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2 OREGON WILDLIFE APRIL 976 Volume 3 No 4 OREGON FISH & WILDLIFE COMMISSION Allan Kelly Chaman Poland Fank Pozz Vce Chaman Poland Ms Allen Baeman Klamah Falla John Boye Bellfounan Wale Lofgen Poland McKee Smh Poland Jack Sewe Fossl JOHN W McKEAN Deco Oegon Wldlfe s publshed monhly by he Oegon Sae Depamen of Fsh and Wldlfe Volumes hough 28 wee enled Oegon Game Commsson Bullen RON E SHAY Edo Pemsson o epn s ganed; ced would be appecaed Oegon Wldlfe s cculaed fee of chage Please epo change of addess pomply gvng boh new and old addesses and zp codes Second class posage pad a Poland Oegon All coespondence should be sen o: Oegon Depamen of Fsh & Wldlfe PO Box SW Alde Poland O The Cove Kayakng on he Snake Fo moe on eceaon on he ve see feaue acle Phoo by Ben Pullam HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM INSTRUCTORS APPROVED Monh of Febuay 20 Toal Acve 683 STUDENTS TRAINED Monh of Febuay 238 Toal o Dae HUNTING CASUALTIES REPORTED IN 976 Faal Nonfaal 4 Page 2 Gues Edoal The Slez Resoaon Bll Thee s a bll n Congess o esoe fedeal ecognon o he Confedeaed Tbes of Slez Indans I s S 280 and was noduced by Senao Hafeld An dencal measue HR 22 was noduced by Repesenave AuCon The Slez Tbe was emnaed n 954 dung a peod when elmnaon of fedeal useeshp ove Indan bes was naonal polcy The Slez Indans ae now askng ha hey agan be ganed fedeal ecognon so ha he be and bal membes wll be elgble fo cean benefs such as healh educaon and ohe socal sevces ha ae exended o ecognzed bes such as he Umalla and Wam Spngs Indans Ths s he pmay pupose fo he legslaon The bll conans language o he effec ha s passage wll no gan o esoe any fshng hunng o appng ghs o he Slez Indans The language s pefecly clea and hee s no msundesandng on he pa of he Depamen abou wha means I s wha he bll does no say abou fshng hunng and appng ghs ha s of gave concen o hs agency and o a gea many sposmen commecal fshemen and ohe ndvduals houghou he sae The poenal exss ha he Slez Indans may hough cou acon o ohewse lay clam o abognal o supeo fshng hunng and appng ghs whn an aea embacng abou aces exendng fom Cape Lookou souh o he Slcoos Rve and nland o he Coas Range Ths s he aea of he Coasal Resevaon (Slez) ono whch a numbe of wesen Oegon Indan bands and bes wee placed n he lae 850s The mpac of unegulaed Indan fshng hunng and appng n hs vas aea ncludng ne "Th ng of coasal seams on he fsh and wldlfe esouces and he ulzaon by non Indans fo eceaonal and commecal puposes could be caasophc A he vey leas could pesen almos nsumounable managemen poblems fo he Depamen of Fsh and Wldlfe aleady faced wh a ccal suaon on he Columba Rve and he fome Klamah Resevaon as a esul of fedeal cou nepeaons of eay language and fedeal laws elang o Indan ghs I s he Depamens poson ha n exchange fo he needed fedeal benefs ha he Confedeaed Tbes of Slez Indans wll oban by passage of he Slez Resoaon Ac hey accep language n he bll ha makes hem subjec o he same fshng hunng and appng laws and ules as non Indans The Depamen has asked ha he followng language be nseed n he bll: "Nowhsandng any ohe povson of law he Sae shall have he auhoy o egulae hunng fshng and appng by he be and s membes o he same exen and n he same manne as he Sae may egulae hunng fshng and appng by non Indan pesons" Ohe wesen Oegon Indan bes and he fome Klamah Tbe ae pepang o egan fedeal ecognon They as wll he Slez wll hen have he fomdable powe of he fedeal govenmen on he sde n deemnaon of Indan fshng hunng and appng ghs I s me fo he czens of Oegon and Congess o ac befoe s oo lae R C Holloway Nex Commsson Meeng On Apl a Columba Rve Compac publc heang of he Oegon Fsh and Wldlfe Commsson and he Washngon Depamen of Fshees wll be held a 0 am a he Wesen Foesy Cene Audoum n he Zoo OMSI aea off SW Canyon Road n Poland The spng chnook closue on he Columba wll be dscussed Followng he Compac heang he Oegon Commsson wll convene a :30 pm o consde ules elang o pvae salmon hachees and anspo and possesson of unlawful cabs APRIL 976

