Hunting Guide 2010

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BY RANDY HUTZENBILERRICHLAND COUNTY GAME WARDEN

Well, the 2010 hunting season is rightaround the corner and by the sounds ofit people are really excited to get outthere and go hunting.

I’d like to take this time to informhunters of some changes for the 2010hunting season. First of all, and I’m surea lot of people are breathing a sigh of re-lief; the Fish, Wildlife and Parks has goneto a two-notch license instead of thethree-notch license.

The days of validating the month, firstdigit of the day, and second digit of theday are DONE!

With the new tags, after harvestingyour big game animal or turkey, huntershave to validate the month and day.

Secondly, hunters will see that thenames of some of the licenses havechanged. Deer A license is now called aGeneral Deer License. The General DeerLicense is good for either sex of deer andeither species of deer in Richland Coun-ty.

The most common problem I see in

Richland County is fail-ing to get landowner per-mission to hunt. Huntersare reminded that priorto hunting on privateproperty, whether postedor not, they are requiredto have landowner per-mission. This also in-cludes retrieving gameanimals on private prop-

erty. If a hunter is convicted of criminaltrespass while hunting, fishing or trap-ping they may lose their privileges tohunt, fish and trap for up to 24 months.

SOME OTHER VIOLATIONSUsing someone else’s tag or loaning

your tag to someone else. This is consid-ered party hunting and is illegal in Mon-tana.

HUNTING IN WRONG DISTRICTRichland County is split almost in half

between hunting district 651 and huntingdistrict 703. Hunters should review theboundaries of these two districts prior tohunting. This is a common problem with

antelope hunters and mule deer doehunters.

SHOOTING FROM ROADWAY OR VEHICLEHunters are reminded that they need to

be out of their vehicle and cannot shooton, from or across any public highway orthe shoulder, berm, barrow pit or right-of-way of any public highway.

WASTE OF GAMEHunters or persons in possession of a

game animal or game animal parts areprohibited from wasting or renderingunfit for human consumption, any partof a game animal that is defined as “suit-able for food.” For big game animals, ex-cluding mountain lions, all of the fourquarters above the hock including theloin and backstrap are considered “suit-able for food.”

BAITINGIt is illegal to hunt or attempt to hunt

any game animal or game bird by bait-ing. Baiting shall mean the placing, ex-posing, depositing, distributing or scat-tering of corn, wheat,or other grain, or

food source to lure or attract game ani-mals or game birds.

SPOTLIGHTINGIt is illegal to hunt or attempt to hunt

game animals and game birds with theuse of any spotlight or other artificiallight.

People wishing to report violations offish, wildlife and parks laws can do so bycalling 1-800-TIP-MONT. The TIP-MONTprogram is similar to the well-knowncrimestoppers program and offers re-wards for information resulting in ap-prehension of persons that abuse Mon-tana’s natural, historic or cultural re-sources. A person wishing to report vio-lations to TIP-MONT can do so anony-mously.

I would like to wish all the hunters bestof luck in the 2010 seasons, and anyonehaving any questions, comments or con-cerns can contact me either via e-mail orby calling 1-406-853-7272. Be safe and havea great hunting season.

Please send all questions, comments orconcerns via e-mail to [email protected].

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Montana’s young hunters will have aspecial treat Sept. 25-26, the weekend ofthe youth waterfowl and pheasant spe-cial seasons. Legally licensed huntersage 12 through 15 will be able to huntducks, mergansers, geese, coots andring-necked pheasants statewide onthese two days.

Also, under a new regulation, young-sters 11 years of age who will reach 12years of age by Jan. 16, 2011, may par-ticipate in this hunt with the proper li-censes.

A non-hunting adult at least 18years of age must accompany theyoung hunters in the field.

The Canyon Ferry WMA is an excep-tion – only to the youth waterfowl sea-son shooting hours – they will be one-half hour before sunrise to noon Sept.25 and 26.

Officials announce waterfowl hunting,pheasant opportunities

Always, always, always, ASSUME theweapon is loaded.

NEVER point the weapon at any ani-mal or target unless you mean to kill ordestroy it.

