High Country News Vol. 2.29, Aug. 14, 1970
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Th~ ,;~tdoor,OIJdr EnvironmentalBi - W,•• kl, Vol. %. No. 29 Ftiday, August 14. 1970 'Antelope Under Gun; One -ShotSchedul ed .This year's hunting season 'an outgrowth of the old North in Wyoming will start off with Rawlins-Table Rock area. a bang' on Sept. 5. The state's The season will close in these most popular game animal, areas (57 & 29) on Sept. 13, the pronghorn antelope, will 1970.This year, 950 resident come under fire for the first and non-resident antelope time this year in the Chain permits were made 'available Lakes and Table Rock areas. in these areas. 'These areas appear on the Bill Crump, 'district hunting orders' as' areas 57 supervisor of the Wyoming, and 29 respectively and are Game and Fish Commission, reported tha t the Chain Lakes and Table Rock areas are the best trophy hunting areas in the state. Crump also said Ski Meet Is that the broad, open desert country in this area was very popular for campers. He 'also At Casper noted that many hunters will be going out prior to opening The' Wyoming Open I'n- day with camping vehicles to vitational Water Ski Meet make "a .week of it" by will be hosted by the Casper combining camping and rock Water Ski Club this year. The hunting with their antelope meet will be held Sunday, hunt. SeptemberS, beginning at 8 Along wtth . the annual a m, a t the casper Clu b opening of hunting season quarters at Alcova Lake. comes the One Shot Antelope Registra tion will begin Hunt held here in Lander , Sa turday, Sept. 5, and con- each year. Final preparations tinue until event time on are being made for the state's Sunday. Practice runs will be famous event which will take held on Saturday. place on Sept. 19, the day that There will be slalom, trick most antelope areas will open and jump events for junior for hunting. _ boys and girls, through senior The past shooters will begin men and women. Three place arriving in Lander on Sept. 17 trophies will be presented for with registration scheduled at each class in each event. the Fremont Hotel. There will For further information, be competitive shooting later the Casper Water Ski Club' in the day to be followed by a Photo by Pat Hall may be contacted at Box 536, business meeting of the Past II' III casper, Wyoming 82601. (Continued on page 16.) , Boating is at its best; the beauty is unexcelled' on Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Flaming Garge Natianal Reereatian, Area in Utah and Wyoming. Engine Growls, Aren1t Always What They Seem The automotive industry engine compartment and welder's gloves and a heavy and their advertising people . came face to face with the coat, removed the kitten to a have recently called much, growl--a two month old cage. a ttention to animals-- bobcat kitten with a smear of Thompson assured particularly the cats. 'Any grease on his nose and a chip everyone after his half-hour television-watching kid can on his shoulder. contest with the kitten that tell you that tigers live in Cheyenne Game Warden the baby is in good condition tanks, the Cougar is a sporty Francis Gradert and Office possessing the normal Mercury and the Wildcat is Warden Dave Thompson reflexes and' temperament of not only a name for a bobcat answered the call and, with a healthy bobcat. Mobile but a Buick, too. the help of a length of rope living, however, is not for A Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the protection of a pair' of everyone. mechanic has his own story to tell about cars and cats. Rodman Robertson, a • 1 1" " 111111 " I II ~ .mechanic for " Tyrell Chevrolet in Cheyenne, Wel.come reached for the hood latch of We take this opportunity to welcome the former readers what should have been just I; of, THE JACKSON HOLE VILLAGER. Through Mr. another repair job. A fellow Norman Lynes, publisher of The VILLAGER, we have by the name of Neil Heeman acquired the unfulfilled subscriptions to that paper. We of Cheyenne brought it in hope our new readers will find HIGH COUNTRY NEWS a Thursday morning after worthy and sa tisfactory substitute. This CAMPER OF THE WEEK hos sta~ for the eve- hearing a growI under the The Editors and Staff ning in this secluded spot alang Dead Indl.. hood. Creell I. Robertson peered into the t lli~,•••, , ,•••,••, ,•••" _ ,.1 I.