

pawing through the berry patch like bears, had grandpa not hit on

the ideal iand perhaps the only) motivation: A detour to the Scoop 'N Steamer in Sumpter for ice cream cones. I suppose our trip wasn't ideal. Most people, I imagine, would not use that adjective in connection with any trip that involves cleaning throw up from a vinyl sleeping pad ithe hail and rain, though copious, didn't quite finish the jobl. And yet the only twinge of regret I felt was at the end, when we came in sight of grandpa's pickup truck, and I knew our unique little adventure — there can be only one first backpacking trip — was done. I'll always remember the unexpectedmidnight surprise,ofcourse. But more so I'll never forget tucking Olivia into my sleeping bag after she complained ofbeing cold, and holding her close and feeling her shivering subside and her breathing settle into the regular, soft sigh of a child's deep and untroubled sleep. Jayson Jacoby iseditor of the Baker City Herald.

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and writing skills, life lessons, advice, discipline, and Marilyn was born on July affection. In the words of a 23,1943,atGooding,Idaho, former student, "She treated to Raymond and Hazel every child as if they were Walston. With her older her own." Her teaching sucbrother Bob, she spent her cess can be measured by the entire childhood there. After number of students whose graduating from high school lives were influenced and in 1961, she went on to obmade better by time spent in tain her B.A. in English/psy- "Mrs. P's" classroom. They chology from the University are her legacy. of Idaho in 1965. She then Marilyn represented her began her teaching career in professional community Seattle. and her colleagues with her In 1968, Marilyn's mother involvement in the Oregon told her about an English Education Association and teaching job opening in the the Teacher Standards and small Oregon town of HalfPractices Commission. After way. Marilyn interviewed retiring from teaching, she for the job in Baker and was was elected to the Pine-Eagle hired on the spot. So, sight School Board where she unseen and with a leap of served for a number of years. faith, thinking,"I can do any- As an active member of the thing for a year," she moved Pine Valley Presbyterian to Pine Valley. Little did she Church, Marilyn wrote the know the small communities grantfor and was afounding of Pine and Eagle valleys member of Jacob's Dream. would become her beloved She was a two-time breast home for the next 35 years. It cancer survivor. Each time would be here that she would she battle d thediseasewith meet her husband, Chuck, courage, toughness, and withraise their children, Molly out self-pity. She became an and Brian, enjoy a 30-year advocateforothersbattling career as a successful educathe disease and was willing tor, become a highly regarded toofferhelp,advice,support, member of the community, or just lend a sympathetic and gather a circle of lifelong ear to anyone who asked. friends. Many happy and active M arilyn gave ofherself years were spent in Halfway in all that she did. She was and Richland. But in 2010, an intelligent woman; full of courage. She had strong prin- despitethefactthatarchiciples, a clearly defined vision tect son, Brian, designed a beautiful new home for them of right and wrong, a generto build on their property in ous spiri tand a zestforlife Halfway, Marilyn wanted to and fun. For Marilyn, there be closer tohergrandchilwas nothing more fun than dren and their activities.So spending time with family the decision was made to and friends. Camping trips move to Baker City. to the mountains, boating on Marilyn will always live in the river, reading, mushroomthe memory ofher beloved ing, gardening, playing cards, husband, Chuck, daughvacationing with friends, ter and son-in law, Molly and just sitting around telland Tim Smith, son Brian ing stories were among the and daughter-in-law Beth things she enjoyed. Peterson, grandchildren, Shortly before her death, Bryson and Spencer Smith, Marilyn spent the week at Miles and Finley Peterson, Lincoln City with her entire brother Bob Walston, and her family and dear friends. It extended family and friends. was a precious and special In lieu of flowers, donatime. tions may be made to Jacob's Her generous spirit made Dream in Halfway. This may Marilyn a special teacher. be done through Coles TribShe honed her teaching craft to make her classroom ute Center, 1950 Place Street, a unique blend of English Baker City, OR 97814. Baker City, 1943-2014

• Baker County Republican Central Committee among candidate's contributors By Jonathan J. Cooper

contributions from the day they receive them, and many of Richardson's latest have notbeen filed.Thecampaign has not reported its expenditures, and Richardson's campaign manager, Charlie Pearce, declined to say how much money the campaign has in the bank. Among the large contributions that have been reported are $15,000 checks from Letha Heard of Roseburg and John Duke of Rogue River. The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians gave Richardson

outside his Southern Oregon legislative distric tand facesa naturaldisadvanPORTLAND — State Rep. Dennis tage as a Republican running in a Richardson's campaign said ThursDemocratic state. The surge in money will help Richardson introduce himself day that the Republican has raised $350,000forhisgubernatorialcamto voters and make his case against Kitzhaber. paign in the last month. The one-month tally surpasses RichRichardson's year-to-date fundraisardson's prior fundraising for the entire ing still lags that of Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber by more than $1 year, providing a much-needed boost to his cash-strapped campaign. The million. figure was the subject of an email to Richardson has focused heavily on campaignsupportersobtained ahead of fundraising in recent weeks and was time by The Associated Press. assisted by an appeal this month from Lackluster fundraising has been a former GOP presidential candidate major hindrance to the GOP gubernaMitt Romney. torial nominee, who isn't well-known Campaigns have 30 days to report Associated Press

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Group challenges Oregon Right to Farm Act GRANTS PASS — A group of people whose families, homes and pets came under a cloud ofherbicides meant for neighboring timberlands is challenging the constitutionality of the Oregon Right to Farm and Forest Act. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Curry County Circuit Court in Gold Beach argues that immunity the law grants to pesticidesprayers treating farms and forestsviolatesthe Oregon Constitution's guarantee of the right to seek a legal remedy to violations of property rights. "If you are a commercial farmer and your crops are sprayed, you can sue the person who sprayed your crops for damages," said attorney Chris Winter of Crag Law Center in Portland, which is representing the plaintiffs. "But if you are just a regular person, if you get sprayed, or your pets get sprayed, you can't sue the person who sprayed those pesticides." The law carries an extra deterrent to lawsuits, by awarding legal fees to defendants who claim immunity, Winter said. The lawsuit was brought by 17 residents of the Cedar Valley area north of Gold Beach, who were victims last fall ofherbicidesmeant forneighboring timberlands. Peoplereported respiratoryproblems, headaches,balance problems, swelling of eyes and hands, and stomach cramps. The lawsuit seeks a ruling that the immunity granted to pesticide applicators is unconstitutional. It also asks a judge to bar defendants from claiming immunity and to award unspecified damages.