3 L ` Hells Canyon Receaonal Use by Kenneh Wy Dsc Fshey Bologs Enepse a Lookng down no Hells Canyon and (below) down n he canyon a Sand Ceek OREGON WILDLIFE ` NIP; " ` ;k;c v:d okkev4le`;zl go ac? a : : `` s ~ : +s 4P : :; PL` ; á; " Cy:y ; R 7 4 vl A 4 o N h D yì u?ì : Y ` yp Ps" ayr f w p ` =#! Y A+ M Y :; A \ F Gy Hells Canyon does no sound lke a place one would wan o vs and soes of eacheous whe wae apds alesnakes and unbeaable weahe would dscouage he mos advenuous peson who would consde venung no he canyon of hell Ealy day exploes avoded he canyon lke hey would avod he plague ye moden day exploes ae comng o Hells Canyon n nceasng numbes Wha lues people o spend he had eaned vacaons n a emoe ugged aea lke Hells Canyon and wha ae he unque quales and feaues of he aea whch mus be peseved so ha moden day exploes wll have a posve eceaonal expeence n Hells Canyon? Resouce manages mus know he answes o hese quesons f unque eceaonal aeas such as Hells Canyon ae o be peseved Manages of he fsh and wldlfe esouce n Hells Canyon have a dffcul job of denfyng vaous uses of he esouce and wha pa each fsh and wldlfe speces plays n he oal eceaonal expeence of he uses Bu fs he manages mus measue he oal numbe of eceaonal uses and deemne he mpac uses ae havng on he esouce Ou fs objecve was o deemne eceaonal use a a key access pon o Hells Canyon o esablsh a base fo deemnng fuue ends n eceaonal use In 969 a check saon was esablshed on he Snake Rve a Cache Ceek whch s locaed nea he Oegon Washngon bode Boaes gong upseam and downseam wee sopped a he check saon and quesons wee ask Page 3

4 ed abou he acves of he boang pay We deemned ha eceaonss passng Cache Ceek epesened 2909 eceaonal days (a eceaonal day s one peson n he aea fo any pa of one day) Angles fshed 640 hous o cach 3 seelhead 22 ou 4774 bass 2 cafsh and 87 sugeon Hunes huned 960 days o ake 397 chukas 30 padge 25 qual 0 ducks and 49 dee The eceaonal use sudy of 969 was epeaed n 974 so ha we could deemne a end n use a Cache Ceek ove a fve yea peod We found ha eceaonal use had nceased 54 pecen wh nealy all he ncease occung n he fom of addonal floa boa use Powe boa use had nceased by only 5 pecen Angle hous deceased by 29 pecen Mos of he anglng educon occued because he seelhead anglng season was closed by emegency acon Ocobe 9 by boh he Oegon and Idaho game depamens In 974 angles fshed 703 hous o cach 9 seelhead 353 ou 2434 bass 669 cafsh and 23 sugeon Hunes huned 2262 days o bag 403 chukas and 69 dee To help n denfyng wha eceaonal uses ae seekng n Hells Canyon a eceaonal expeence quesonnae was maled o abou one ou of egh eceaonss conaced a Cache Ceek n 974 Respondens scoed expeences assocaed wh he acvy accodng o he followng scale: I sough ou he expeence o em dung p 2 Conbued o expeences bu I dd no seek ou 3 Indffeen; nehe conbued no deaced 4 Deaced fom p expeence bu I dd no avod 5 I avoded expeence o em dung p f a all possble A ls of geneal expeences was povded fo all espondens o scoe as well as sepaae lss fo each majo acvy; boang hkng fshng and hunng In geneal espondens seleced seeng wldlfe and beng n an undeveloped aea as he expeence conbung mos o he eceaonal enjoymen The pesence of man made developmens o ohe paes wee seleced as he mos \s" deacng expeences Boaes enjoyed unnng hough ough wae and hey dslked mulple pay campgounds