Clinton News-Record, 1984-01-04, Page 1843 targilySpecoking-
By Stgire Coke
Resources Development report
TheIionourable Alan W. Pope, Minister of After the July moose draw, hunters were
Natural Resources, has sent out an $1, page advised whether they had been successful in
report which was presented to the Standing their bid to obtain pne of 38,040 Bull/Cow
Committee on Resources Development: validationtags allotted for the 1983 season.
Although some of it may be "old hat", it is a Almost immediately after the tags were
good indication of what has been done, and sent out, we discovered an error in the com-
what direction the Ministry is heading in puter program that had been used in the
regards to our Natural Resources. The next draw. This program was designed by a
few columns are going to be a summary of private computer firm, contracted by the
different sections of that report, soon too Ministry following. ,public tender to conduct
may know what is going on. It may be one of the draw andthe mailing.
the few times we get a really honest evalua- The error occurred as a result of feeding
tion from the Government. This first section names along with birth dates; into the com-
concerns the future of hunting and wildlife puter to ensure no double applications were
in our Province. made, In some of our Wildlife Management
We are making good progress in our ma- Units, however, this resulted in a strong
jor wildlife management programs. In bias toward older hunters. This .was_ par-
_,itlatlX cases this has been due to the ex- ticulari otiicceable in WMUs where a large
nuinbeur of ✓Bunters applied of 'a small
number of available moose tags.
To be completely fair to all moose
hunters, we decided to hold a second draw
immediately and put all of the original
87,310 applicants' names through the com-
uter again. The computer program used in
the seco draw was a -corrected tine= b�ug-
free -and without bias. The same quotas.
were applied, and no new applications were
accepted.
This resulted in an additional 12,544 tags
being issued, in addition to the 38,040.
already sent out. Those who had been suc-
cessful in the first draw - and whose name
also came up in the second draw - didn't
receive two tags. They just kept the one they
had. Some people, of course, were unsuc-
cessful in both draws - about 36,000 hunters.
The computer error, of course, was
upsetting to us at the time - but by no means
a disaster. And since it was the fault of a
private firm, experienced in the area and
hired through public tender, it was an error
totally beyond our control. We did the
fairest thing possible at the time, •.with no
real damage to the original goals of our
moose selective harvest program. Tag
quotas for each district have been frozen at
the same levels for the 1984 season and ad-
justments, as required, will first take place
in 1985:
isasea on estimated success rates, the ad-
ditional ..12,500 tags issued will. lead to a
harvest of an additional 750. moose. Even
with the second draw, we were still able to
reduce the number of hunters licensed to
hunt bull and cow moose from 86,000 in 1982
to about 50,000 this year. This still
represents. a dramatic reduction and
cellent communications and Whole-heartednn
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co-operation we have been able to establish,
with the hunting community.
Our decision a couple of years ago to ex-
tend our wildlife management unit system
to cover the entire province has been a suc-
= .units --have -sery c io standardize
the information on hunting seasons for in -
species of game.
Introduction of regulations on trapping in
the past year has been well received by
licensed trappers, and the co-operation of
the trappers in trapper training programs
throughout the province has been excep-
tional.
The selective harvest system we initiated
for the annual deer hunt, in combination
with new winter habitat programs, allows
our deer herds to increase in healthy
numbers.
This year, 18,820 validation tags enabling
hunters to hunt antlerless deer - females
and fawns - were mailed out to successful
applicants in our computerized draw.
In many wildlife management units, par-
ticularly in North Centraland Northwestern
Ontario, all those who applied were granted
tags. On a provice-wide basis, a hunter's
chances of -receiving a tag this year was bet-
ter than one in three. .
This year's antlerless deer tag draw was
held on August 26. A total of 48,529 hunters,
applied for a validation tag.- 43 percent
more than last year's total of 33, 974. About
76 per cent of those who applied this year
specified a second choice of wildlife
management unit to hunt in.