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against San Diego. It's a temporary stint for Coyle while starter Bobby Wagner SEATTLE — Brock Coyle isn't likely recovers from a minor hamstring strain. But it's an opportunity Coyle couldn't to be a starter in the NFL anytime soon. But he's getting every chance to earn a have imagined when he was passed over in the NFL draft and decided to spot on the Seattle Seahawks roster. The linebacker, who at this time a sign with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. year ago was getting ready for Mon"If you don't believe in yourself, no one tana's season opener against Appalachian State, will likely be the one will," Coyle said."I've always prided myresponsible for calling Seattle's first self on just work as hard as I can every defensive play in the huddle when the day and when that opportunity came, Seahawks face the San Diego Chargers I thought back and this is what I've tonight. worked for. For opportunities like this." "I can't wait. Hearing all about Coyle was brought to Seattle for a pre-draft visit and he was well aware CenturyLink iFieldl and 12s and how much they love the Seahawks, I'm really of the Seahawks' history of giving excited," Coyle said."I can't wait to go undrafted rookies a chance to make the out there with a Seahawks uniform and roster, both factors in his decision to sign. Whether it's wide receivers Doug play football." Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse, or safety Coyle will likely make his second straight start at middle linebacker Jeron Johnson, the Seahawks have Ap Sports tArrtter

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landed gems bypassed by everyone in the draft. Could Coyle become the next one added to that list? Perhaps. He has the support oflinebacker coach Ken Norton Jru who was impressed by his tape and pro day numbers at Montana, which included a 4.6 40-yard dash and a 37inch vertical leap. Oh, and the pro day was conducted outdoors in 37 degree Missoula weather. The weatherprobably seemed balmy to Coyle, who was a Junior Olympiccaliber skier until his sophomore year in high school when football took over. All that was before Norton ever met the kid. When he did, the way Coyle was absorbing knowledge stood out. "I really liked his eyes," Norton said. "He really looked at you. I could see that he was really intense and really purposeful."

U.S. men to face Ecuador Oct. 10 CHICAGO iAPl — The U.S.soccer team will face Ecuador on Oct. 10 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, in its first home game since the World Cup in Brazil. The exhibition game, announced Thursday, will be broadcast on ESPN. Ecuador also played in the World Cup. The U.S. will play the Czech Republic on Sept. 3 in Prague in its first game since the World Cup.

Sounders reach U.S. Open CupFinal TUKWILA, Wash. iAPl — Struggling for playing time and scoring, Andy Rose showed he can deliver now that he's healthy again. Rose and Kenny Cooper each scored two goals and the Seattle Sounders routed the Chicago Fire 6-0 in their U.S. Open Cup semifinal Wednesday night. Major League Soccer-leading Seattle will face the Philadelphia Union on Sept. 16 in the final in Chester, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia advanced on the road Tuesday night, beating FC Dallas on penalty kicks. Seattle reached the final for the fifth time since joining MLS in 2009. The Sounders won three straight Open Cups from 2009-11, and lost at Kansas City on penalty kicks in 2012. "It's something that we take seriously," Sounders coach Sigi Schmid said of the annual tournament.r We won our first Open Cup on the road in D.C. We'll be ready for it. This is what we want to do: If you enter it, try to win it."

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Manfred named new commissioner BALTIMORE iAPl — Rob Manfred was elected baseball's 10th commissioner Thursday and will succeed Bud Selig in January. A labor lawyer who has worked for Major League Baseball since 1998, Manfred beat out Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner in the first contested vote for a new commissioner in 46 years.

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A pair of underpasses to move wildlife under U.S. Highway 97 near Sunriver has proved successful in lowering the number of wrecks involving animals. Now state highway officials are considering an overpass south of Crescent with the same goal. "Each area kind of takes its own kind of treatment," said Peter Murphy, spokesman for the Oregon Department of Transportation in Bend. Along with the underpasses, the project near Sunriver involved 4 miles of 8-f oot-tallfencing on each side of the highway and six electrically charged mats intended to keep deer from walkingon roads by passing through gaps in the fences. State scientists estimate 95 deer per year were killed in collisions with cars and trucks on the stretch of Highway 97 near Sunriver from 2005 to 2010. Since ODOT completed the underpasses and fences near Sunriver in summer 2012, the number has droppeddrastically. "So far I know of only four deer that have been killed in that 4-mile stretch isince ODOT completed the underpasses near Sunriver)," said Simon Wray, a conservation biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ODOT would also install a 1- to-2-mile-long fence to channel wildlife, particularly deer, up and onto the overpass. The overpass would be about 10 miles south of Crescent

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Wildlife fencing lines a section of U.S. Highway 97 near the northbound onramp of the highway at Sunriver. on Highway 97 at milepost 190, where berms flank the highway. "There is a good spot where you could connect the two hillsides," Murphy said. Like the stretch near Sunriver once was, the portion of highway south of Crescent and north ofthe junction with state Highway 58 is a deadly place for deer. "We know we have a hot spot there," Murphy said. The early estimate for the costofthe overpass is

$1.8 million, and design work should be completed in the fall, he said. The agency hasn't secured funds to build the overpass. The initial plan is forconcretearches to hold an earthen overpass that is 184 feet across, passing over both lanes of the highway. The underpasses near Sunriver, along with fencing and electrical mats,

cost $1.5 million and were part of a $16 million project to turn Highway 97 into a divided, four-

lane highway as it passes through the Newberry Volcanic National Monument. Researchers have documented a variety of animals going through the underpasses near Sunriver since summer 2012. Murphy said they include deer, bears, bobcats, cougars and coyotes, aswellas chipmunks and squirrels. The two underpasses near Sunriver have differentdesigns but similar features. One is for wildlife only and the other passes under the highway alongside a road connecting to Lava Lands Visitor Center. Both have vegetation in them that deer like to eat. And they both offer a clearview from one side of Highway 97 to the other. Murphy said this is important when it comes to animal crossings. "If ianimalsl can see the other side, that has a direct bearing on whether they will use that location," Murphy said.