Hkes enjoyed seeng wldlfe and hey dslked shang als wh al vehcles Angles enjoyed cachng a vey lage fsh and hey dslked ohe angles akng advanage of lax law enfocemen Hunes enjoyed makng a clean kll and dslked ohe hunes akng advanage of lax game law enfocemen Ou suvey was lmed n ha we sampled only one access se no Hells Canyon Howeve we beleve ha ou sample epesens opnons of he majoy of eceaonss n Hells Canyon Also appeas ha Uppe phoo shows Hells Canyon a he mouh of he Salmon Rve Below ae wngs on he walls of he canyons lef hee by pevous esdens eceaonal use s nceasng a a ae of abou 0 pecen pe yea I s essenal fo esouce manages o evaluae esouce use n elaon o eceaonal use and deemne pope pocedues needed o conseve esouces and a he same me seek o enhance o peseve he pefeed eceaonal expeences desed by he eceaonss n Hells Canyon The job wll be ough bu no mpossble and by usng daa we have colleced he job should be made ease In pas yeas Hells Canyon has suppoed hgh qualy eceaon and wh good managemen Hells Canyon wll povde hgh qualy eceaon n fuue yeas Page 4 APRIL F Y ""? ;» I;0264 / + "Th 7""os

5 Ths and ha compled by Ken Dubn Wld Tou Poceedngs Avalable A wld ou managemen symposum cosponsoed by Tou Unlmed and he Depamen of he Ineo was held a Yellowsone Naonal Pak Sepembe The 03 page poceedngs of he symposum enled WILD TROUT MANAGEMENT s now avalable fo $395 pe copy pospad fom Tou Unlmed Inc 4260 Eas Evans Avenue Denve Coloado I s well woh he modes pce and should be pa of he lbay of evey angle and fshees manage / Inve Bds Oegonans can lean how o aac bds o he homes by eadng "Inve Bds o You Home Consevaon Planngs fo he Nohwes " The 20 page full colo publcaon s avalable fee fom he US Depamen of Agculue Sol Consevaon Sevce Ineesed homeownes can oban a copy by wng "Back Yad Bds " Sol Consevaon Sevce 6h Floo 220 SW 3d Avenue Poland Oegon Gong Gong The evdence of wha s happenng o upland wldlfe n many aeas keeps plng up A 35 yea suvey on a 2760 ace pach of famland n souheasen Illnos was conduced fom hen epeaed n 974 Gassy cove on he aea has dopped fom 47 pecen o pecen feld sze has moe han doubled fom 0 o 23 aces and mles of fenceows have dopped fom abou 43 mles o 6 mles Back n 939 qual wee epoed numbeng ove 5 pe 00 aces abbs ove wo pe 00 aces Today hee ae 33 qual and 07 ab bs pe 00 aces Wos of all hee wee 3 pae chckens couned n 939 In 974 hee wee none Mssou Consevaons OREGON WILDLIFE Baomee Bds Heons may become baomees of envonmenal change Lke all fsh eang bds hese lage wades accumulae polluans n he bodes and ae sensve o haba aleaon Heons ae aop seveal food chans nes n colones and have a wde dsbuon so bologss may be able o keep an eye on he envonmen by sudyng he bds dsbuon populaon epoducve success and eggshell hckness Oudoo Oklahoma Two Thoughs On Enegy Accodng o a sudy by he Inenaonal Enegy Agency he Uned Saes las yea wased as much enegy as wo hds of he wold consumed The seno eseache of he Woldwach Insue has hs answe o hose who would equae consevaon wh cualmen: "Cualmen means gvng up auomobles; consevaon means adng n a 7 mles pe gallon saus symbol fo a commue vehcle ha ges 40 Cualmen means a cold house; consevaon means good nsulaon and an effcen heang sysem" Audubon Leade Emegency Closues Possble Mgaoy bd hunng seasons can now be closed on a empoay emegency bass f hey pose a hea o an endangeed o heaened speces accodng o he Ineo Depamens Fsh and Wldlfe Sevce Seasons n Calfona have aleady been closed n hee counes because Aleuan Canada geese an endangeed subspeces smla n appeaance o he common Canada goose ofen sop hee dung mgaon and mgh be sho by msake Anohe example: Whoopng canes mgang fom Canada o Texas ofen sop n Noh Dakoa