Arizona Daily Sun from Flagstaff, Arizona • 11

r-r rryr'iryyn r1 Tnymri i The SUN. Flagstaff. Arizona, Thursday, March 11, 198211 Arizona Afield BY DALE HAJEK Sun Outdoor Reporter Memorial Donation THIRTY. Remington rifles, to be used by students in the Arizona Firearms Safety Training Program, were donated by Ted Babbitt (center) in memory of his father, R.G. Ted Babbitt, former president of Babbitt Brothers Trading Company.

Admiring one of the rifles is Levi Packard (left) regional supervisor for the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Jack Hoke, firearms safety officer. (SUNfoto by Dale Hajek) 12 1980 DATSUN test our skill at varmint calling in the Cottonwood area. We should have stuck to trout fishing. My partner and I were probably laughed at by every varmint in the county. We took extra care not to make any noise and even wore camoflauge clothing.

We also hid ourselves extremely well and used the varmint call the best we could. But regardless of our determination and preparation, we didnt see a thing except for a flock of mallard ducks on a stock tank that took off when we got too close and some signs of javelinas. However, we did see a coyote on the way to camp. He just stood in the middle of the road and looked at us, but loped away when we opened the doors of the truck. After an unsuccessful day, Greg and I had nothing else to look forward to but barbecued venison steaks, baked potatoes and ice cold beer.

I guess you could say dinner was one of the highlights of the whole outing. We made camp on the top of a butte overlooking Cottonwood, Clarkdale and the sleepy town of Jerome and to just sit and watch the sunset with a cold beer in hand was enough to make the whole trip worthwhile. When night fell, the lights of the towns below and a full moon provided a perfect setting to sit, talk, listen to country music and just think about how enjoyable it is to get away for awhile. I learned success on a fishing or hunting outing is secondary. The main purpose, I think, is to just get out and do it.

Also, the people you choose to fish or hunt with can make the difference between a pleasurable trip or disaster. With warmer weather here and still more around the corner, get out and do what you have been talking or thinking about for a long time. Even the busiest of schedules can be tailored to accommodate a quick trip. And believe me, after a trip beyond the city limits, a person comes back with renewed determination and an attitude to accomplish those priorities which were left behind. That reminds me.

I better call my professors and tell them I was extremely ill with stomach flu Tuesday. Procrastination is perhaps one of the greatest downfalls of most sportsmen and Im no exception. But lately Ive been looking for any excuse I can find to get out of town and head for the hills or a favorite fishing hole. Tuesday was one of those days. It was perfect.

The sky was clear and it was abnormally warm. Suddenly my priorities took a back seat and it wasnt long before I was heading down through Oak Creek Canyon with my hunting and fishing partner, Greg Arnold, an engineering major at Northern Arizona University. Along the way we stopped and fished a couple deep, quiet pools with hopes of hooking into a wary brown trout. We used very tiny waterdogs on a small hook and just let the current and the critter do its thing. What a wasted effort.

But you never know until you try, right? Whoever has been reporting good fishing conditions on the creek the last few weeks has no business being an outdoor reporter for The Arizona Daily Sun! Since we got skunked in the early part of the afternoon, we decided to MorralVs Photos To Be Exhibited A special exhibit and sale of wildlife and scenic outdoors photographs will take place Saturday at the Flagstaff Mall. The photographs are from the personal collection of noted Arizona outdoorsman and conservationist William Bill Morrall, who died Oct. 29 last year. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Arizona Wildlife Federation for the Bill Morrall Memorial Fund, which will be used for scholarship purposes for a student studying in a conservation-related field at any of Arizonas three state universities. Morrall is a former outdoor writer for The Arizona Daily Sun.

Five-speed with air conditioning and AMFM. 5895 MOUNTAIN VOLKSWAGEN AUDI 1050 W. HWY. 66 774-3393 State Boaters Still Unclear About New Watercraft Fees the canoe in a short time. This comment is echoed by another boater: I have a hard time understanding why a canoe should cost so much to register.

The people who wrote these comments may be pleased to know they have been read by Department Finance and Accounting Supervisor Randle King, Fiscal Section Supervisor Ken Smart, Watercraft Supervisor Rosemary Rosenberger and Boating Education Officer Jim Benton. All four agree the public probably doesnt, understand the amendments to the states boating law that were approved last April 27 as Senate Bill 1090. The bill amended Title 5 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to provide for an increase in watercraft registration and licensing fees, a difference in those fees for Arizona residents and non-residents and establishment of a law en go to the newly created Law Enforcement and Boating Safety Fund This is important to any boater whos ever been swamped or come close tq being sunk by other larger, faster vessels "driven by thoughtless operators. Safety fund dollars are distributed to counties for boating law enforcement, personnel, equipment and training. This will result in better compliance with boating safety laws including things like no-wake zones.

As much as 25 percent of the safety fund dollars may be given; to county a during any fiscal year. Grants are based on several factors, including the adequacy of that countys existing boating safety programs, the number of boating recreation days spent on water in its jurisdiction, its amount of water surface acreage, its water safety record and ability to put the funds to good use. forcement and boating safety fund. In essence, the law provides a means of channeling money paid by the Arizona boat owners into the improvement of boating conditions statewide. A fourth of the license revenues (not over is, to be paid into the Watercraft Licensing Fund and is subject to legislative appropriation to the Game and Fish Department.