NEVER fire at any animal unless youare SURE of a killing shot. That poorlyseen animal may be a person.

NEVER fire unless you are sure of yourbackstop. Bullets can go through an ani-mal and travel far beyond it.

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Montana’s deer, elk and antelope regu-lations – the hunter’s bible – is newly for-matted this year and includes some newhunting opportunities for deer, elk andantelope for the upcoming season.

“We made the changes in response torequests for simpler, easier to read hunt-ing regulations,” said Montana Fish,Wildlife & Parks spokesman RonAasheim.

The opening pages of the 2010 big gameregulations outline the hunter’s legal re-sponsibilities afield, followed by huntingdistrict maps, regulations and legal de-scriptions of each hunting district. Thefinal pages of the regulations contain in-formation on licenses and items of gener-al interest to hunters.

In addition, there are several new op-portunities for hunters in 2010, including:

ELK B LICENSES Elk B licenses (formally called “A9” or

“B12” licenses), which allow taking a sec-ond elk, have replaced antlerless elk per-mits in several hunting districts. Some

Elk B licenses may be legal for archeryhunting. Check the specific hunting dis-trict regulations for Elk B license details.

NEW OPENING DAYAntelope, deer and elk seasons will

open on a Saturday for the first time in re-cent memory. The general season for an-telope will open Oct. 9.

The general deer and elk season openeris set for Oct. 23. In past years, most gen-

eral big game hunting seasons opened ona Sunday.

DEER YOUTH HUNT AT FALL BREAKA youth hunt for deer limited to young-

sters between the ages of 12-15 was ap-proved for Oct. 21-22, the Thursday andFriday preceding the Saturday opener.These dates coincide with Montana’s an-nual two-day teachers’ convention, whichare no-school days for most public schoolstudents.

NEW YOUTH RULEResident and nonresident youngsters 11

years of age who will reach 12 years ofage by Jan. 16, 2011, may after Aug. 15hunt any game species with a valid li-cense during an open season.

They may also purchase a hunting li-cense, except spring turkey and springblack bear, after showing at the time ofthe sale proof they have completed an ap-proved hunter education course.

BLACK BEAR, MOUNTAIN LION Archery – For the first time, Montana

will offer black bear and lion archery-on-

ly seasons, which opened along with thegeneral big game archery season on Sept.4. To participate one must have a validarchery license.

Montana’s annual big game huntingregulations and drawing applications areavailable on the FWP website atfwp.mt.gov and from most FWP officesand license providers.

LOW WATER OBSTACLESBoaters should be cautious and alert to

a wide variety of obstacles in the rivers.Anglers and boaters reported several newand dangerous obstacles have surfaced inthe Yellowstone River because of low wa-ter levels.

2010 sports new hunting opportunities, new regulations format

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DetailsOPENING DAY will feature antelope, deer and elkseasons on a Saturday for the first time in recentmemory. The general season for antelope will openOct. 9. The general deer and elk season opener isset for Oct. 23. In past years, most general biggame hunting seasons opened on a Sunday.

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BY SCOTT THOMPSONREGION 6 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

MONTANA FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS

The past year has been a whirl-wind of events affecting ourwildlife. Last fall’s abundantmoisture helped our big gamethrough a snowy winter, while awet spring and early summer hasbeen tough on upland gamebirds, but left waterfowl withwetter than normal conditions.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Dis-ease (EHD) was factor affectingwhite-tailed deer in parts of thecounty in 2009.

Hunters should still find theirsought after game, but should beprepared to hunt. Mule deer sur-veys indicate populations remainsteady to increasing with muledeer occupying all of their typi-cal habitat, as well as marginalhabitats. Winter was not a signif-icant factor for mule deer andfawn recruitment has been high.

Landowners continue to see

amble numbersof mule deer.Hunters maywant to considerhelping outlandowners byharvestingantlerless muledeer this year.Whitetails have

decreased throughout the lastyear with Epizootic Hemorrhag-ic Disease (EHD) affecting white-tailed deer in fall of 2009. The dis-ease, which is transmitted fromdeer to deer by biting flies, wasdetected in the river bottoms aswell as other parts of the county.