whee sandhll canes ae huned Whoopes nomally depa long befoe hunng season begns bu wam weahe could delay he mgaon and pu hem n Noh Dakoa on openng day of sandhll cane season Unde he new polcy sandhll cane hunng could be closed empoaly o poec he whoopes Home Gown Fo he fs me snce Wold Wa II and he Vcoy Gaden ea moe han half of all US households wll have some knd of vegeable gaden hs yea accodng o a ecen Gallup poll In pecen of all US households o appoxmaely 35 mllon households compsng moe han 00 mllon people had vegeable gadens Tha was a 0 pecen ncease ove 97 Consevaon News Esuaes Esuaes ae full of lle ceaues squgglng and buowng dang and squshng unde he mud Each wh a knd of ban each wh a beah of lfe Bu he lfe s ebbng And f hey sa o dwndle we do oo A an esuay we ae sandng on he heshold of me whee he lfe of wae and he lfe of land convege n a bologcal blu Ths s whee he moon moves he wae n shallow ebbs and floods; whee he sun peces down o he naual ooze and he nuens flow n a sange and mavellous way Nowhee else excep hee n hese soppng gounds s hee so much lfe n so gea a concenaon Bu he lfe s dwndlng And as hese lands sa o go we do oo These squshy mushy lands ae whee mos of ou fsh ae bon he fsh ha feed he fsh ha feed he fsh ha fll he sea These naow sps of esuay land ae whee he bds come o es and nes and feed and hey ae an essenal pa of ou lfe suppo sysem As you scae you wase and spay you posons and spew ol upon he waes; as you dedge and fll and cove he mud wh concee you desoy foeve he gea foces of lfe ha began mllons of yeas ago Bu now you have gone oo fa Because hs plane belongs no only o you and me bu o hem as well To he umpeen bllon ohe hngs ha fly n he sky and oam on he land and swm n he sea and buow beneah ou fee Now especally now f only you would sop o hnk pehaps you would hnk o sop Waak Valley Acclmasaon Socey New Zealand Page 5

6 Young Wldlfe; Look Enjoy Bu Don Touch by Jm Gladson «4 ET":" " k lee! k 4w afvfm e ; á 4 45 "Th l 44 = I ;j N I A? y a 0" AoA 4c Blackal dee Spng s a me of ncease n he anmal wold as mos mammals and many ohe speces bea he young The newbon ceaues ae vulneable o many foces boh naual and man made ha make suvval o mauy a long sho The ably o suvve o ecognze dange n s many foms s a leaned hng Whle some nsncve esponses o naue gven camouflage help he young suvve n he wld he successful echnques of avodng Page 6 unhealhy conacs ae moe ofen leaned fom he paens o ohe aduls of he speces The ably o fly o he sengh o epel aack comes much lae Ths nnocence and vulneably of he wld young coupled wh he fuy o downy cueness make hese ceaues vey appealng fgues n he eyes of man I s oo easy o look a young wld anmals as f hey ae domesc kens o puppes They ae no Alhough some young anmals empoaly make good pes he aangemen seldom can be pemanen As naual wld anmals nea mauy hey end o foge any behavo anng hey eceved n capvy whle young Damage of some fom can be expeced and many anmals may even become dangeous Now he bg queson ases Wha does one do wh hs ceaue whch was once lovable bu now s oublesome? Thee ae no good APRIL 976

7 7?"4" Honed owls! 4 Beave answes Release n he wld can ofen be a deah senence snce pope knowledge of how o suvve n naue s ehe fogoen o dulled o he pon of uselessness The dsplaced ceaue could be gven o a zoo bu zoos have he own plans abou wha anmals ae needed hee and how much oom s avalable These ae he pesonal agumens agans akng wld anmals fo pes OREGON WILDLIFE Thee s howeve an even bgge agumen In mos cases he akng o holdng of an anmal whou a pem s agans he law Volaos ae subjec o fne Pedaoy bds such as hawks eagles and owls ae poeced by fedeal law They ae no o be dsubed Do no be fooled no hnkng you ae acually savng an "ophaned" anmal Chances ae good ha he aduls ae neaby None of hs s o say ha young wld ceaues should no be appecaed and poeced They should bu hs aude mus be fel fom afa If one wshes o save he anmals he bes oue s o poec he land and wae on whch hey depend I s gh ha he young of he wld have a place n mans hea bu no n hs hand o hs home If one mus ake home some of naues young anmals do on flm o n he memoy of a me well spen Page 7