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Ash Grove Cement paid $3.10 per pound for Christian Miles' 1,398-pound reserve champion market steer. All other prices also were up from a year ago, with the exception oflambs, Guyer said. Last year, market lambs brought an average of $5.07 per pound. This year's average

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Donna's Groom and Board and Ladd's Auto purchasedMorgan Myers'grand champion 80-poundmarket goat for$6.40 perpound. Ash Grove Cement paid $5 per pound for Sydney Palmer's 71-pound reserve champion. Swine pri cesjumped toan average of$4.46 per pound this year, compared to $3.76 a year

ago. Jesse Maldonado had the grand champion market swine. The 270-pound swine was purchased by Ash Grove Cement for $5.70 per pound. Eli Wright produced the reserve champion market swine, weighing 268 pounds. It was purchasedby BrittSand & Gravel for$6.20 per pound. "It was a great sale," Guyer said."Every-

bodyworked hard and the kidsdid a goodjob. I think it was excellent." Other 2014 Sale Committee Members are Martin Arritola, Kevin Bell, John Belveal, Seth Bingham, Cheryl Buchanan, Janice Cowan, Ross Fritz, Deryl Leggett, Adam Robb, Cliff Schoeningh and Scott Warner. The group forms a separate nonprofit committee that puts on the auction each year, Guyer sald.

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en Josh asked me if I could write a New Archery Gear for 2014,I think we both laughed simultaneously. There's always something new for us outdoorsmen to spend our money on isn't there? One hundred years ago when Huckleberry Finn and Jim floated the Mississippi on a log raft and fished with cane poles, it might have been a simple life but, have you looked lately at a Bass Pro Shop catalog? If you listed all of their fishing items, it'd look like an encyclopedia! The world of archery is not quite as bad as the fishing world but it's getting close. In the old days you had a recurve, arrows and a glove. That was your bowhunting gear. Then compound hit the scene, but it still pretty much only involved a bow, arrows, sight, stabilizer and a quiver. Now? Oh my gosh. There are more gimmicks than the law allows. Do we really have to have all of them to be successful? I don't know but they've convinced me that

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Archery hunters as a rule try totreadlightly,so asto avoid spooking their quarry, but this year a more rambunctious sort of stepping might be appropriate. A rain dance. Unless this summer's unusuallyarid trend reverses beforethe archery season starts Aug. 30, the crunchy conditions prevailing over much of Northeastern Oregon could strike a blow against bowhunters' chances to bring down a buck deer or an elk. "If we don't get some rain, stalking conditions are going to

Archery season dates Archery season goes from Aug. 30 through Sept. 28 for units in Eastern Oregon. The limit for deer is one buck with a visible antler, while elk is one legal bull, which varies by unit. Check the 2014 Oregon Big Game Regulations guide for details on your specific unit as well as information on other hunts. be pretty tough, at least early in the season," said Justin Primus, assistant district wildlife biologist at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Baker City office. That the ground is dry in midSeeDrylPage 5C

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I credit bowhunting for being the catalyst that sparked the development of most of the new scent covers, better camo, scents/lures as well as softerbottom bootsto aid in stalking. There's a world of difference in getting within 200 yards of an animal and getting within 25 yards. The popularity of bow hunting has forced these new developments. I only see it intensifying. The popular "Hunger Game" movies have stirredtheinterestofa lotof kids to get into bowhunting. Well, let's list out some new or necessary items. • Camo. You'll need good camo.I' m about to start testing Browning's new Hells Canyon line of camo. Make sure you buy a soft material so it doesn't make a sound when you scrape brush. • My favorite elk scent is the HS Strut plastic elk wafers. I pin two to my backpack straps. • Tink's Scent Bombs. They're a small bottle with a huge wick in them. I think these would work great if you're setting up to call. Put your favorite scent in the bottle, unscrew the top, pull up the wick and hangiton a limb downwind of you. When the bull comes in downwind, it would mask your scent and draw him on in. • Morrell Super Duper target. Ijustgotone and love it. At the end of season I have See GearIPage 5C

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The Grande Ronde Bowmen Club will host an ethical hunter 3-D shoot at its archery range on the face of Mt. Emily. The format is designed to teach archers good practices when they are out in the field. Bowmen will receive points for "kill shots", and be penalized for missing.

Raffle tickets are on sale to help kids at the Grande Ronde Child Center in La Grande. Tickets are $20 apiece or six tickets for $100.The grand-prize winner is entitled to hunt bison from a herd of about 80 head on a 1,000-acre ranch, with the meat able to be delivered to a butcher in either Union or Baker counties. The prize includes the head, the hide and $300 toward cutting and wrapping. Second and third place prizes receive gift cards. You can buy tickets from GRCC.org or by calling 541-963-8666.