Surveys in the Missouri Riverbottom indicate populations aredown about 40 percent from lastyear. Those surviving deer havehad excellent habitat conditionsdue to lower densities of deerand abundant forage and cover.Antelope continue to be above av-erage in Hunting District 650 andsurveys were nearly identical to

2009.Over winter survival has been

good for several years while fawnproduction was again lower thanaverage. Similarly to mule deer,we are findingantelopethroughouttheir typicalhabitat and inmarginal habi-tats. Antelopelicense quotaswere increasedfor 2010, withan additional100 either sexlicenses and200 more doe/fawn licenses.

Hunters are encouraged toseek out landowners wishing tohave antelope harvested on theirproperty.

Upland game bird populationshave also been affected by weath-er conditions over the past year.Winter was certainly more nor-mal, but spring surveys indicat-

ed good carry over for the nestingseason.

The abundant spring moisturewas hard on nesting hens andbroods, with most of the hatches

prior toJune notsurviv-ing.June wasalso notidealhatchingcondi-tions, butthe mois-ture wasnot com-

bined with cold temperaturesmaking hatching conditions tol-erable.

Those young birds that made itthrough the first couple weeksshould have good survival withthe excellent brood rearing cover.The moisture not only growsabundant cover, but keeps thebirds in supply of insects to eat.

Overall, I expect upland birdpopulations in Richland Countyto be similar to last year, andslightly above average. Averageto above average game popula-tions and additional license num-bers should allow for plenty ofhunting opportunity this fall.

As always, preparing andscouting will increase yourchances of having a successfulhunt. Hunters are reminded toacquire permission before hunt-ing on private land. Some goodaccess resources to keep in mindare landownership maps avail-able for most counties, and Mon-tana Fish Wildlife & Park’s blockmanagement booklets and accessguide to upland game bird proj-ects available at regional offices.

For more information, contactMontana Fish, Wildlife andParks in Glasgow (region 6) at406-228-3700 or Miles City (region7) at 406-234-0900 or the MFWPwebsite (http://fwp.mt.gov).

Region 6 biologist provides hunting season outlook for county

Thompson‘Overall, I expect upland bird

populations in Richland County tobe similar to last year...’

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Elk archery season opened Saturday,and the backcountry general elk seasonis set to open Sept. 15, elk hunters need toknow their bull elk. Here is a quick cheatsheet.

An antlered bull elk is any elk with anantler or antlers at least four inches inlength measured from the top of theskull.

A brow-tined bull is any elk with anantler or antlers with a visible point onthe lower half of either main beam thatis greater than or equal to four incheslong.

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To learn more, check the 2010 big gamedeer, elk and antelope regulations.

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brary and Montana Fish, Wildlife &Parks announced the launch of a newwebsite designed to assist hunters findthe basic information they need for a suc-cessful hunting season. The “HuntingCompanion” can be found athttp://msl.mt.gov/hunting.

The website was developed in part toassist Montana’s librarians as they fieldrequests from hunters in libraries acrossthe state. The “Hunting Companion” is astreamlined access point for the basic in-formation every hunter needs for a suc-cessful hunt.

“Librarians around the state are re-porting an increased need from their pa-trons for information on Montana’s geog-raphy and natural resources,” said Jen-nie Stapp, chief information officer anddigital library director at the MontanaState Library. “That information is oftenfound in multiple sources, including thewebsites from multiple state and federalagencies. By sifting through all of the in-formation that is available from manydifferent sources, we were able to locatethe resources that every hunter needs fora safe and successful hunting season and

make it available in one easy-to-accesssite.”

The “Hunting Companion” is designedto provide answers to four questions thathunters ask, including:

• What can I hunt?• When can I hunt?• Where can I hunt? • How do I hunt?The Hunting Companion site has an

easy-to-use interface and simplistic de-sign and provides information from re-sources ranging from Montana Fish,Wildlife & Parks, the Montana Base MapService Center and the Montana State Li-brary.

“Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks ispleased to be able to work with the Mon-tana State Library to provide another ac-cess point to information about huntingin Montana,” said Thomas Baumeister,the state education and human dimen-sion program manager at MT FWP.