A selective•harvest system for our moose
herd was approved by cabinet last March
and our first draW for Bull/Cow validation
tags was completed in early July. -- enables us to meet our origmal goall ofcon-
The. rationale behind this program is an servation of the moose population.
important one. Ontario's moose hunting in- I think both these selective harvest pro-
dustry accounts for more. than $90 -million in grams illustrate the excellent :rapport we
annual touristrevenue. But the tihoose "-Friave Went bI t'o establish *lth our hunting
- - - population had been declining in recent and outfitter communities. We are hoping to
' years - due to overharvesting, predation, achieve the same kind of success with
poaching and a general decline in moose hunters of black ducks.
habitat: , .............. .. _......-In Mid -September; I appealed to duck
" In 1975, aerial surveys showed •that the hunters to reduce their harvest of black',
Province's moose population had declined . ducks voluntarily. This was an attempt to
from 125,000 in 1968 to 81000 - a drop of 35 stem a serious population decline of about 25
per cent in less than 10 years.. Such a decline per cent over the.past 15 years.
not only cut down on the number of moose - This is the path we have tended to follow -
hunting and viewing opportunities, but also make hunters aware of.a serious population
threatened to seriously reduce the economic problem, gain their co-operation, and then
• benefits of our annual moose harvest. enlist their help and ideas when drafting any
The selective harvest program was necessary changes to our regulations. It is
designed and implemented through close ' an approach which in the past has worked
- consultation with tourist outfitters and the ' and I am confident it ,is an approach that
moose hunters 'themselves. will work well for us in the future.
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Local bowling results'
Londesboro Men's League
Harry Lear starred in -Dec. 22 play by
bowling thehigh single, triple and
average with 310, 733 and 221. Lear was
also named the most improved bowler.
Model T's
.Chevs
Buicks
"Porsches
BMWs
Rolls Royces
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies
Susie Dale rolled the high single and
triple on Dec. 20 with 281 and 718. Karen''
Pounder 'had the highaverage with 225.
Francyna's Grasshoppers
70 Joyce's Honeybees
68 Kumm's Krickets - 53 Lois's Ladybugs
47 Mert's Millers
46 • Nancy's Doodlebugs
30 Dianne's Dragonflies
Betty's Beetles
Tuckersmith Mixed
Hilda Veenstra rolled high single and
high triple with 270 and 691 in Jan. 2 '
action. Elaine Boyes picked up the high
average with,195. Tom Amsing had high
single with 271 for the men. Case
Buffinga had the high triple with 670.
Budd Boyes had high average with 212.
Elaine's Eldorados
Rose's Ramblers
Hilda's Hot Rods -
Jenny's Jeeps
Ann's Vans
Freda's Ferraris
69
65
65
64
64
63
79
80
77
76
75 .
io 77
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Tuesday Afternoon Ladies League.
Christmas Winners
Secret Score for First .Game: Muriel
Beyers, Carol Fisher, Iva Boyes,
Dianne Argyle, Ruby Kumm, Clara •
Scott, Jean Bartliff, Bonnie Roy.
Secret Score for Second Game: Lois
Gibbings, Joyce Van Riesen, Mert
Elliott, Bonnie Gibbings, 'Dianne
Argyle, Iva Reid, Nancy Roy, Betty
Fawcett.
Winner for High Single and High Tri-
ple: Susie Dale.
Sporting world records
The longest hole ever holed in one shot is
the 10th hole (444, yards) at Miracle Hills
Golf Club Omaha, Nebraska. Robert Mitera
achieved a hole -in -one there on Oct. 7, 1965.
Mitera aged 21 and 5 feet 6 inches tall,
weighed 165 lbs. A two -handicap player, he
normally drove 245 yards. A 50 -mph gust
carried his shot over a 290 -yard drop off. The
group in front testified to the remaining 154
yards. - from the Guinness Sports Record
Book.
Largest catches
The largest fish ever caught on a rod is an
officially ratified man-eating great white
shark ,weighing 2,664 lbs., and measuring 16
feet 10 inches long, caught by Alf Dean at
Denial Bay,' near Ceduna, South Australia,
on April 21,1959. Capt. FrankMundus (ILS.)
harpooned and landed a 17 -foot -long 4,500 -Ib.
white shark, after a 5 -hour , battle, off
Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, in
1964. - from the Guinness Sports Record
Book.
Perfect deals
The mathematical odds against dealing 13
cards of one suit are 158,753,389,899 to 1,
while the odds against receiving a "perfect
deal" consisting of all 13. spades are
635,013,559,596 to 1. Thdodds against each of
the 4 playersreceiving a complete suit are
2,235,197,406,895,366,368;301,559,999 to 1.
Instances of this are reported frequently but
the chances of it. happening genuinely are
extraordinarily remote - .,in fact if all the
people in the world here grouped in bridge
fours, and each four were dealt 120 hands a
day, it would require 62 x 10 to the power 12
before one "perfect" deal could be expected
to recur.