8 Safsh Vaaons n Desgn by Jm Whe Tanng Offce The me of exceponally low des was a hand The ocean had whdawn fom he ocks he waves now slowly beakng ou n he kelp foes offshoe Que clea pools of wae emaned n he cevces nvng famles of cuous beach goes o cach a ae glmpse of some of he ceaues of he sea "Hey Dad look a he wed hng down n hs depool!" "Thas a safsh" "A safsh? Those hngs up hee on he ocks ae safsh no hs Safsh have fve legs; hs ceaue has a couple dozen and mus be wo fee acoss" "Son he small ones up on he ocks ae common Oche Sas bu no all safsh ae lke hem Those n deepe wae gow lage some o hee fee n damee "No do all have fve legs o ays They all have adal symmeya paen gong ou fom a cenal pon bu may have sx en welve o moe ays Wha you ae lookng a s a medum szed Sunflowe Safsh" Should he depool vewes pu on scuba gea and follow he Sunflowe Safsh (Pycnopoda helanhodes) no he dephs beneah he waves hey would be supsed a he vaaons of desgn Besdes he bg many ayed Sunflowes hee ae smalle spny lookng Rose Sas (Cossase papposus) wh en o eleven ays and he oange Dawsons Sun Sas (Solase dawson) wh usually abou eleven ays If hey ae founae hey mgh even encoune a en o welve ayed Smpsons Sun Sa (Solase smpson) n cmson wh a dak bown spe unnng down each slende ay (They also appea n oange wh spes and lgh puple) Yes safsh desgns ae que vaed So ae he habs The huge Pnk Safsh (Psase bevspnus) whch may be nealy wo fee acoss fom p o p of s fve ays feeds n he adonally ecognzed manne of achng up ove he unfounae 0 ` \ \! y p 6 { ` " 4 P v 4 I R " clam fnds n he dephs and pullng he shells apa whle expellng s dgesve ogan ove he clams sof pas In conas he Sunflowe Safsh may skm along he sand and sl gaheng up small clams almos lke a sea gong vacuum cleane (The auho has found hem wh dozens of such lle clams n he somachs) I may acually dg a hole o capue a lage clam o fo vaey may clmb a ock and engulf a spny Sea Uchn Safsh vay he de akng advanage of whaeve s handy As scavenges hey clean up dead fsh on í : o» P V v Yy}l ""4`l a o!0 s s ) % + 4 I `k :; F é: 4:0; F n : a Uppe phoo shows famla fve ayed Oche Sa found n depools Lowe phoo has wo of he beneah he waves vaees Small one s he Equal Am Safsh ucked besde a Long Rayed Sa he boom; as sneaky pedaos hey occasonally capue and consume a cab Smpsons Sun Sas have even been found eang ohe safsh such as small Sunflowe Sas and Moled Sas Ohe habs vay oo The Sand Sa (Asopecn amaus) f canno slp away beneah he sand leally falls apa dops secons of s ays (called auoomzng) o confuse an aacke Ou n deepe cleae wae lves he Nohwes Pncushon Safsh (Pease esselaus acuaus) whch lacks a Page 8 APRIL 976 I ;

9 ` aa I : a I + jf 4 a"í+! F l `! í y K :`` y V ÿ ` í í l ; a M 0444 The small hony fle dsc I smply opens and closes a lage poe o daw wae no s sysem Pehaps s mos unusual chaacesc s s defense mechansm of coang self wh clea gelan lke maeal when dsubed (The dve ha gahes hese s ap o fnd heavy slme all ove hs wesu dvng gea and even n he boa) Yes he depool safsh ae neesng Howeve he nedal aea s jus he fnge of he sea Mos of s vaed esdens neve venue hee OREGON WILDLIFE Yk q Rl: d / 4 N ` :! \ \ N ^J / 4 y a: T 7 fp ; j Al 44 j 6 `ai 7` :Y ; 5 Y aìd f ; Q L n; 4:YalfV>> f P a v l í ; o + v y a JM L` Y f!i a ` " GYF ó appeang Rose Sa comes equpped wh eleven ays a y: f 4 e O ` o / ` v 9 + A f # 4224 ; 4 w : I P ü!?: s4 7 V To he lef n a faly common pose he Sunflowe Safsh s shown dggng a hole o capue a clam Below s one of he moe unusual deep wae safsh he Nohwes Pncushon I lacks a fle dsc and secees a hck gelan lke subsance ove s body when dsubed All phoos ae by he auho ":~ SF #?? N ` f e F: Page 9