The Hunting Companion is the firstwebsite to go live as part of a large proj-ect by the Montana State Library thatwill condense all of Montana’s most im-portant geographic and natural re-sources information and make it avail-

able in easy-to-access subject guides,such as hunting, fishing, mining, waterresources, and farming and ranching.

“As librarians, our goal is to help peoplefind what they need so they can move for-ward with their lives, whether that’splanning a successful hunt or finding thenext birding location for a weekend out-ing,” said Stapp. “These subject guideswill prove to be tremendously helpful toMontanans looking for a wide range ofinformation about Montana’s geographyand natural resources.”

For more information about the Hunt-ing Companion, contact Stapp at 406-444-3115 or via e-mail at: [email protected].

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In this country, 37 percent of children(over 25 million under the age of 18) aregrowing up in a fatherless home. Theylive in every community and withinreach of many churches. Christians arecalled to help others – including those ofbroken homes.

An organization has been establishedto answer the call to defend the cause ofthe fatherless through the provision ofgodly mentoring fathers. Fathers in theField is a Christian adventure ministrythat unites fatherless boys with matureChristian men in the great outdoors. Fa-thers in the Field is about faith, forgive-ness and fun!

Offer boys, ages 7-17, a great time incamping, fishing, hunting and hiking, aswell as taking care of this community.

Fathers in the Field was founded byoutdoor industry entrepreneur JohnSmithbaker, who was deserted by his ownfather before birth and struggled with the

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men have an opportunity to help steerhurting boys away from self-destructivebehavior like substance abuse and crimi-nal activity and point them toward a pro-ductive life filled with hope and promise.

Fathers in the Field begins with a localChristian church, specifically men in thecongregation who understand the powerof a father’s role in shaping a boy’s life.

Pastor Paul Turek of Faith AllianceChurch, Sidney, encourages other men inthe local area to participate as well. “It ismy desire that men in our communitywould take this ministry on,” Turek said.“I also believe that there are enoughyoung boys in our community that needfather figures in their lives that men fromother churches could and should takepart in this as well.”

Call Faith Alliance at 433-1112 and talkwith Pastor Turek about Fathers in theField and how it might benefit a child inthis community.

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Dogs were always in the family at Craigand Anita Price’s home in Sidney. Hunt-ing birds was a favorite pastime ofCraig’s, so choosing a good birddog and agood family pet took a little deliberation.

Hunter, a golden retriever/blacklabrador mix, came to live with thePrices 11 years ago.

“We picked him (Hunter) up inFairview, and he let the rest of the pup-pies come out to us, then he mowed themall down and jumpedover to me,” CraigPrice said. “That’s theone I knew I’d takehome.” Hunter, ofcourse, missed hishome in the beginning,as he had plenty ofbrothers and sisters toplay with. It was ablessing to have ourgranddaughter Laurenaround when Huntercame home with us,Craig said.

Lauren would cradleHunter in her arms,and put the puppy to bed with teddybears to keep him company. “Lauren puta magical touch on Hunter. He was sohomesick,” Craig said. “He still carriesout a teddy bear when he gets up in themorning.”

Hunter has been Craig’s hunting com-panion for many years, and now withthese best friends getting older, they’reslowing down some in the field and out ofthe field. “I plan out bigger lunches andgive him a little more rest these days,”Price said. “Whenever I say, ‘Hunter, go to

the pickup,’ he begins hunting the oppo-site way instead of going to the pickup.He doesn’t want to slow down!”

Hunter has the best nose of any hunt-ing dogs Price has ever owned – “He’s somagnet with the pheasants,” he said.“He’ll go sit on the bird, put a paw overthe bird till I get there, or he’ll bring thebird back with a soft mouth without de-stroying the bird.”

Hunter hasn’t had any professionaltraining, but Price has trained him withwhistle commands, basically. Price ad-mits that he’s no Bill Nankivel or a

George Biebl, (both ofSidney), but does say,“I would love to traina dog like they do, butI haven’t. We mostlyhunt alone becausehe still likes to playwith other dogs. He’sa unique dog.”