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Hunting mountain goats in Northeastern Oregon isn't likely to ever be what you'd call a crowded affair. But it's not quite as solitaryasitused to be. The proliferation of these clifF-dwelling animals, particularly in the Elkhorn Mountains near Baker City, has allowed the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to slowly, but steadily, increase the number ofhunting tags it sells. One thing hasn't changed, though: These tags are still a once-in-a-lifetime chance. This year the state will issue 18 mountain goat tags — eight of those for hunts in the Elkhorns. Those are the highest totals since ODFW released

MOUNTAIN GOATS the first batch of goats in the Elkhorns in 1983. This year the agency added a third hunt for the Elkhorns, with three tags. The season runs from Oct. 18-26. Therearealso two earlier seasons: • Sept. 13-21 — 3 tags • Sept. 22-30 — 2 tags,induding the first-ever tag awaIded to an out-of-state hunter. Goats from the Elkhorns, where the population exceeds 300,have also made possible hunts in other mountain ranges in the region. Over the past 15 years, ODFW has trapped more than 200 goats at Goodrich Lake in the Elkhorns and trucked the animals to the Wallowas, Hells Canyon, the Strawberry Mountains south of Prairie City, the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness in northern Union County, and to Mount

Jefferson in the central Cascades. Most mountain goat hunts happen during September. This includes three separate hunts in the Wallowas, each with one tag, and one hunt, with two tags, in the Hat Point area. There is also an Oct. 18-28 hunt in the Hat Point area, with two tags.

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The 2014 fall bow hunting season is set to begin on Aug. 30, and end on Sept. 28. With various hunting units availabletolocalarchers to test their hunting skills, fresh challenges will be available. Oregon Bowhunters Association committeeman ScottWilson said therearea number of exciting hunting units where one can legally hunt deer and elk, among other animals, including Mt. Emily, Starkey and Catherine Creek. Wilson, who has bow hunted for 50 years, prefers the Starkey area. 'The Starkey unit is where I do most of my hunting because any bull is legal there," he said."I've had deer tags before, and they've gone by the wayside. Bull elk are my favorite animals to hunt." Dozens of members in the Grande Ronde Bowmen Club have spent their summers preparing for bow hunting season with stationarytarget practice, both recreationally and in the five competitive shoots the organization hosts. The last shoot is set to take place Saturday at Mt. Emily, which is a three-dimensional shoot with unmarked yardage. As the president of the club, Clayton Lowe said he is excitedtobegin thefallbow hunting season. "I like how you have to get really close and intimate with the animal," Lowe said. 'You have to really stalk and watch the animal. It takes a lotofpreparation,practice and skill that goes into being abletoshoota bow effectively." Lowe added that the shoots the organization hosts have helped local archers preparefortherealexperience once hunting season begins. "A misconception that some archers have is that 3D shooting is way different from hunting," Lowe said. "They think it's completely different and don't see the value of it. But it's really just another way of practicing and putting yourself under pressure. Shooting competitionsare a greatwa y to prepare for that pressure, and they're also opportunities to meet archers with great knowledge." Lowe also emphasized the importance of archers understanding what their limits are when it comes to shooting accurately enough to make a

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in either controlled hunts or general hunts. "In controlled hunts, you have to win a lottery draw to geta certain tag,and then you purchase your tag afterwards," he said."General hunt tags can be purchased up until the day before the hunt, and those allow you to go hunting in a general area like Starkey or Catherine Creek." Wilson said it is extremely importantthat archersread the rulesand regulations on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website at www.dfw.state.or.us. "Anyone who plans to go hunting should read the regulations carefully,"Wilson said."There are important changes every year, and you never really know everything that'sgoing tobe different until you read it over."

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SALEM — Youth hunters age 17 and younger can now sign up for free upland bird hunts being planned at 11 locations acrossthe state in September. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, along with partners, stock pheasants at these special hunts that give youth a head start on regular pheasant seasons, which don't begin until October. Quail and dove may also be hunted. Volunteers from the Oregon Hunters Association and other sportsman groups often bring their trained hunting dogs to guide participants. Some events also begin with a shotgun skills clinic, so participants can practice clay target shooting before hunting. With the exception of a mentored youth hunt at E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis Sept. 21, these events are only open to youth who have passed hunter education. An adult 21 years of age or older must accompany the youth to supervise but may not hunt. "If your child made it through hunter education but is still new to the sport, this is a great way to get them started," says James Reed, ODFW hunter education coordinator."These events happen before regular pheasant seasonsopen and are agreatopportunity for kidstoget out hunting." The hunts emphasize safety. Both hunter and supervisor must wear a hunter orange hat, eye protection and a hunterorange vest— equipment provided by ODFW at the clinics to anyone who doesn't have it. Hunters also need to check in and out of the hunt. To register ,sign up online, ata license sales agent or at an ODFW office that sells licenses. Two locations, Fern Ridge Wildlife Area in Eugene and Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area in La Grande, don't require advance registration. The hunts are free, though youth hunters need a valid hunting license ($14.50) and Harvest Information Program validation ifreel to hunt. Youth hunters age 14-17 also need

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• Local couple makes bows in Eastern Oregon that have a following across the globe By Katy Nesbitt I/esCom News Service

WALLOWA — Fox Bows, coveted around the world, are handmade in a shop along Highway 82 in Wallowa. Ron and Debbie King grew up in Ripon, Calif., a small town outside of Modesto. Ron King said he learned to hunt with a rifle, but when he got his hands on a bow he was transformed. The first time he saw someone shoot a recurve bow was at the Oakdale Rodeo. An archer competed against a black powder rifle shooter — bothshootingata target 50 yards away. The archer won. Ron King said he started shooting targets with a bow in his neighbor's backyard. "I was hooked," he said. His first venture to Eastern Oregon was on a hunting trip to Tollgate, the pass between Elgin and MiltonFreewater. He returned to hunt the region for many years and was shooting a Fox bow when he met Ron Fox, the founder of Fox Archery. King said he and his wife, Debbie, had wanted to move out of Modesto, where he worked as a mechanic and she ran a business. Buying the archery company was their ticket back to small town life. Seventeen years later they have no regrets. awe jumped on it hook, line and sinker," Ron King said. awe wanted to raise our boys where they could get on a bike and go to school, baseball practiceorgo to the river," said Debbie King. Fox bows are known among archers worldwide. In ordertomeet theircustomers face-to-face, Debbie and Ron King travel to archery shoots all over the country.