10 Saus Repo Columban Shap aled Gouse by Bll Olson Dsc Wldlfe Bologs The Dalles Saus of wha you ask? Yes Columban shap aled gouse; hey wee once a common upland game bd n many aeas of easen Oegon The shap aled gouse o plan "shapal" s a sngle speces wh hee subspeces The ype fom s he nohen shap aled gouse and as he name mples s found n he nohen pa of he speces ange n Canada and Alaska The pae shap aled gouse s found n he nohen pae saes and he souhen Canadan povnces The hd subspeces and one of pmay concen o us s he Columban shap aled gouse of ou wesen nemounan egon known as he Gea Basn Po o selemen of he wes Lews and Clak encouneed shap als on he hsoc expedon fom Mssou o he Pacfc Ocean Enes n he jounals ndcaed an abundance of shap aled gouse along he "Gea Plans of he Columba Rve " John S Newbey epong on exploaons and suveys n elaon o locang a aload oue fom he Msssspp o he Pacfc Ocean (854 55) epoed shap aled gouse fom Klamah and fom he Deschues o The Dalles Dung Danel G Ello n a monogaph of he gouse famly saed he shap aled gouse was exceedngly abundan n easen Oegon By he un of he cenuy epos elang o saus of hs bd ndcaed a moe esced dsbuon and less abundance Dung Apl 935 an ealy day nauals Alex Walke epoed fndng wo shapal ness a Mlle nea he mouh of he Deschues Rve Accodng o Gabelson and Jewe n he book Bds of Oegon 940 he Columban ace of shap aled gouse was fomely found ove mos aeas n Wasco Sheman Moow Umalla Wallowa Unon Bake and Haney Counes The mos fequen obsevaons of shapals wee n noh cenal Oegon Wesley Baeson eed Wldlfe Commsson bologs epoed ha shapals could be found a seveal locaons n Bake Couny dung he ealy 940s Moe ecenly a 946 Oegon Game Commsson annual epo menons a emnan populaon nea Elgn n Wallowa Couny Ohe sghngs by Wldlfe Commsson pesonnel wee n Bake Couny n May 954 and Febuay 959 The las known auhenc sghng of he nave Columban shap aled gouse n Oegon was made by Bake Dsc Bueau of Land Managemen pesonnel n he vcny of Lle Lookou Mounan n Bake Couny abou 968 o 69 Hsocally he Columban ace of shap aled gouse was found ove a wde ange houghou he nemounan aea bu pesenly educed and /o emnan populaons pess only n Bsh Columba Washngon Idaho Monana Wyomng and Uah Essenally he shapal no longe exss n Oegon Why dd he once abundan Columban shapal gouse leally dsappea fom easen Oegon? Was hunng a majo faco o was somehng else? Ealy day homeseades epoed akng all he bds hey could use whou any appaen demenal effec on oveall populaons A majoy of he lands aken up by homeseades wee he expanses of lowland bunchgass nespesed wh seam booms conanng decduous bush speces and sagebush he aeas of pmay shapal gouse haba These lands wee choce as hey affoded ample gass and wae fo lvesock gazng Heavy gazng evenually exploed bunchgass o a pon of dmnshng eun and ou of necessy he economy changed fom one based on gazng o famng Shapal gouse numbes wee less as he esul of haba degadaon assocaed wh heavy gazng Bu wen accouns ndcae ha he damac declne and demse of shap aled gouse populaons ddn occu unl he bunchgass pae lands wee uned wh he plow and conveed o cop poducon A majoy of he mos poducve haba was gone by 95 The emanng shapals wee confned o aeas of mosly magnal haba Connued heavy lvesock gazng and ohe human