Friday, August 28, 2009

Program Highlights for the August 29, 2009 Weekend Edition



Saturday’s Weekend Edition is now available for download. Check out the great lineup of guests and topics for August 29, 2009. You can hear it along the Wasatch Front from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. on AM 630 KTKK.


Segment 1
Big Al Morris with Hunter's Specialties will discuss predator calling and help us improve our Elk Calling Tactics.
http://www.hunterspec.com/


Segment 2
Mark Williams will invite you to the Arapeen ATV Jamboree. http://www.atvutah.com/arapeen/index.html


Segment 3
Brenn Hill will update us on Briggs and perform at two upcoming Concerts. http://www.brennhill.com/index.html http://www.smokeymountainranch.com/sale_horses.htm
http://www.nowlandguitars.com/index.php
http://www.ilovebellas.com/


Segment 4
and Guy Perkins with Camp Chef has a simple but tasty Breakfast idea. http://www.campchef.com/

Drivetime Audio Segments Now Available for August 31 - September 4, 2009


Download this week’s drivetime programming at our Network Page at http://www.backcountrynetwork.com/Download/Download.htm . Check out the schedule below or find a station near you that airs Backcountry Utah.

August 31, 2009
Monday Morning (Track 1) Dove Hunt begins Tomorrow – Tom Aldrich, DWR http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/09-08/dove_hunt.php

Monday Afternoon (Track 2) Tips and Reminders for Dove Hunters—Tom Aldrich, DWR http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/09-08/dove_hunt.php


September 1, 2009
Tuesday Morning (Track 3) Register in the HIP Program before Hunting—Tom Aldrich, DWR
http://www.uthip.com/

Tuesday Afternoon (Track 4) Great Rides available at the Arapeen ATV Jamboree- Mark Williams
http://www.atvutah.com/arapeen/index.html


September 2, 2009
Wednesday Morning (Track 5) Wild Scenery and Wildlife at the Arapeen ATV Jamboree—Mark Williams
http://www.atvutah.com/arapeen/index.html

Wednesday Afternoon (Track 6) Fort Bridger Rendezvous activities-- Kash Johnson, Chairman
http://www.fortbridgerrendezvous.net/



September 3, 2009
Thursday Morning (Track 7) A little Cowboy fights for His Life—Brenn Hill http://www.brennhill.com/index.html

Thursday Afternoon (Track 8 ) New CDs and upcoming Concert featuring local Artist—Brenn Hill
http://www.brennhill.com/performances.html
http://www.smokeymountainranch.com/sale_horses.htm



September 4, 2009
Friday Morning (Track 9) Elk respond to Calling during all Hunts-Al Morris, Hunter’s Specialties http://www.hunterspec.com/

Friday Afternoon (Track 10) Easy and Delicious Breakfasts—Guy Perkins, Camp Chef http://www.campchef.com/

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Program Highlights for the August 22, 2009 Weekend Edition



Saturday’s Weekend Edition is now available for download. Check out the great lineup of guests and topics for August 22, 2009. You can hear it along the Wasatch Front from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. on AM 630 KTKK.



Segment 1
Bob Kinney with Bike2Bike will invite you to the Heber Valley Century Ride next Month. http://www.bike2bike.org/


Segment 2
Mathew McCulloch with Eton Radios will highlight several Emergency Electronic MultiTools in their Lineup. http://www.etoncorp.com/


Segment 3
Big Al Morris with Hunter's Specialties will help us improve our Elk Calling Tactics. http://www.hunterspec.com/


Segment 4
and Guy Perkins with Camp Chef is wrapping up Elk Camp for tomorrow's future bowhunting leaders. http://www.probowsociety.org/youth.html

Friday, August 21, 2009

Drivetime Audio Segments Now Available for August 14 - 28, 2009

Download this week’s drivetime programming at our Network Page at http://www.backcountrynetwork.com/Download/Download.htm . Check out the schedule below or find a station near you that airs Backcountry Utah.


August 24, 2009

Monday Morning (Track 1) Scenic Bike Ride in Heber Valley—Bob Kinney, Bike2Bike.org
http://www.bike2bike.org/

Monday Afternoon (Track 2) Several options available on Heber Bike Ride—Bob Kinney, Bike2Bike.org
http://www.bike2bike.org/



August 25, 2009
Tuesday Morning (Track 3) Bike Season is just Warming Up—Bob Kinney, Bike2Bike.org
http://www.bike2bike.org/


Tuesday Afternoon (Track 4)The Electronic Emergency Multi Tool—Mathew McCulloch, Eton Radios
http://www.etoncorp.com/



August 26, 2009
Wednesday Morning (Track 5) Emergency Communications in a small Package—Mathew McCulloch, Eton Radios
http://www.etoncorp.com/

Wednesday Afternoon (Track 6) Call in Elk to improve your Archery Odds-Al Morris, Hunter’s Specialties
http://www.hunterspec.com/



August 27, 2009
Thursday Morning (Track 7) Bring in more Elk with the Fight’n Cow Call-Al Morris, Hunter’s Specialties
http://www.hunterspec.com/Updateable/update_display.cfm?pageID=1590&categoryID=34

Thursday Afternoon (Track 8 ) Discover the Infinity Diaphragm Elk Call—Al Morris, Hunter’s Specialties
http://www.hunterspec.com/Updateable/update_display.cfm?pageID=520&categoryID=34


August 28, 2009
Friday Morning (Track 9) Elk Calling Seminar at Cabela’s—Big Al Morris, Hunter’s Specialties
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/community/aboutus/retail-detail.jsp;jsessionid=PPZF2A2QBVHAVLAQBBKCCN3MCAEFKIWE?detailedInformationURL=/cabelas/en/content/community/aboutus/retail/retail_stores/lehi/lehi.html&cm_re=retail*left*lehi&_requestid=75602

Friday Afternoon (Track 10) Youth Leadership Bowhunting Camp Themes—Guy Perkins, Professional Bowhunters Society
http://www.probowsociety.org/youth.html

Friday, August 14, 2009

Program Highlights for the August 15, 2009 Weekend Edition





Saturday’s Weekend Edition is now available for download. Check out the great lineup of guests and topics for August 1, 2009. You can hear it along the Wasatch Front from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. on AM 630 KTKK.