You’ll see Pricewalking Hunter upand down the streetsof Sidney, or it couldbe the other wayaround – Hunterwalking Craig.Hunter’s master com-

ments that it’s probably due to Hunter’saggressiveness that keeps him (Price) inshape. Hunter will let Price know it’stime to take that walk, as he fetches hisown leash, and as soon as the leash ishooked – drags Price out the door. “Ourdogs are almost human,” he said.

When you see Price and Hunter takingthat walk around town, stop them to say“hi,” but know that Hunter has got placesto go and birds to hunt!

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Hunter continues hunting birds even though he’s got some age on him, and he’s keeping hismaster, Craig Price, in good health.

‘He’ll go sit on the bird, put apaw over the bird till I getthere, or he’ll bring the bird

back with a soft mouth withoutdestroying the bird.’

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Larry Brown, native of Iowaand now of Wisconsin, and BobCrandall, Sidney, are two oldgeezers that share a love forpheasant hunting, collectingSxS (side-by-side) shotguns andgood dogs.

Brown, a retired Armycolonel, ex-CIA agent and now aprofessional outdoors writerand author of “A PheasantHunter’s Notebook” and Cran-dall, a retired PGA professionaland dog trainer/kennel opera-tor, each claim that the other isthe only reprobate that huntspheasants more than himself. AsBrown recently moved to Wis-consin, he now has to be at themercy of Crandall to when theyget to hunt in this area, sincethere is little area to hunt at hisnew residence.

Crandall is the past presidentand now fundraising officer ofRichland County Pheasant’s

Forever Chapter.Between them they have en-

joyed more than a century ofchasing the ditch parrot, fromfar off places as Asia to CentralNew York. These two old geezersoffer for your considerations thefollowing tips that will make

your fall pursuits of the prairiepeacock more productive.

Of course, each man has asomewhat different list, so Cran-dall begins with his tips.

1. Hunt to the corners. Field cornerswhere there are intersecting lines from

roads, ditches or groundcover differentthan what is being hunted will stop birdsfrom running and force them to flush.

2. When hunting creek beds, hunt on theopposite side of the creek from yourpartner, slow down and let your partnerget to the head of an oxbow when it ison his side and then push the belly ofthe bow to the waterline on your side.His job is to do the same when theoxbow’s head is on your side. Birds willflush from the belly across the creekmore times than not.

3. When hunting big cover with width toit, circle back on yourself and have yourdog rework the ground you just coveredfor 20 or so yards. When cover is wide,roosters will attempt an end run aroundyour flank.

4. Hunt cover from the opposite directionthat everyone else hunts it. Roosters willpattern hunters, particularly theirapproaches and can be caught flatfoot-ed by the hunter who doesn’t fit the pat-tern.

5. Whenever possible, hunt down.Roosters often hide near the high end ofcoulees and run out the top end longbefore a hunter can climb to them.

6. Learn to identify the three primary

types of cover pheasants use. Roostingcover, loafing cover and feed cover arealways present in pheasant habitat andare used at different times of the day.While an occasional bird may be foundin one or the other at any time of theday, they most often are found in roost-ing cover early and late, feed coverright after and right before they go toroost and will be in loafing cover midday.

7. Wind will make birds jumpy, but it canbe a boon when a hunter can approachsuitable cover from downwind. Doing sofavors the dog’s nose and muffles thehunter’s noise.

8. Open chokes serve the pheasant hunterwith a dog much better than tight ones.More birds will be shot at and harvest-ed in close, then those shot at and crip-pled at 40 yards.

9. Don’t let the tail of a rooster cause youto shoot behind the bird. Learn to blotout rising flushers with the end third ofyour barrel and see daylight betweenhis beak and your barrel on crossers.

10. If a slamming car door will spookdeer, the same will put every rooster

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Bob Crandall heads to the field for bird hunting with one of his dogs.

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within a mile of you on high alert. Pheasants, unlikesharpies and huns whose first survival defense is theireyes, rely on hearing ground danger, be it coyote,fox or man. Close them softly.

Brown’s tips, as he says, “Help you putmore roosters in the bag this season:”

Hunting Strategies1. Hunt with a good dog.