~ ,.I••II I ,I .. tt1e Sunlight Basin of Wyamlng. \' 1 :: 2-High Country New•. '... Friday, Aug~st 14, 1970 . President Nixon has' told Congress, and thereby the American people, that there must be massive changes in our life style, our govern- ment operations, and our industrial, , technol~gical. complex if we are to escape "ecological disaster." . He told us. "We must seek nothing less than a basic reform in the way OUr.society looks at problems and makes decisions." And in addition " '" in dealing with the environment we must learn not how to master nature but how to master ourselves, our institutions, and our technology. " The President has a long way to go to span. the vast credibility gap between his own words and deeds. His words sound great but his actions on _ such matters as the ~ST and funding for water pollution control and giving the timber industry Iree license in the' national forest leave something to be desired. No matter what his actions, we can heed his ". Photo by Pat Hall words. And, in fact, we must do so. Whether or Hunters will soon toke to the field after 'Wyoming's fleet pronghorns .. not he believes them himself, they are words of wisdom by which we must guide our own actions. Thousands of these beoutifulgo';'i! animals roam the vast open spaces af Each of us has grown into a life style which can the We.t. only lead us to "ecological disaster" if we per- sist. And the more affluent we are, the more dangerous we are to ourselves and our fellow man ... The first annual report of- the Council on En- vironmental Quality, in which Mr. Nixon's words are quoted, tells us we compose only 6 percent of L e t t e rs To the world's population. But we consume 40 percent of the world's energy. and natural resources. For how much longer can we continue The Editor in that life style? How much longer will the rest of the world let us continue?' . We have aU' succumbed to "the bigger is - better" syndrome. We all seem to believe "the more, the merrier" in our human societies. Once Dear Editot:j My Dear Friends, give the Council a generous it was sinful to waste (remember "waste not Arrived home safely a boost. want not"?). Now, it is economic disaster - timed In the article "Colorado couple of weeks ago after a Sincerely, obsolescence is built into every product. Magazine Airs Resource wonderful two weeks spent in M.E. Page The. roughened, red hands of our grand- Feud" in the July 17 issue, I the Lander area. We camped 3118W. Newhall St. mothers .weren't very nice. So we devised was disappointed to read that the entire time up in Sinks Milwaukee, Wis. detergents to keep 'their hands 'soft:' First 'tile tile Wyoming'Game and Fish Canyon and 'enjoyed every. EditorS Note: :,'Yur, innovations wrre JqaJIlY and. then: they ~ere-" Commission has "forbiddent minute of it .:Only sorry that' filled with phosphates. ' . Department officials to speak time ran' out much too soon. I suggestion is well taken We And so it has gone. up in cases where recreation expect to be back to Lander have carried articles and Every individual citizen has a responsiblility, and wildlife are 'being Oct. 1 to spend the entire notes on the Hells Canyon battle in earlier issues but will not only to himself and his own well-being but to threatened by commercial .. month, so l'rn already be glad to do an article and a society, to maintain a livable world. But he has development. If the Game making plans for this trip. center spread. We'll see what to be shown and led. and Fish professional men My new "super" edition of we can do about that. In the Joe Blow from Podunk who sells shoes or can't speak up to defend High Country News arrived meantime, OUf readers can builds houses, or tends steel furnaces, or raises ou tdoor . recreation and on July' '23. I certainly did help the cause by taking a $5 hogs can't be privy to even a smattering of the wildlife in Wyoming, who enjoy the large, new paper. I membership in the Hells information available about our environment, can? have only one complaint- two Canyo.i Preservation Council He only knows what he reads in the papers or weeks is just too long to wait at the address given above by sees on the tube. Paul J. Gerling for the paper to arrive' reader Page. Thanks for your The Henry Ford's can make it their personal Shawnee, Kansas See you in October! letter and suggestion. business - and a part of their corporate business. All good wishes - So can the 50 governors. And the 100 senators. Editor's note: That's a good Sincerely, And the many more who lead and direct our question! Why not ask the Mrs. Keith S. Brigham * * * daily lives. Wyoming Game and Fish Rte. 1, Pardeeville, Editor: .~ut '!Ie are not getting the leadership. The Commission. James B.