Recently a Huey. Gully Men's curing Bonspiel was held; hi Vanastra. The winning rink
included, from left to right,' Jim Eelll, Ron Beuerniann, Craig Alexander and Murray
Dawson.
Hully Gully netz's bonspiel .held
Sixtecmrinks-eoi peted-for-theifullygitd .:
lv trophy at the Vanastra 'Curling Chub-
, half of thein representing .other
area clubs. The curlers enjoyed extllent
meals, prepared by the ladies.
Many ..close games were played 'on the
ideal ice. The team of Murray 'Dawson,
Craig Alexander, Ron Beuerrliann and Jim
Bell from Exeter won the 11 o'clock draw
afolo
Several Yea= ago; wheal the Canadian
Standards Associaiionn (!) developed
:ria ;dards for hockey helmets and facepro-
lectors, the objective was to prevent in-
jtes
A testae
the .g prate was established and
dian Ai iateur Hockey Association
>tndaCanated the use of certified helmets and
Masks for players aped 18 and under. •
According to statistics, the program has
been ant unqualified success,
A has.been noted, how_ ever, that these pro-
tectors were designed to -fit players from
about 10 -years -old to adults, and that
youngsters are starting to play the ,game at
a,much earlier age.
"We recognized that the regular size
helmets and masks were too' large and too
heavy for these smaller players," says Dr.
Tom Pashby, Chairman of . CSA's Technical
Committees on Hockey Helmets, and on
Face Protectors for Ice Hockey_ and Box
Lacrosse Players.
Hence, `Allan Average' to the rescue.
A task force of the Technical Committee
set cnt to find_a:s..uitable..head,forrn o. O&
testing some prototype helmets and masks
— smaller and lighter equipment that would
fit players in the five to 10 -year-old
category.
It took the expertise of some of the top
medical brains in this country, and
r Adrienne Alison, a skilled restorative pro-
-rink from Goderich won the nine n'tlocit
draw and finished second for the day.. In
third place was Wilmott's team from Lon-
don, and finishing fourth was Ron Sellars
from Vanastra.
._.aand the_ Milt -Gully trophy Cam Bogie-
s
Turkey , prizes were supplied by . local
sponsors. '
Metric football adopted by CAFA,
School leagues in various parts of Canada
have now been playing on the metric foot-
ball field for several seasons. The metric
field was officially adopted by the Canadian
Amateur Football Association in its 1982
rule book. Studies show there are no major
differences in the game. -
The metric field of 100 m x 60 m fits easily
onto conventional Canadian fields, ' The
width is virtually th,Lsame, and .the -fioeld is
shorter by about a football's length at each
end. The centre stripe is at the 50 -m -line,
and the double lines are at the 40-m and 30-m
linesThe end zones (20, m long) are shorter
by about two strides, and the inbound lines
("hash marks") are 20 m from the
sidelines
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Goalposts remain the same, so there is no
reason to move them when converting ex-
isting fields. Making a first down in 10 m re-
quires about an extra stride.
There are no rule changes required in con-
verting to metric football, except that
designations of distances • change from
yards to metres, as in the following cases:
• — A team must gain 10 m in three_downs. to
achieve a first down. •
— The point of kickoff is the 40-m line.
— The convert attempt will originate no
closer than the 5-m line.
- ' After a single point, the ball will be scrim-
maged from the 30-m line.
— On punt returns,• the receiver must be
allowed 5 m.
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Any citizen Interested in serving
Clinton on any of the following
committees should submit your name to
the Town Clerk's office by January 6th,
1984.
•CEMETERY BOARD
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Testing was called out ui SA's
laboratories with successful results. The
Technical Committee is now revising the
standards to include specifications for the
smaller and lighter helmet and face protec-
tor.
Once this has been done, CSA will be able
to offer' a certification program to manufac-
turers.
Peak demand
Peak electricity demand for Ontario in
November was an estimated 17.1 million
kilowatts, anincrease of 11.9 per, cent from
the November,.1982 peak,
Observance of one -minute of silence at 11
a.m.. ons ov. � , 1- eirieiaibtarroe� Day ,
resulted in a drop of about 360,000 kilowatts
(or about 2 per cent of the average
November daily peak) in the Ontario total
primary demand. The load drop and
subsequent pickup spanned approximately
10 minutes.
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