elaed dsubances n he emanng haba evenually ook s oll I s pey well documened ha changes n land use wee he domnan causes of declne and demse of shap aled gouse populaons n easen Oegon The nohen and pae aces of shap aled gouse menoned eale ae sll found n sgnfcan numbes n seveal aeas of ognal dsbuon Bu hee also ecen epos ndcae ha mans acves connue o encoach on he emanng haba Dung Febuay of 963 an aemp was made o e esablsh shapals n cenal Oegon In exchange fo valley qual Oegon eceved 85 shap aled gouse fom Souh Dakoa These bds wee of he pae subspeces beng slghly lage and of dake coloaon han he Columban The Souh Dakoa bds wee dsbued o wo aeas n Jeffeson and Wasco Counes whee possble suable haba was pesen The Wasco Couny ansplan was wholly unsuccessful wh a ahe quck dsappeaance of he bds In he Naonal Gasslands of Jeffeson Couny success was somewha bee wh he bds becomng sem esablshed Sghngs fom hs aea ndcang he bds had epoduced wee no uncommon fo seveal yeas bu oveall esablshmen was consdeed poo Dung ecen yeas no sghngs fom hs aea ndcae he ansplan has faded ou Ths accoun of he shap aled gouse s no an ndcmen agans pogess bu hopefully does pon up he need fo land use plannng elang o wldlfe and s haba equemens Page 0 APRIL 976

11 New Emblem Adoped N You may have noed n he las ssue he new emblem on he back page by he eun addess The new desgn was adoped jus as we wen o pess I wll be he denfyng symbol fo he combned agency Evenually feld pesonnel wll be ssued he emblem n he fom of a shoulde pach The colo veson wll have a gold bode geen backgound and dak bown anmal and fsh slhouees I OREGON /4 Fsh & Wldlfe Ospey Nes "Un Wed" Oegon Eah Week 976 Oegons Waeways ò :v: ~ 976 s an mpoan yea fo plannng he fuue of Oegon In ecen yeas Oegonans have begun o emphasze he need fo wse use of he saes waeways and have aken affmave seps owad consevaon of hs val esouce The clean up of he Wllamee Rve and he effos of local govenmens and he Depamen of Tanspoaon o mplemen he Wllamee Rve Geenway s jus one example Thee s subsanal nees and acvy concenng he Columba Rve he Columba Rve Goge and coasal esouces Coasal esouces nclude esuaes beaches and dunes shoelands and he connenal shelf all val o economy and lvably of he sae In addon he Columba Rve esuay OREGON WILDLIFE C 0} + c :?? a y : a 2 47 ì w â` : "! = :V"Lel lg a Asoa s beng suded hough a specal b sae oganzaon A he local level numeous aeas of nees exs; he Bea Ceek Geenway Pogam n Jackson Couny and Eugenes Amazon Ceek pojec ae wo examples of local concen fo Oegons waeways In he nea fuue Goveno Saub s expeced o poclam he week of Apl 24 as Oegon Eah Week Dung ha week numeous evens wll be gong on a schools and ohe locaons If you wan o plan acves fo hs week and wan moe nfomaon conac John Gusafson a he Depamen of Land Consevaon and Developmen 75 Cou See Salem Oegon 9730 C Thee s gowng concen fo he saus of he ospey and one wesen uly undeook a job ecenly o help poec he speces Pacfc Powe & Lgh Company dscoveed an ospey nes aop a 50 foo pole cayng a 2000 vol lne along he Klamah Rve n nohen Calfona The lage nes consuced of scks and lmbs posed a dange o boh he bds and he lne Is poxmy o he lne mean poenal elecocuon fo he bds usng he nes whle he nesng maeal ceaed a poenal fe hazad ha f gned could have damaged he lne Wh ospeys wneng n he souh PP &L ook advanage of he nes beng vacan o modfy he lne The wes wee moved o a new se of cossams seveal fee below he ognal cossams on whch he nes was bul The old cossams and nes wee lef nac a he op of he pole povdng a safe nesng spo fo he bds upon he eun Phoo Couesy of PP &L Page