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Ron and DebbieKing have been making Fox bows together for 17 years. They meet their customers face-toface at shoots and work with them online and over the phone. In the late 1990s with a homemade computer they developed a website. This expanded their ability to communicate to archers tremendously. awe understood the Internet and what it could do for us. The Internet has really helped rural businesses," Debbie King said. When an archer visits Fox Archery's website, they can choosefrom alistofwood for both the riser, handle, and the limbs. When ordering, customers send in an outline of their shooting hand. King grindsthe risertoperfectly fit the customer's hand. The order form asks whether the archerisrightorlefthanded and if he or she shoots split finger, Ron King said. Customers are asked what length they want and the weight at draw line. Ron King said all of these considerations play into the thickness of the wood and fiberglass. The limbs are made of flexible, strong, lightweight wood

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Ron King. The dedication to building beautiful, functional bows is obvious, but the Kings talked more about their customers. "In the traditional archery business, the people who deal with you are like none other," Ron King said. When they go to shows, Debbie King said they write down acustomer'screditcard number, hand the person a bow and run the card back home. To demonstrate how honest their customers are, Ron King said a man called from a remoteregion ofAustralia. 'The phone call was really delayed," Ron King said. They took the man's order, shipped him his bow at agreat costand received payment. "Archers are normal, hardworking grassroots people," said Ron King. Debbie King said when they go to shoots, they lend outbows for peopletotest and they are always returned. Often, Ron King will shoot with the people they meet. There are only about 30 bowyers, bow makers, in the world that make a living at it, said Ron King, and the customer loyalty keeps Fox so busy their orders are six months out. As for his own hunting, Ron King said he tries to get out with three to four weeks a year his mules and horses in the wilderness.

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Continued from Page1C August hardly comes as a shock, of course. The July-through-September stretch isthedriest three-month period for much of the region. But this summer, especially in Baker County, rain has been abnormally scarce. The July total at the Baker City Airport was a scant.05 of an inch — barely enough to moisten the top layer of dust. Just nine Julys have been drier since World War II. On the positive side of the ledger, the bowhunting season, which continues through Sept. 28, is long enough that there's a decent chance conditions will improve by the final weekend. If nothing else, Primus said, bull elk will be more apt torespond tobugling laterin the season. Another plus, Primus said, is that elk populations have been increasing in each of Baker County's four unitsSumpter, Pine Creek, Keating and Lookout Mountain — and in particular in the latter three units. The bag limit for bowhunters remains any elk in Lookout Mountain, Pine Creek and the north part of the Sumpter unit icheck the ODFW regulations for details at www.dfw.state.or.us). Archery hunters can take only bull elk in the Keating and South Sumpter units. The challenge in Lookout Mountain is the relative dearth of public land, Primus sald. The addition of a few Access and Habitat properties, where the landowner allows hunting in exchange for payments from the state, has improved the

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Deer Prospects The good news for bowhunters is a rising population of bucks in the Sumpter unit, Primus said. (The bag limit for archers, in all four Baker County units, is one buck with a visible antler.) ODFW reduced buck tags for rifle seasons the past couple years after buck numbers dropped, and that tactic seems to have worked, Justin Primus, assistant district wildlife biologist at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) Baker City office, said In addition, survival among the 2013 crop of fawns — about half of those are bucks — was good over the winter, he said. The bottom line, Primus said, is that"hunters should see more younger bucks in the Sumpter unit than they are accustomed to over the past few years." Those bucks usually make up at least half of the archery harvest, he said. Younger bucks are less wary of hunters, and are more likely to wander near roads. Buck numbers hadn't dropped as much in Baker County's three other units. Those units are better choices for bowhunters who hope to bag a larger buck, Primus said.

Baker City watershed off limits Due to the extreme fire danger, the city, which some years gives hunters free permits to enter the10,000-acre watershed in the Elkhorn Mountains, an area usually closed to the public, will not be issuing permits until the fire danger eases. The watershed is in the North Sumpter unit.

situation but only marginally, he said. And the elk in Lookout Mountainhave taken advantage by congregating on private land that's offlimits to the public. "They've got enough ground where folks can't get to them," Primus said. As a general rule, regardless of the unit, the best hunting conditions for the

opening weekend likely will be at eitherhigher elevations, where some moisture remains, or at the lower elevationswhere irrigated fields are luring elk and deer, Primus said. In thelattercase,ofcourse, that irrigated ground is privately owned, so hunters need to be sure to have permission before hunting. "I think as far as any green

forageareas to hunt,people will have to go high," Primus said."And they11 likely have better luck hunting near water." With water so scarce, animals won't be venturing toofarfrom reliable sources such as perennial streams and sprIngs. Primus also suggests hunters concentrate on cooler, shadiernorth-facing slopes.

Ifhunters have ever wanted to pass along their love and knowledge ofhunting, now is the time. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is providing a mentored youth hunter program that introduces novices to the sport. The program allows youth 9 to 13 years of age to hunt without first passing an approved hunter education program. The kids will have a chance to receive one-on-one field experience and training of ethical hunting, learn about safety and responsibility in the woods, and to enjoy the great outdoors while supervised by an adult. The experienced hunter has to be at least 21 years old, and tohave avalid license and tag for the dates,area and species being hunted. As an incentive to participate in the mentored youth hunting program, youth will receive one mentored youth preference point for each year the youth registers for the program. Once the department receives the youth's registration form, if the youth does not have a hunter identification number, a number will be assigned and a mentored youth preference point updated in the system. The supervising hunter shall maintain immediate control of the mentored youth hunter at all times while the mentored youth hunter is in possession of any legal weapon for the hunt. The adult also shall not accompany more than one mentored youth hunter at any given time while engaged in hunting. The supervising hunter and the mentored youth hunter shall not collectively possess more than one weapon legal for the hunt at any given time while engaged in hunting. He or she must ensure that all Oregon hunting regulations are followed. The supervising hunter shall be responsible and accountable for all actions of the mentored youth hunter while engaged in hunting. Any wildlife harvested by the mentored youth hunter shall be counted toward the supervising hunter's bag limit. For information on how to get involved, visit www.dfw. state.o r.us/education/mentored~outh, orcall503-947-600.

