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Valley Frontiersman
LOCAL SPORTSMEN—
(Continued from Paco 1)
possession ol eye or brow guilds
would Ik* a better indication of
adult status The earlier opening
date was defended on the basis
that there are fewer cows and
calves in the Nelchina caribou
area»at that time than on the first
of September. Chatelam pointed
out that last year and the year
before the majority of the cari
bou were taken on the first day.
The changes in closed areas
were made for the convenience
of local hunter: The 100 foot
closed area strips on each side of
the Alaska Railroad tracks cor
responds with the raihoad right
of way. which is private property.
The elimination of the south
drainage of the Matanuska from
Wolverine River to the source
was recommended by Bob Klein,
who claimed that few hunters
get into this area. He said he sawr
no reason for including it in the
Palmer area which is closed to
the December moose hunt. Chate
lain said that the area had been
designated as it is because of the
simplicity of describing it. After
several attempts an exception
phrase which would be easily
understood was agreed upon.
Individual suggestions which (
were not adopted by majority
vote included application of the
100-foot no hunting limit to high
ways in place of the present one
fuurth mile limit- a change in the
present March 15 closing date of
the game fishing season to April
15- limitation on the size of shells
used on game birds and animals
a one-month season on grouse and
ptarmigan, and a no-closed sea
son on brown and grizzly bear.
Mountain Sheep and Goats
Robert Scott reviewed the:
past year's permit sheep hunt in j
the light of findings, putting it up I
to the sportsmen present whether j
or not changes were necessery to
keep the herd from diminishing.
Although last year’s hunt was a
permit hunt, there were no limi
tations on the number of permits
issued. Out of 533 permits issued,
only one out of three actually
participated in the hunt. Of those
who hunted for sheep, only one
out of four actually got his sheep.
Although hunters were equally
distributed in the Talkeetna and
Chugach Mountain ranges, three
times as many sheep were killed
in the Talkeetnas as in the Chu
gach mountains. Of about 100
sheep taken during the season,1
39 were taken from the Boulder!
Creek area and 15 from Peters*
Creek Ninety percent of the hun
ters who killed a sheep brought
the sheep out voluntarily. Most
>>f the hunters saii they were af
ter meat and trophy. Johnny Lus
ter got the record horns last ye ir
in this area. The average length
was 32 and one half inches; the
average weight was 75 pounds.
Scott estimated that there are
about 700 sheep in the Talkeet
nas as a whole. The important
thing he said, is hov. many legal
sized rams there arc in compari
son with the others. In any group
of 100 sheep, he estimated, about
28 percent had a three-fourths
rurl or better before the 1951 sea
son: after the season this percen
tage dropped to 12. Out of 100
assorted sheep. Scott said, about
four rams come of legal size each
year. Rams usually achieve a
three-quarer curl at six years
of age. From the age of two to six,
few sheep die naturally; but after
the age of seven they start dying
off. Few live to be older than 12
years.
All these statistics were pre
liminary to Scott’s question, “Do
we want to take fewer sheep each
year and have a chance of getting
sheep of full curl? If we keep on
with the unrestricted kill, there,
may not be many legal size sheep |
in a few years.”
Scott admitted that perhaps the'
sheep were increasing but he
doubted if they were producing
any great surplus. He threw out
suggestions for “playing it safe”:
A sheep hunt every other year,
closing some of the “hot” spots,
putting full curl limit where the
hunting pressure is serious.
Local hunters, however, were
agreed that on both goat and
sheep hunting, the seasons should
remain as they are that hunters
should bring in the horns, and
that there should be better en
forcement. They were generally
opposed to permit hunts.
Things to Come
Chatelain told local sportsmen
that there probably will be anoth
er buffalo hunt next year, but all
the animals designated for killing
will be located west of the Delta
River. This will limit the bison
hunt to those who have either a
boat or an airplane.
Chatelain also had good news
for the fishermen. Alaska receiv
ed $75,000 from the amount ap
propriated under the Dingell
Johnson act for the restoration of
fish. This will permit the restock
ing of lakes in Anchorage-Pal
mer area. Following an evalua
tion of all lakes along the high
way system to determine which
ones will support fish, there will
GOODRICH MACHINE WORKS
Welding mi Machine Wcik
Leeched 'ji ihe ARRC Shop S!dg.
behind relr Grounds
Phone 20 Yi
aeewraesa
Palmer
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be a stocking or restocking of se
lected lakes with Rainbow and
Grayling first and perhaps Dolly
Vardcns later.