Birds you’d walk right bywon’t often escape a goodcanine nose. And if the birddrops crippled but still ableto run and hide, you stand amuch better chance of recov-ering it with a dog.

2. Make as little noise as pos-sible. Unlike sharptails andhuns which favor short grassso they can see danger,pheasants utilize heaviercover and rely on theirextremely sharp ears.

3. Cut off escape routes. Pheasants often use “linear”cover, like narrow draws and waterways. Push thecover toward blockers waiting at the far end. If thebirds flush too far ahead for you, chances are theblocker(s) will get some shooting.

4. Hunt the best cover into the wind, or with a cross-

wind. This will reduce the noise of your approach,and will put your dog’s nose to its best advantage.

Guns and Shooting5. Practice your shooting. Pheasants are not particular-

ly difficult targets, although a cackling flush canunnerve you. If you can hit clay targets consistently,you should be able to hit pheasants . . . as long as

you don’t get flustered and rushthe shot.6. There are no “magic” shells.Loads from an ounce to 1 1/4-ounces of shot (sizes 5 or 6 ifyou’re shooting lead) and veloci-ties of 12-1300 feet per secondwill work if you do your part.Don’t count on ultrafast or ultra-heavy shells, but rather on yourskill with a shotgun.7. Open up your choke.Improved cylinder will throw alethal pattern out to at least 30yards. A lot of pheasants areshot at well beyond that range,but most are killed inside 30

yards.

Miscellaneous8. Get yourself and your gear in shape. (Your dog

too!) There’s an old saying that legs kill pheasants.Make sure yours can carry you for several hours, that

your boots are broken in, and that nothing elseyou’re wearing or carrying rubs you the wrongway—literally!

9. Slow and easy does it. Don’t start out like you’re offto the races. It can be warm early in the season, andyou can wear yourself (and your dog) out in a hurry.Finishing up with a rooster right before sunset can besatisfying, so pace yourself as if you’re going to walk

all day.10. Be courteous to landowners. Some of the best

pheasant hunting is found on private land. Considerit a real privilege when a farmer or rancher givesyou permission to hunt on his land. Pay careful atten-tion to property boundaries, treat his land as if itwere your own, and you’ll likely be invited back.

Tips: Things to remember while on the hunt this yearFROM PAGE 9

Practice your shooting. Pheasants are not particularly difficult targets, although a cacklingflush can unnerve you.

‘Finishing up with a roosterright before sunset can besatisfying, so pace yourself

as if you’re going to walk all day.’

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BY RANDY HUTZENBILERRICHLAND COUNTY GAME WARDEN

During the 2009 huntingseason, I received a Tip-Mont complaint regardingillegal hunting activitynorth of Culbertson. Likemost complaints I receivethrough the Tip-Mont pro-gram, there were lots ofgreat details. The details Ireceived were that a groupof hunters had trespassed

on private property, killedseveral mule deer, fielddressed the deer and drugthem into some brush tohide them. The informantdid not provide his/hername but left an exact loca-tion to where the deerwhere hidden.

Shortly after I got the Tip-Mont call, I get a call fromthe warden captain. Thecaptain informed me thathe had also received the

complaintand wascurrentlyin the areawhere thedeer werehidden.The cap-tain toldme to meet

him at a secret hiding spotand we would discuss theinvestigation. Well, after avery quick drive from Sid-

ney to Culbertson, I met upwith the captain and weagreed to sneak into thearea with our trucks andwait to see if the hunterscome back.

I agreed to follow the cap-tain to a good overlook spoton top of a ridge above theillegal deer. Well at thispoint, it is completely darkout and the captain is lead-ing me up and down hillsand through coulees oncow trails. I was convincedone of two things was go-ing to happen, either I wasgoing to wreck my truck orI was going to get complete-ly lost in Roosevelt County.But I told myself, there’s areason why he’s the cap-tain, he has to know wherehe’s going. Right?

Anyway, after doing someback tracking, we finallyfind our spot. We hikeabout a mile from where wepark our trucks. At thispoint, I’m saying “Thankyou God for night visionequipment.” We get to ourspot and the captain says“that’s our coulee rightthere; the deer are at thebottom in some brush.” I’mthinking, this was easy,now I know why he’s thecaptain.