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Mike Allstott has always been an avid outdoorsman. One ofhis favorite things to do was hunting. Allstott has hunted muzzle loader for cow elk for years, but in the past year, some buddies had been nudging him to pick up a different hunting tool — a bow. "I have a fellowship of fiiends, and they've been inviting me to go bow hunting with them,"Allstott, who lives in La Grande, said."I also know someone that hunts in Alaska for caribou, so they were pressuring me to do it." One day last fall, he relented and decided to join them. After purchasing a bow in November, he began practicing for it. "I just wanted the challenge of it," Allstott said. Kody Shriver photo He set up a small range at his house, Kody Shriver, who competes on both the track and field and cross country and was surprised at how well it went at first. With the new advances in teams for Eastern Oregon University, bagged his first elk, pictured above, archery equipment, Allstott found a in the Starkey Unit last fall. groove almost immediately. "Right away,fell I in love with it,. "It was surprisingly simple," he said. 'The bows are so accurate. Alpine ArI've gotten to where I scoutfor elk

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getting the right equipment for myself. With the releases and the new technology, I picked it up quickly." That abil ity tobecome comfortable with a bow in little time made Allstott even more excited to keep working at the craft. "It absolutely shortened the learning curve. I was expecting it to be much longer," he said."At my house, I shoot an averageof20 to 25 arrows. Ifit misses, it's on me, not the bow." Allstott is one of the many new faces who hasjoined theGrande Ronde Bowmen Club in the last two years. Scott Wilson, field governor of the club, did not have the numbers before 2012, but he did say that there has been a steady increase in memberships since then. The club has two types of memberships — family and single. In 2013, there were 84 total memberships consisting of 164 members. This year, there currently are 80 memberships with 136 members, with more predicted to join before the end of the archery season. Allstott will begin bow hunting seriously this fall, and his caribou hunt is planned for next summer. He looks forwardtothe camaraderie ofbeing in the woods with his pals. Based on what he's gathered, he feels the closer connection with the animals he shoots at will beone ofthe bestparts. "Just being out in the woods with a fiiend, that's the fun part for me," he said."To me, the thing that's attractive is that you're within 40, 50, 60 yards of an elk. That's a really big animal to be that close to."

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Mike Allstott is new to the sport, but immediately purchased a bow after trying it out. Allstott's goal is a prize elk, which is what Kody Shriver did for the first time last fall. Shriver, who runs cross country and track and field for Eastern Oregon University, shot his first bull up in the Starkey Unit in Northeast Oregon. He echoed Allstott's thoughts on how immediately he became enamored with firing a bow. "Right away, I fell in love with it," Shriversaid."I'velearned some lessons along the way that taught me how to beprepared.I'vegotten towhereI

scout for elk just about every weekend, to learn their tendencies in a certain area." Shriver and his dad started up several years ago, and he especially enjoys the archery season in the fall. 'You get to hunt the rut, and that makes it exciting," Shriver said.'The bulls just go crazy. It adds a different twist." Much like Allstott, Shriver feels the closeness with the elk as something you just don't get from rifle hunting. 'You're not standing 200 yards away cracking off a round," Shriver said.'You get really intimate with the animal. You're having that natural connection, and there's something so simplistic with the bow and the arrow. It's something very natural and primal." He trains all year round — when he's not studying or racing for the Mountaineers — in large part so he can releasea killshotand notleave a wounded animal in the wild. "It's only ethical that you'll get a good, clear shot, and beyond any reasonabledoubt you'llgeta fatalshot," he said. Shriver said that after arriving in La Grande two years ago, the Bowmen Club has been a huge help. "I'm a member of the club, and the guys do some really great things," Shriver said.'They work hard to really put on a good club. They have awesome 3-D shoots thatare really crucialto training. It's really a blessing."

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Trees will display signs of where male elk rub their antlers on the trunks. Other signs of the rut are varying mating calls, including the cohesion call, which is made by both sexes, and is used to locate one another. An alarm squeal is made when they are on alert, while a bugle is a vocalization made exclusively by bulls.

Fire season is at full-roar, which means that hunters using the forests need to be aware of potential fire dangers. Campfires, charcoal briquettes and wood stoves will only be allowed in designated campgrounds and recreation sites, as listed in Exhibit A of the Forest Order. Liquefied or bottled gas stoves, and heaters are allowed for cooking and heating. Chainsaw use is prohibited. All firewood cutting ipersonal and commercial usel is prohibited. Internal combustion engine operation, except motor vehicles, is prohibited. Generators will only be allowed in the center of an areaatleast10 feetin diameterthat isbarren or cleared of all flammable material, or; when fully contained within a pickup truckbed that isdevoid of all flammable material, or when factory installed in a recreational vehicle and the generator exhaust discharge is located in the center of an areaatleast10 feetin diameterthat isbarren or cleared of all flammable material. Smoking is only allowed within enclosed vehicles, buildings and developed

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Exempt areas The following areas are exempt from Phase B of the Public Use Restrictions (PURsj: • Eagle CapWilderness • Hells Canyon Wilderness • Monument RockWilderness • North Fork John DayWilderness However, there are year-round fire restrictions that are still in effect in Hells Canyon NRA, Eagle Cap Wilderness, and on lands within quarter mile of the Grande Ronde River on theWallowa-Whitman NF. See the Forest website for details about these year-round fire restrictions at http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/PURS recreation sites or when stopped in an area cleared of all flammable material. No off-road or off-trail vehicle travel or travel on roadsnotcleared ofstanding grass or other flammable material is allowed.