Other recommendations made
at the hearing included the esta
blishment of more licensing
places in Palmer and illustrations
in the regulations manual. The
sportsmen felt that there should
be more than one licensing spot
in Palmer. They were also in a
greement that licenses should go
on sale early instead of one or
two days before the season opens.
Illustration of the manual with
pictures of legal-size game ani
mals would be invaluable for new
hunters, it was pointed out.
Chatelain had high praise for
the Valley Sportsmen's projected
publicity campaign to help con
serve the caribou herd. Through
strategically-placed signs in the
hunting areas, the Sportsmen
hope to stave off the "slaughter"
of tlje herd.
"DON’T SHOOT! Save the
cows and calves so there will oe
caribou in years to come."
"ATTENTION HUNTERS! On
ly the BIG BULLS are choice
meat. Save the cows and calves
for seed ”
"WE ASK YOU—Give them a
fighting chance to survive.
DON'T shoot cows and calves.
KILL the BIG BULLS for meat
and trophy.”
"Alaska Game Animals Are
YOUR PROPERTY. Conserve
them by NOT SHOOTING cows
and calves.”
Following the hearing refresh
ments were served by members
of the Valley Sportsmen. Ladies
of the club furnished cakes, and
ice cream and coffee were provi
ded out of the club treasury. A1
Diclcow and Bill Hoskins took
turns pouring coffee.
Dr. George Whetstone left on
Wednesday for a two-week stay
in Albuquerque. New Mexico,
where he will attend a conferenc?
of Geological Survey personnel
from the Western states and Al
aska.
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OUTSIDE FOR VISIT
Mrs. Maurine Zetmeier, eo
prnprietr r of the Frontier Cafe,
left for Outside by plane Mon
day wi*h her two chil iren. Bobby
and Theo.
Their visit Outside will be an
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The selection is not as good is
it was before our Anniversary
Sale started, but we still have
some womens' suits, down-jack
ets, winter coats and better dres
ses at 25rr off.
We also have a few winter ■
coats for girls, children' snow
suits and jackets that are 25 A
off.
This amounts to a considerable
saving. In fact, one gal came in
Monday and bought a suit, a ny
lon blouse, some nylon panties
and a box of hose—all for less
than the original cost of the suit.
Other items are at a 10 per
cent discount—even the newest
Cameron blouses, sweaters and
lingerie.
Hope we see you soon.
Paid Adv.
BETTY.
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PALMER, ALASKA
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JANUARY 9 and 10
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Dark City
Introducing Charlton Heston
Starring Elizabeth Scott
Friday & Saturday
JANUARY 11 and 12
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee: 2:00 P.M
Sunday £ Monday
JANUARY 13 and 14
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sunday Matinee: 2:00 p.m.
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extended one Th" children will
fini h out the school year m Oak*
nd California, where they will
ive with Mrs. Zetmeier's brother
B&G. ELECTRIC
Tal. 55 Box 648
AL HUEBNER
Shop in Shamrock Basement
Louise Kellogg and Florence
Eby left Palmer yesterday to try
out the new highway to Homer
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Carpenters. Remember 1
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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SALE
STILL ON
Enamel ware -10% of!
Including Dish Pans, Baby Baths, Pudding Pans,
Double Boilers, Kettles, Water Pails,
Percolators and Canister Sets
BOYS’ JACKETS.§3.
Boys' Jackets formerly $10.50, NOW—$8.40
Childrens' size 3-6
SNOW SUITS-were SI 1.95, NOW . $8.90
Black Bear
MENS’ WORK SHIRTS-were $8.25.
NOW .$6.25
Black Bear
MENS’ WORK SHRTS-were $11.25,
NOW _ $9.00
JAKTZEN SWEATERS - Greatly Reduced
New Shipment DAN RIVER Fabrics—Cute
Aprcns and Shorty Nities.
A Brand New CARLOAD ol GROCERIES to
Unload Today!
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