We’re not there five min-utes and here comes someheadlights driving downthe county road. The vehi-cle was driving slowly and Itold the captain “I bet that’sthem.” We see the vehiclestop, the dome light comes

on, and two individuals exitthe vehicle and start walk-ing toward the couleepulling a sled. I look at thecaptain and say “game on,it’s them.”

Well, here’s where ournice smooth operation goesbad. We lose sight of the in-

dividuals behind a hill. So Iask the captain “Do youthink it might be the nextcoulee over?” The captainreplies, “it could be.” Atthat point, I take off in a fullsprint. I get to the top of thenext coulee and see that theindividuals have the deer inthe sled and are almost totheir truck already. I look atthe captain and say “I’m go-ing for them!”

Well, I said that and did-n’t quite think it throughfirst, I forgot that I was 33years old and not 23 yearsold, and it was pitch blackout. I go on a full sprintdown the coulee. I can tellyou this, if an NFL scoutwould have been there, I’dbe playing for the Patriotsright now, I never ran sofast in my life. Anyway, Icame run up behind the

two individuals, and when Iget about 15 yards fromthem I kick on my flash-light and yell to them “Mon-tana game warden, hold itright there.”

Well those poor guysabout pass out from fear. Iasked them later if theyheard me running towardthem, and they replied “wethought it was a cow orsomething.” That commentmade me think it’s time tospend more time in the gymif I’m being mistaken forlivestock. So I shine mylight on their deer and ob-serve they have two muledeer does and neither havetags on them. We finishpulling the deer to the truckand I visit with all the indi-viduals. The one individualadmitted to trespassing onprivate property and killingboth mule deer does with li-censes.

The individual who killedthe two mule deer doeseventually plead guilty totwo counts of killing amule deer doe without a li-cense and one count ofhunting without landownerpermission. The individualpaid $1,455 in fines andrestitution and lost hishunting, fishing and trap-ping privileges for twoyears. The last thing the in-dividual said to me thatnight was “we were soclose!” I replied to him, younever know when a gamewarden may be watchingyou from on top of the hill.


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Trophy antelopeTammy Lake, Sidney, shows her trophy antelope from 2009.

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For example, a local chapter of JaneGoodall’s Roots and Shoots program re-cently taught children the importance ofladybugs as natural insect controllers,

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Leon Selensky brought home a trophy caribou from his 2009 Quebec hunting trip.

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Examples of recreation-related violations includeboating under the influence, illegal introductions offish, bait or other species to Montana waters, and us-ing a boat to harass or kill game birds or aquatic fur-bearing animals. It is also illegal to dischargegarbage, refuse, waste or sewage into or near Mon-tana wa-ters.

Montanalaw re-quiresboatsequippedwith toi-lets or por-ta-pottiesto disposeof wasteproperly.Becausethere are so few marine pumpout stations in Mon-tana, boaters should check on the local availability ofwaste disposal stations.

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With the duck factories of North Amer-ica still producing healthy populations ofwaterfowl, hunters have something tolook forward to this fall.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service re-cently released its www.flyways.us/ re-port on breeding ducks and wetland con-ditions from the annual spring survey.

This year, the population of 10 primaryspecies of ducks on the traditional sur-vey areas was 40.9 million, similar to thetotal in 2009. The good news is that thisnumber remains 21 percent above thelong-term average that stretches backmore than 50 years.

“The fact that the high duck numbershave been maintained for yet anotheryear is good news,” said Jim Hansen, the

Central Flyway coordinator for MontanaFish, Wildlife & Parks in Billings.“Parts of Montanawere quite dry early,but recent rainshave helped in someareas, and thereshould be goodnumbers of duckscoming out of Cana-da.”

Among the ducksimportant to Mon-tana, mallards, themost sought-after species in the state,were at 8.4 million, similar to last yearand 12 percent above the long-term aver-age.

Gadwall numbers were also similar tolast year and 67 percent above the long-

term average, while wigeon numberswere similar to 2009 and the long-term av-

erage. Numbers of pintailsand scaup were steady but re-mained below the long-termaverage.