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travel a bit in my ventures, and nearly any conversation that I strike up with a hunter from back east invariably turns into questioning me about elk hunting. Everyone wants to go on an elk hunt. Just last week a buddy from Kansas emailed me and told me that he was going to come out elk hunting with me this year. I can recheck the email, but I don't think that he asked. Elk hunting is the ultimate isn't it? They live in bad country, they're awesome animals and the hunt kicks your tail. By the third day you can hardly walk. What's not to like about it? I've hunted them with bows, blackpowder and rifles, but I guess the last million years I've hunted them with a bow. But if it's that tough why bow hunt? One reason — the rut! There's nothing like calling in a screaming bull. Non-hunters don't have a clue when you get back to work and tell them how you called in five bulls this week, without even getting a shot, and yet, it was the best bowhunt of your life. If you have to explain that, forget it. I'm an elk hunter. Can you understand that? Let's cover afew topics that will hopefully make you successful this year: 1. Learn to call. If you learn to call you can cover more ground. You can set up in the scenario that is the best for you and be on your turf. Listen to tapes. Go to seminars. I like the Primos Terminator and a Quaker Boy Hyper Herd Master cow call or a Hoochie Momma. Also learn to use a reed so you can be hands free. 2. Decoys. Animals come in and expect to see something.

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A mild to normal winter around the state has been good news in general for Oregon's big game, resulting in higher overwinter survival ratesand more animals available for the upcoming 2014 hunting season. However, better weather conditions in many partsofthe state have not necessarily been enough to bump up deer and elk numbers where they have been struggling in recent years. On a bri ght note,m any areas with depressed deer or elk populations have some nice mature animals out there to be taken, there are just not as many of them as Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists would like. Here's a snapshot of what Oregon's big game situation looks like now and what that might mean for this season's hunting opportunities:

are up.'We have some really good, mature bucks," Wolfer said."There just aren't a lot of them."Wolfer emphasizedthat a deer hunter's success is directly relatedtofi ndinggood deer habitat. If you find an area with good deer forge you will find deer. He recomm ends looking forareas that have been clear cut or burned by wildfire and are now in the forb and shrub stage. Tod Lum, district wildlife biologist in Roseburg, reportedthat while deer numbers are lower than desirable in the Cascades, they are doing well in the valley areas.'We had a mild winter so I think that we had good survival," he said. Lum expects a decent deer season, similar to last year. Ryan Torland, district wildlife biologist in John Day, predicts a mule deer hunting season similar to last year"with quite a few forked-horn bucks around." He also reports very good fawn to doe ratios of around 40:100. "Our deer numbers continue to be low," said Pat Matthews, district wildlife biologist in Enterprise.'We have had low deer numbers for a number of years now, especially mule deer." They aren't sure of the causes but suspect that it's a combination of nutrition, weather and predation. Deer numbers are below management objectives in all his units — Wenaha, Sled Springs, Chesnimnus, Snake River, M inam and Imnaha. However, like W olfer, he reportsgood buck ratios of 14:100, so thereare some nice,big bucks out there, just not that many. Mule deer are below management objectives in parts of the High Desert Region according to Rod Klus, district wildlife biologist in Hines. However there is some good news as well.'We had a slight See Prospects/Page 11C

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Mark Johnson read the word "successful" printed on his hunting tag application. He read it a second time, and then a third, but still he didn't believe it. "I kept trying to put'un'in front of 'successful,' Johnson, of Baker City, said. But that two-letter prefix just wasn't there. After 15 or so years of trying, and without thinking it would ever happen, Johnson, 60, a building contractor, had drawn a bighorn sheep tag. In Oregon you can get only one of those, ever. Except most hunters never do.Last year,forinstance,381people applied for the single tag that Johnson got. "Like most hunters you apply for it every year on the outside chance you get lucky," Johnson said.'You do it and then forgetabout it." IndeedJohnson had forgotten about applying when, in mid June, a fiiend asked him ifhe'd gotten a deer or elk tag. Johnson didn't know. He hadn't checked. "One Monday morning I came to work a little early and went online and looked," he said. Johnson saw the line for a bighorn sheep hunt in the Burnt River Canyon, in southern Baker County, and that perplexing word, "successful," next to it. "I thought, 'that can't be right,' " he said. But it was. And between Sept. 13 and 28, Johnson will try to bag a California bighorn ram. ioregon has two varieties ofbighorn sheep: California, also known as desert bighorn, and the larger Rocky Mountain

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aren't like deer and elk, that bed down for much of the day. Sheep are almost always on the move." Johnson said he's never been a trophy hunter. He plans to heed the advice he got from a man who lives in the Burnt River Canyon. "He told me not to look for trophies, but to pick the one you want to look at hanging from your wall," Johnson said. He also will strive to be patient.

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Also Johnson's quarry is unfamiliar, the landscape is not. His family owns property along Alder Creek southeast of Baker City and just severalmilesfrom the breaks ofthe Burnt River Canyon. Johnson has hunted that area for decades. But he knew the challenge of finding a bighorn in that vast and steep country could be daunting. 'The first thing I did was call around and try to find out what I've gotten