12 Fshng Rescons Adoped Faced wh a fedeal cou ode and he pospecs fo connued weak uns of chnook salmon and summe seelhead n he Columba Rve he Fsh and Wldlfe Commsson a s Mach 9 heang mposed escons ha wll affec boh commecal and spo fshemen Bologss expec euns of salmon and seelhead desned fo he uppe Columba Rve and s buaes o be as weak o weake han he poo uns las yea In vew of hs he Commsson adoped a closue on chnook salmon anglng n he Columba Deschues and Snake Rves whch wll go no effec on Apl On he Columba he closue wll exend unl July 3 below Bonnevlle Dam and Augus 7 above ha pon The Deschues wll eman closed hough July 3 and he Snake Rve and s buaes wll be closed hough Decembe 3 The closue ncludes jack chnook salmon (hose 2 o 20 nches n lengh) as well as adul chnook salmon Summe seelhead anglng wll also close n he man sem Columba Snake and Snake Rve buaes on Apl Tha closue wll connue hough Sepembe 30 below Bonnevlle Dam and hough he end of 976 above ha pon The Wllamee and Deschues Rves ae no closed o summe seelhead anglng Rescons on ocean fshng wee New Bg Game Dawng Pocedues In Effec Ths Yea Recenly he Fsh and Wldlfe Commsson appoved a new dawng sysem fo conolled huns and made some ohe changes n he pocedues In ou nex ssue we wll have deals on he new sysem bu unl hen he cha below wll ease you mnd a b f youe concened ove dawng deadlnes By June 5 all lcense agens n he sae wll have he new maeals and wll have had an oppouny o aend meengs wh Depamen pesonnel explanng he new sysem Wee hopng all agens Bg Game Speces 976 DRAWING CALENDAR and he employes who ssue lcenses wll ake n he meengs beng offeed o nfom hemselves of he new sysem So f you ae neesed n any of he huns fo whch hee wll be dawngs you can elax fo a few moe weeks By he mddle of June maeals wll be avalable Then youll have hee o fou weeks o ge you applcaons n o he offce of he Fsh and Wldlfe Depamen You local hunng and fshng lcense agency s he souce of nfomaon Applcaon Peod Openng Dae Applcaon Deadlne Daes Anelope June 5 July 0 Couga Bghon Sheep Anleless Elk Anleless Dee June 5 July 20 Pned egulaons fo all conolled hun dawngs wll be avalable a lcense agences by June 5 " also adoped n ode o comply wh Fedeal Ccu Cou Judge Bellons decson whch eques agences o povde Columba Rve eay Indans wh an oppouny o fsh fo a leas 50 pecen of he salmon and seelhead desned fo he uppe ve Ocean spo salmon anglng wll begn on May nsead of he Apl 0 dae lsed n he 976 egulaons synopss In addon he mnmum sze lms fo spo caugh salmon noh of Tllamook Head wee changed and ae now he same as hose se by Washngon Chnook salmon mus be a leas 24 nches and coho salmon 6 nches The mnmum fo boh speces pevously was 20 nches No mnmum sze escons ae n effec souh of Tllamook Head Noh of Tllamook Head he commecal ocean oll salmon season wll open on May fo chnook salmon and exend hough May 3 Afe a full monh June closue he season wll eopen on July and exend hough Sepembe 5 fo boh chnook and coho salmon The seasons amoun o a hee monh educon n he chnook season and a coho season wo monhs shoe han las yea Souh of Tllamook Head he commecal oll season fo chnook salmon wll begn on May and exend hough Ocobe 3 The commecal coho season wll begn on June 5 he same as las yea and exend hough Ocobe 3 Mnmum szes fo commecally caugh salmon off he Oegon coas wee se a 26 nches fo chnook and 6 nches fo coho The Commsson also edefned he mehod by whch commecally caugh salmon mus be measued The Commsson se he egulaons followng a publc heang whch las moe han 2 hous Moe han 500 pesons packed he heang hall a he Wesen Foesy Cene many sandng because of he cowded condons Commecal fshemen fom Calfona and Washngon as well as Oegon wee pesen OREGON c Fsh & Wldlfe 634 S W ALDER STREET P O BOX 3503 PORTLAND OREGON 97208