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Wolf Report: Wolves Kill Sheep
By David King

Federal wolf managers are looking for the wolves that killed 15 sheep and injured two guard dogs on saw-toothed National Forest grazing allotment. Wolves killed 10 more sheep in the same area over the previous week.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services confirmed the kills on June 3. On June 7, Wildlife Services also confirmed that a wolf killed three lambs on private land near New Meadows. Efforts are under way in response to these incidents to remove the depredating wolves.

Representatives of various interests, including livestock owners, outfitters, hunters, environmental and wildlife advocates met with Idaho Fish and Game officials June 14 in Boise to discuss a wolf harvest management plan. Though they have widely ranging perspectives on wolves, they agreed on several points, including that control is needed in areas of conflicts between wolves and livestock.

They also agreed that widespread tolerance for wolf control would be higher if wolves are allowed to thrive in some areas; a wolf management plan should meet the needs of livestock owners, hunters and outfitters but also withstand critical national scrutiny.

Fish and Game officials are working on plans for proposed hunting seasons on wolves pending their removal from the endangered species list. They expect to have a proposal ready for Idaho Fish endgame Commission review by the fall. Actual delisting could be year or more away. Any wolf hunting seasons would first have to be approved by the Commission.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the wolf recovered in the northern Rocky Mountains and has started the process to remove the wolf from the endangered species list. Theo’s. Fish and Wildlife Service’s weekly wolf reports as well as annual reports, can be viewed athttp://westerngraywolf.fws.gov/.

Bear Attack Kills 11-Year Old Boy in Utah

AMERICAN FORK, UTAH — Utah wildlife officers killed a black bear near American Fork Canyon the morning of June 18th. The officers believed the bear they killed was the same bear that was responsible for the death of an 11-year-old boy in American Fork Canyon the night before. In American Fork Canyon, about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City, an 11-year old was pull from his tent and killed by a black bear. Apparently the boy, his mother, stepfather and a 6-year-old brother were sleeping in large tent with several sections and the 11-year-old was in a section of the tent by himself.

The stepfather heard a scream about 11 pm. The boy and the sleeping bag were pulled from the tent. They found the boy’s body about 400 yards from the tent. With the aid of 26 dogs, authorities tracked and killed the black bear and hoisted the 250-300 lb carcass out by helicopter. According to Jim Karpowitz, directory of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, this is the first fatal attack by a black bear in the state of Utah. The incident is under investigation and the details are still unknown as to what caused the bear to attack. If attacked by aback bear, you should fight, scream and yell. This is unlike an attack from a grizzly bare where being passive and playing dead is recommended. American Fork Canyons a popular camping destination and home to Temping’s Cave National Monument.

NUMBERS
200-Amount of pounds world record holder Mark Stretton can draw back on a landing
50-World wide average poundage for bows of all designs at 28 inches of draw
786,000- Total number of females who bow hunted more than once in the past year.
44-Percent of hunters report that they have hunted with a bow
13 billion- Dollars contributed by bow hunters per year to U.S. retail sales

Changing the World One Arrow at a Time:
Student archery tournament a big success

June 9th 2007, the 1st annual (5th overall) cumulative NASP National Tournament and Conference was conducted in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 1577 student archers representing 123 schools and 20 states participated in the Tournament—the largest invitational student archery tournament in North American history. Participating on the archery teams were typical and atypical athletes, boys, girls, minorities, special education students, and children with physical disabilities. The National Champion was Ms. Morgan Floyd of Richmond, KY. Female shooters comprised 40%of the total participation. The program is designed to promote fairness. Every participant must use NASP approved bows and arrows. This allows for each individual to find an equal competition and succeed. Next year’s National Tournament is scheduled for April 26, 2008. Start getting excited. The Tournament was followed by a three day National Conference forth NASP State Coordinators and board members. 29 states and Australia were represented to discuss leadership, design and continued strong development ofthe program. The NASP Foundation, a 501 c (3) non-profit educational organization, strives to address expansion of the program to all the states and interested foreign countries and continue to evaluate the program’s ability to improve grades, attendance, and student behavior. Individuals or organizations that care about the future of our young people and who believe that early succession school leads to a more motivated student and a better citizen, could do far worse than help the NASP take every child along for the journey.

Dateline
Bowhunting History

1673 - World’s oldest continuous archery tournament, the Ancients Orton Arrow Contest, was established
1828 - The first archery club in America, known as the United Bowmen of Philadelphia, was formed
1879 – The National Archery Association (NAA) held the fiesta’s.-sponsored tournament
1902 – Bow hunting pioneer Fred Bear is born in Waynesboro, PA
1923 - Dr. Saxton Pope published the book Hunting with the Bow and Arrow
1940s - Doug Easton started producing quality aluminum arrows
1961 - The Pope and Young Club is founded
1966 – The compound bow was invented
1972 – Olympics officially accept archery competitions
1976 - S. G. Christian designed the “Bodoodle” arrow rest
1990 - Chuck Adams became the first archer in history to harvest all27 varieties of North American big game—a feat called the Super Slam
1990 - National Bow hunters Hall of Fame established
2005 - Several states allowed able bodied hunters to use crossbows “It’s about time you got here!”

Did YOU Know…
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Did You Know…That of the top 20 non-typical bull elk listed in the record book, two of them were taken by bowhunters. Two more were taken with a muzzleloader and two are labeled as a pick up. The remaining fourteen were taken by rifle hunters.

Top Ten Fastest Bows Company, Bow: Speed (IBO)
1 PSE, X Force HF:342-348 fps
2 High Country Archery, Iron Mace:330-340 fps
3 Martin, Slayer:335 fps
4 Bewitch, Allegiance:327-335 fps
5 High Country Archery, Stilletto 380:325-335 fps
6 Parker, Frontier2-Plus: 333 fps
7 Mathews, Black Max:330 fps
8 Parker, Hornet 2-Plus:330 fps
9 Bowtech, Guardian:321-329 fps
10 Bowtech, Tribute:320-328 fps

Microsoft Funds theater-Hunting Movement
Good thing I changed to a Mac!

Microsoft has rejected a U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance request to abandon its partnership with the nation’s leading antihuntingorganization.

Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000donation to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a pilot program called the I’m Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a Windows Live Messenger user has a conversation using I’m, Microsoft will give a portion of the program’s advertising revenue to one of ten organizations selected by the user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to the amount of money that can be donated.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsmen’s advocacy organization, has urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but the company refused. According to Microsoft representative Tara Kruse, Microsoft believes the I’m Initiative is “ a great way to enable people to help causes that are important to them. “

“Microsoft is going to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably more, into an organization that recently issued manifesto that targets hunting for extinction,” said USSA President Bud Pigeon. “If there was ever a time for sportsmen to take grassroots action, this is it.”

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