BEAR (CUBS,SOWS WITH CUBS PROTECTED) Aug. 1-Dec. 31 Western Oregon 1 Bear Aug. 1-Dec. 31 SWAdditional Bear 1 Bear Aug. 1-Nov. 30 Eastern Oregon 1 Bear COUGAR (SPOTTED KITTENS, KMAlESWllM SPOTTED KITTENS PROTECTED) Statewide Tag 1 Cougar Jan. 1-Dec. 31 Additional Statewide Tag 1 Cougar Jan. 1-Dec. 31 ELK (NOTE: ANTLER RESTRICTIONSAPPLY IN CERTAIN UNITS) Coast First Any Bull (aj Nov. 15-Nov. 18 Coast Second Any Bull or Spike ONLY (aj N o v . 22-Nov. 28 Cascade Any Bull (aj Oct. 18-Oct. 24 Rocky Mt. First Any Bull (aj Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Rocky Mt. Second Any Bull or Spike ONLY (aj N o v . 8-Nov. 16 Columbia Basin - E Biggs One Elk Oct. 29-Dec. 5 ARCHERY (NOTE: ANTLER RESTRICTIONS APPLY IN CERTAIN UNITS) Western Deer Buck, 2 point+ or One Deer (bj Aug. 30-Sept. 28 Saddle Mt. Deer Late SeasonBuck, 2 point+ Nov. 29-Dec. 14 NW Deer Late Season On e Deer Nov. 22-Dec. 14 SW Deer Late Season Buc k ,2 point+ or One Deer (bj Nov. 15-Dec. 7 Eastern Deer Buck with visible antler (bj Aug . 30-Sept. 28 Elk Legal Bull, (varies by unit) (aj Aug. 30-Sept. 28 WESTERN GRAY SQUIRREL West tk S Central Oregon 5/day -15 in possession Aug.30-Nov. 12 Hood tkWhite R. Units 3/ d ay- 6 in possession Sep. 13-Oct19 a Bag limit for archery elk hunters and hunters with disabilities permits may be changed to include antlerless elk. b Bag limit for archery deer hunters and hunters with disabilities permits may be changed to include antlerless deer.

Dave Nuzum, ODFW assistant district wildlife biologist in Tillamook reportsthat black-tailed deer numbers on the North Coast are up from last year, particularly in the Wilson Wildlife Management Unit as more logging in that area creates early successional stage habitat.'We have good buck ratios, with the best ratios in the Trask unit, which was down last year," said Nuzum. Nuzum also said that he is seeing fewerdeersufferingfrom hair-loss syndrome, especially as you move away from the coast and into the higher elevations in the Coast Range. The news isn't quite as good along the western slope of the Cascades."As we haveforquite afew years now, the overall deer population is down from historical levels," said district wildlife biologist Brian Wolfer, who is based in Springfield. This is mainly due to a decline in logging on public lands and the habitatitcreatesfor ungulates such as deer. On aposit ivenote,buck ratios

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ing an elk are over," he said. Plan on hunting private timberlands if possible, but also Continued from Page10C have a public lands back-up increase in mule deer popula- locationin case ofextended tions, and hunting opportuni- privatelands fi re closures. ties should be similar to last Because of a mild winter year," said Klus. thatcaused elk to spread out moreand making them Elk harder to spot, along with On the other hand, elk are reduced flight time for aerial doing just fine on the high surveys, Lum doesn't have a desert and hunters should good fi x on elk numbers for this year. But he thinks there expect to see hunting opportunities similar to last year, are enough animals out there with the Silvies and Steens to provide a decent season, two of the better units to find similar to last year. them. Both populations and On the North Coast, bullratiosare atm anageNuzum has seen some calf m ent objec tive. mortality due to a lungworm In Northeast Oregon, elk are infestation, but other than doing well, although Matthews that the elk seem to be doing reports thatcalfratiosare fine. lower than ODFW would like. But elk are long-lived animals Bighorn Sheep The bighorn sheep situaand because of that, populations will go back up over tion varies depending on the time. Nevertheless, hunting herd with some doing well prospects for bulls is bright. and other struggling. The AluWe have more bulls than drich Mountain herd is doing well with nearly 100 animals we have ever had," said Matand excellent opportunities thews."It should be a particularly good year for hunting for nice rams. bulls." uLastyear we had a 176 According to Torland, Boone and Crockett ram taken out of the Aldrich despite coming out of winter w ith cal a fratioof20:100,a Mountains," said Torland. bit on the low side, elk huntIn Northeast Oregon some ing should be decent this herds, like the Wenaha herd, year in the Murderers Creek, are still suffering from the Northside and Desolation effects ofbacterial pneumounits. nia while others, such as the Elk are still below manLostine herd, are doing well. agementobjectivein W olfer's Farther to the south, Rid district, much of that due to Klus reports that bighorns the lack of logging activity are doing well in his area. on the national forests lands, uWe issue tags based on the which opens up the forest for number ofbig rams we have new plant growth. For that and there are 160 Boone and Crockett scorerams available reason, the best elk numbers tend to be on private out there," he said. industrial timberlands. Wolfer recommends that seri- Rocky Mountain Goat "Mountain goats are doing ous elk hunters do extensive pre-season scouting to find pretty well," reports Pat Matout where the elk are hangthews in Northeast Oregon. ing out. The Wenaha herd is doing 'The days of just showing well enough that it will have up and successfully harvest- its first hunt this fall. There

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with the best opportunities in the more open desert areas with good, long distance visibility for hunters to spot the animals more easily.

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Pronghorn numbers have been pretty steady lately. In Torland's districtthere are 80 to 100 in the Murderers Creek unit and another 400 in Bear Valley. In Southeast Oregon, Klus reports, "The pronghorn population has been stable and we have good populations in all our units." Hunter success rates run between 60 and 80 percent

Bear and cougar are present throughout the state with the densest populations ofboth in Southwest and Northeast Oregon. While most cougars are taken opportunistically by hunters after other quarry, quite a few folksspecifically targetbears. For successful bear hunting, following the food sources is key, grass green-up in the

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Your monthly payment is 5'h of the original purchase price of 5S' of the highest monthly

$500.01- SI,500.00 ..........

statement balance, whicheverils greater. Ask store.for dethifs. Payment programs on SI,500.0I - $2,500.00....... approved credit. Daily finance charge rate of 0.04931S',, 1ft% Annum. OVER $2,500.00 ................

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