Canada goose numbers forMontana hunters are likely tobe similar to last year. Overallpond numbers for PrairieCanada and the north-centralU.S. were similar to last yearand 34 percent above the long-term average. Some of the

wettest areas were the eastern Dakotas.Parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan,

significant contributors of ducks to Mon-tana, were dry when the early migrantsarrived in April, but southernSaskatchewan pond numbers were still

21 percent above average.“One highlight that will help this year’s

production, and is sure to affect nextyear’s duck production, is that much ofSaskatchewan had tremendous rains inMay and June, with some areas gettingover 12 inches.”

Hansen cautioned that the loss of wet-lands, and the loss of nesting cover fromConservation Reserve Program landcoming out of the program, will continueto affect duck populations over the nextfew years.

The fall flight of ducks overall will like-ly be similar to last year, but hunting suc-cess will be influenced, as always, byweather and local habitat conditions.

For online information on the federalduck and wetland report, visit www.fly-ways.us/”flyways.us.

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On African safari with Sidney physicianBY DENIECE SCHWABSIDNEY HERALD

Dr. Edward Pierce’s, Sidney, hunting ad-ventures began as a child in Battle Creek,Mich. Although he’s enjoyed every huntever taken, Pierce finally got to see what asafari hunt was all about last year. Hewent to Africa on a guided hunt, where hisharvest included a kudu, gemsbok, zebra,warthog, plus a few other native animals.

When Pierce ordered the “package deal”for the hunt, he purchased the license tohunt, which included the number andspecies of animals to harvest.

Pierce admits the safari hunt was notthe toughest for him, as footmen wouldfield dress the kill, properly care for thehide prior to shipment back to the statesand take the meat to a crew where it wouldbe cleaned and meals were prepared. “All Ihad to do was pull the trigger when Ben(pro hunter/guide) told me to,” Piercesaid. “The toughest part was not seeing ananimal in my sites when Ben could. I did-n’t see the first two zebras and then finallytook down the third.”

His favorite caliber used on this safariwas a .338 Winchester Magnum.

Pierce never feared for his life in Africa,he says, due to charging animals or ani-mals in the wild. The only time there mayhave been hair raised on his neck was the

time he saw the poisonous and deadlysnakes of Africa. “It (black mamba) wasabout 20 yards away from me, and luckilythe snake was resting in the shade on topof a rock,” Pierce said. “My heart did jerka little when I saw the cobra stretched outback at camp, I’ll admit.”

The men had pulled a prank on Pierce ashe stepped out of his room before dinner.The cobra had been killed earlier that day,skinned and laid out to see if the doctorcould handle such a thing. “It made menervous for a second until I saw the oldblood.”

The hunting and adventures were great,and then he had to think about getting allof those hides back to the states. Alongwith the purchase of the hunt, the hunterhas to lay down funds for the shipping of

each hide back to the states, seeing itthrough customs (which also costs) and ataxidermy charge on top of that, Piercesaid. “But in the end, I’ll have my trophiesfrom Africa, and we’ve got a vaulted ceil-ing for great placement on the wall athome. I still don’t have them back fromZerr’s Taxidermy in Williston, but he’s(Zerr) good – it’s worth the wait.”

Pierce’s hunts of Africa, as well as Alas-ka, were ones to be remembered, but any-time he can enjoy nature – those are greatmemories too. The quote, “a bad day ofhunting is better than a good day at work”has many truths.

Being a physician can be frustrating attimes, the doctor says, so when his mindgets so bogged down, Pierce seeks therapyin reloading shells. “It is therapy for me toreload my own ammo. It helps me to re-lax.”

Of course this doctor calms himselfdown as he sits quietly in his office dictat-ing patients assessments amongst manytrophies, such as bear, birds and other ani-mal body parts. It’s all in a day’s work…

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Dr. Edward Pierce, right, smiles proudly as he shows his trophy Kudu taken on his African safari in 2009. Along with Pierce is prohunter/guide, Ben.

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Dr. Pierce sits at his desk in his office at the Sidney Health Center Clinic in front of one of histrophy black bears.

‘I didn’t see the first two zebrasand then finally took

down the third.’

Dr. Edward PierceHunter

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