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Thursday, 21 October 2010 19:42 |
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 Dear members and friends of Bowhunters of Utah,
The Utah Chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry have been asked by the city of Bountiful and the Division of Wildlife to participate in the culling of the Bountiful city deer herd. While there are many opinions on this subject, the bottom line is putting the meat on the table of those who need it most just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The plan is to start culling deer immediately and taking them to Arnold’s Meats in Ogden for processing. Once the meat is processed the meat will be picked up by the Bountiful food pantry who will then distribute the meat to those in need in Davis County. The Utah Chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry will do all that it can to provide the processing costs. At this point the Utah Chapter only has $1500 in their account to get started. That is only enough to process 37 of the estimated 300 deer the DWR is planning to take.
The Utah Chapter of FHFH is asking for all those who can afford just $40 to help process one deer that will end up on the table of someone who really needs it. Every $40 will add up and help us reach our goal of $12,000 by the end of the year. I would ask that each of you take the time to ask your employer if they are willing to donate to this cause. Holly Refining and Marketing has already donated $1500 to get us started on this process. All those companies who donate a substantial amount will be noticed on banners, flyers, and any materials we print out. All donations can be written off on your taxes and a receipt will be sent to you for tax purposes.
To donate, please send a check written out to FHFH with UT-01 in the memo portion of the check to Kelly Bingham at the address below. You may also go to www.fhfh.org and donate there just make sure to choose the Utah Chapter as the Chapter you are donating to.
Tune in to Backcountry Radio with Brian Brinkerhoff on KTKK 630 AM this Saturday at 10:00 AM to hear the interview about this project. Stay tuned to Roughin it Outdoors with Adam Eakle as he does a story to help us get things rolling in the next few weeks.
I want to thank all those hunters who have donated money and/or deer in the past. Since 2006 the Utah Chapter has been able to donate over 25,000 pounds of meat to the food banks of Utah. This equates to over 100,000 meals served with meat in it from the hunters of this state. That is a tremendous feat and one that all hunters should be proud of.
Thank you for your consideration and may God Bless,
Kelly Bingham
Program Coordinator
Utah Chapter FHFH
4662 W 650 N West Point, UT 84015
801-726-2598 |
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 20:13 |
“They did a study that showed that if a kid isn’t involved in hunting by the age of 7, he never will get involved.”
Maybe you’ve heard that nugget somewhere. Maybe you’ve even said it. Or maybe you’re one of the many avid hunters who know that it isn’t true because you started hunting after age 7.
But it’s true that retention and recruitment of hunters is an important matter these days. After all, hunters are a primary source of conservation revenue, not to mention our contribution to the retail economy. More importantly, even though it can’t be quantified or measured, hunting has intrinsic values that sometimes seem forgotten in the current “industry” of big bulls and big bucks. (Pun intended)
Fish and game agencies across the country have been aware of declining participation in hunting for some time. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has conducted surveys since 1955. Their 2001 national survey estimated approximately 13 million hunters over the age of 17 and an additional 1.6 million hunters between the ages of 6 and 15 at the time. That sounds impressive until we realize that it was 6% of the population and a decline of over 1 million hunters from the previous survey in 1991. Their 2006 survey estimated only 12.5 million hunters. So the national trend appears to be a steady decline of 100,000 hunters each year. The Utah survey in 2006 indicated 178,000 resident hunters in the state – 24,000 of those being youth age 6 to 15, reflecting a similar although less dramatic decline despite a steady increase in the state’s population.
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Re:Hunter Retention & Recruitment - Paddling against the current
May 07 2010 21:48:33
Does anyone have the actual numbers of youth hunting for each year? I am especially curious about Utah's numbers. Mathmatically it is possible for the numbers to actually be increasing but the overall percentage of youths participating in hunting declining especially in a state that has had such a high population increase. Percentage vs. actual numbers can be two different things. I wonder how that looks and what story that tells.
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 12:46 |
By Guy D. Perkins In 1977 I took a bowhunter education class from an individual who'd moved to the west from the east. Not only did he bring bow ed with him but he brought a tree stand. In the outdoor portion of the class one afternoon, I found myself some 30 feet off the ground, tied to the tree with barley a safety restraint, wondering why? The stand consisted of a ½ inch piece of ply board, some metal teeth from a mowing machine in a cut out v, carpet, a swing arm to level the stand and a seat belt to fasten it to the tree. From the very beginning I felt limited. While my bowhunting experiences were also limited, I wasn't sure this was an advantage because I seemed to be at the mercy of the animal's movement.
As soon as someone figured they could make a buck, they started manufacturing stands. It took a few years before they became an accepted method of hunting in the west but now they are almost as popular as they are back east. Tree stands can offer some advantages if used properly, they are not a cure all for fighting off the signal of scent to the animals pursued. A badly located stand can actually spread your scent farther and broader and the animal will leave long before they are seen. Then there is the issue of arrow placement. Too high of a stand narrows your shot placement. Since you are elevated the arrow must enter the animal's body cavity on the high side and exit on the opposite side low, how high it enters is determined by the angle or how high you're elevated. Similar challenges are shooting up and down hill from the ground in steep terrain. It is important when shooting down to get an exit hole so you have a blood trail to follow. Tree stands can also send a signal to other bowhunters who stumble onto the location that something good may be happening in the area. To the Forest Service they became an eye sore. Many permanent stands were erected in the early stages of its growth to popularity. It is unlawful to construct a permanent structure on Forest lands without a permit. This rule can be enforce under the Code of Federal Regulations title 36 261.10 under Occupancy and Use, it reads. The following are prohibited: (a) "The constructing, placing, or maintaining any kind of road, trail, STRUCTURE, fence, enclosure, communication equipment, or other improvement without a permit". An individual can also be sighted for abandoning any personal property because the lumber was theirs before they attached it to the tree. Under title 36 216.10 (e) "Abandoning any personal property" Those are still on the books today and can be enforced to the tune of a minimal fine of $200.00. What about portable stands? If you put your stand up a week before the hunt and leave the area guess what? That can be considered abandoned by definition of the rule. I guess you'd leave the rest up to the judge (something I want to spend time doing).
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 12:38 |
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Just about time to go! As you run through that list of gear to take with you on the hunt, don’t forget the camera! Our gallery needs a bunch of new photos and as always, we’re eager to read your stories. Please consider writing something for our next newsletter, too.
We’ve received some questions about the changes this year, so to clarify for some and to remind the rest:
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Friday, 19 June 2009 08:10 |
Archery Deer Tags Gone in 2 ½
Hours!
By Michael Finnegan, BOU Vice President
Some bowhunters will not be hunting
deer this year because they were unable to obtain a permit. If you
are one of those unfortunate hunters, it was because you did not
apply for an archery permit in the draw. The good news is that
everyone who applied for an archery permit got one.
Still, a number of bowhunters were not
able to obtain a permit this year and join the ranks of many other
deer hunters who didn’t get a permit, regardless of weapon choice.
Welcome to the present status of deer hunting in Utah.
As your representative on the mule deer
committee which is mandated to meet later this summer, I must first
acknowledge that the need for a cap on deer permits is unavoidable.
The fact is that if we want more permits, we must grow more deer. We
can do that in a number of ways. First, we can improve habitat.
This year’s mild winter in addition to the uncommon rainfall this
spring is a blessing because more rain equals better feed which
equals better faun survival rates. It also equates to larger antlers
this fall, but let’s not forget that next year is another story. |
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