But 60 percent of the balance of these tax monies go into the State Lake, Improvement Fund. This will ultimately be used for upgrading of waterways and boating facilities around Arizona and will result in better boating opportunities for owners of small and large craft alike. Perhaps of most concern to the owners of canoes, rowboats and other very small craft is the fact 40 percent of those revenues Arizona boat owners renewing their registrations have been receiving an extra questionnaire from the Arizona Game and Fish Department to aid in describing their craft in the registration files. The questionnaires contain a series of boxes to be checked to indicate boat type, propulsion type, hull material and fuel used. Some state boat owners have been using the new forms to include some additional information as well.

You are a bunch of robbers, writes" one registrant. I have had this 12-foot boat in the water three times in 20 years. Another asks, Why is the license fee on my sailboat $10.50 instead of I am paying this tax under protest, says an angry canoeist. Ten dollars tax on a small canoe will add up to more than I paid for price 66.88 69.88 7188 f2l575g fp78-1 5) SIZE -15) Colorado Pronghorn Antelope Transplanted in Arizona Strip price sires 56.88 59.88 6 1-88 64.88 -13) -14) -14) 14) (878 (78 (78 (878 S75P13 S7SV 575 R1 5751 i pi 8 P19 P20 P21 P22 -14) (H7 8 RADA1-S rri6J. ,3 3 good condition, much better than in previous transplants to the Strip.

Only two antelope out of a total 58, one being a crippled fawn, did not survive the stress of the transplant operation. Fuller notes a number of differences between the animals former habitat in Colorado and their new homes in northwestern transplant, the people capturing the animals in Colorado were providing antelope for other states as well and Arizona's share was somewhat smaller than anticipated. Art Fuller, the departments regional game, specialist in Kingman, said the antelope arrived in remarkably Arizona. Temperatures at the release site were some 10 to 15 degrees warmer than at the capture site. In that part of Colorado, said the game specialist, it would have been hard for the antelope to find a tree.

He added that their habitat there had mostly low vegetation like buffalo grass and saltbush. size $40.88 44.88 47.88 49.88 SIZE 1555R-12 j55S-3 17570- 185HA70- 3 19570- 3 2057" 14 165SR- 175S- 185S- 165SA-15 52.88 56.88 52.88 ISIYOURIRVIREADY FOR SPRING BREAK? Fishing Report Fifty-six pronghorn antelope that were captured in Colorado the week of Feb. 22 are now roaming new habitat in the vicinity of Diamond Butte in Management Unit 13B on the Arizona Strip. Although the Arizona Game and Fish Department had been hoping to get as many as 100 pronghorns for this Outdoor Briefs Bedford Chosen Robert Redford, renowned actor and environmentalist, has been named honorary chairman of National Wildlife Week, which is to be observed this year from March 14-20. HOW Helps Since 1978, the Arizona Game and Fish Departments HOW line has helped with the arrest and conviction of poachers and other game law violators.

The toll-free number is 1-800-352-0700 and is in operation 16 hours a day. Ferry Service Feasible The National Park Service has announced the availability of a ferry ser vice feasibility study for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona and Utah. According to Park Superintendent John Lancaster, the study indicates a vehicle and bus ferry service is technically feasible, but the present day economic situation would not support the service at this time. idJddup'O 88 -j pennzon liL mi RV PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES i HEATING APPLIANCE PARTS ACCESSORIES i HITCHES BRAKE CONTROLS RV ANTENNAS RV REFRIGERATORS, COOLERS AIR CONDITIONERS PROPANE BOTTLES FILLED WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES: Big, Crescent, Lee Valley Inaccessible; Greer, Lyman Reservoir, White Mountain No activity; Concho, Rainbow Fair to good for trout; Luna, Show Low Good for trout Nelson Reservoir Fair for trout. RIM LAKES: Chevelon Canyon Fair for trout: Bear Canyon, Black Canyon, Willow Springs, Woods Canyon No activity.

NORTH CENTRAL WATERS: Ashurst Good for trout; Beaver Creek Fair for trout; Oak Creek Fair for Browns; Upper Lake Mary Fair for Northerns; Dogtown Reservoir, Kinnikinick, Long Lake Inaccessible; Upper Verde River Poor to fair for catfish. UPPER COLORADO RIVER: Lee's Ferry Good for trout; Mead Fair for LM, STR bass; Willow Beach, Mohave Fair for trout; Topock Fair for catfish, crappie; Havasu Good for crap-pie, STR bass; fair for LM bass, catfish. SOUTHWESTERN WATERS: Alamo Good for LM bass, sun-fish; fair for catfish; Painted Rock Fair for tilapia, LM bass. CENTRAL WATERS: Apache, Bartlett, Lake Pleasant, Roosevelt Fair to good all species; Saguaro Good for yellow bass; fair all other species. SOUTHEASTERN WATERS: Pena Blanca good for trout; Guff Pond 13 fair for trout; Arivaca (air to good all species; Parker Canyon fair to good (or trout; Patagonia fair to good for trout, crappie.

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