Segment 1
Dave Langston with Western States Sportsman is wacky rigging for big bass in Southeastern Idaho. http://www.westernstatessportsman.com/



Segment 2
Guy Perkins with Camp Chef is hosting Elk Camp for tomorrow's future bowhunting leaders. http://www.probowsociety.org/youth.html



Segment 3
Anis Aoude with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources discusses the archery Elk Hunt. http://wildlife.utah.gov/hunting/




Tom Bean with Lehi's Cabelas is gearing up for their Fall Great Outdoor Days. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/community/aboutus/retail-detail.jsp;jsessionid=PPZF2A2QBVHAVLAQBBKCCN3MCAEFKIWE?detailedInformationURL=/cabelas/en/content/community/aboutus/retail/retail_stores/lehi/lehi.html&cm_re=retail*left*lehi&_requestid=75602




Segment 4
Dean Mitchell with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources invites Youth to participate in some special upland Game Hunts. http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/09-08/youth_upland.php

Drivetime Audio Segments Now Available for August 17 - 21, 2009

Download this week’s drivetime programming at our Network Page at http://www.backcountrynetwork.com/Download/Download.htm . Check out the schedule below or find a station near you that airs Backcountry Utah.


August 17, 2009
Monday Morning (Track 1) Big Bass in Southeastern Idaho—Dave Langston, Western States Sportsman
http://www.westernstatessportsman.com/

Monday Afternoon (Track 2) Wacky Rigging for Fall Bass—Dave Langston, Western States Sportsman
http://www.westernstatessportsman.com/


August 18, 2009
Tuesday Morning (Track 3) Good reports from Utah Elk Herds—Anis Aoude, DWR
http://wildlife.utah.gov/hunting/

Tuesday Afternoon (Track 4) Tips for Archery Elk Hunters—Anis Aoude, DWR
http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/09-07/archery_tips.php


August 19, 2009
Wednesday Morning (Track 5) Meet Conservation Partners at Cabela’s Great Outdoor Days, Tom Bean, Cabela’s
http://www.cabelas.com/

Wednesday Afternoon (Track 6) Activities at Cabela’s Great Outdoor Days, Tom Bean, Cabela’s
http://www.cabelas.com/


August 20, 2009
Thursday Morning (Track 7) Mini Outdoor Workshops at Cabela’s, Tom Bean, Cabela’s
http://www.cabelas.com/

Thursday Afternoon (Track 8 ) Applications for Youth Upland Game Hunts—Dean Mitchell, DWR
http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/09-08/youth_upland.php



August 21, 2009
Friday Morning (Track 9) Tomorrow’s Outdoor Leaders Hunt Utah Today—Guy Perkins, Camp Chef
http://www.probowsociety.org/youth.html

Friday Afternoon (Track 10) Follow Tomorrow’s Archery Leaders—Guy Perkins, Camp Chef
http://www.probowsociety.org/youth.html

Friday, August 7, 2009

Program Highlights for the August 8, 2009 Weekend Edition



Saturday’s Weekend Edition is now available for download. Check out the great lineup of guests and topics for August 1, 2009. You can hear it along the Wasatch Front from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. on AM 630 KTKK.


Segment 1
Nancy Seraphin has big news on the biggest Hot Air Balloon visiting the Ogden Valley Balloon Festival. http://ogdenvalleyballoonfestival.com/

Segment 2
Mike Slater with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will point us to catch some Lake Trout along the Wasatch Front. http://wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/

Segment 3
Shaun Graves with Bowhunters of Utah has last minute preparation tips for the Archery Hunt. http://www.bowhuntersofutah.net/

Segment 4
and Dr. Robert Andtbacka with the Huntsman Cancer Institute will discuss ways to protect ourselves from Skin Cancer. http://www.aimatmelanoma.org/

Drivetime Audio Segments Now Available for August 10-14, 2009



Download this week’s drivetime programming at our Network Page at http://www.backcountrynetwork.com/Download/Download.htm . Check out the schedule below or find a station near you that airs Backcountry Utah.




August 10, 2009
Monday Morning (Track 1) Highlights of the Ogden Balloon Festival—Nancy Seraphin
Monday Afternoon (Track 2) Taking Balloon Rides at the Ogden Balloon Festival--- Nancy Seraphin

August 11, 2009
Tuesday Morning (Track 3) Eye Candy at the Ogden Balloon Festival—Nancy Seraphin
Tuesday Afternoon (Track 4) Bring out the Broadheads before the Hunts—Shaun Graves, Bowhunters of Utah

August 12, 2009
Wednesday Morning (Track 5) Tune up Your Archery Skills—Shaun Graves, Bowhunters of Utah
Wednesday Afternoon (Track 6) Get Close to Wildlife during the Hunt- Shaun Graves, Bowhunters of Utah

August 13, 2009
Thursday Morning (Track 7) The Path to Archery Hunting—Shaun Graves, Bowhunters of Utah
Thursday Afternoon (Track 8 ) Native Cutthroat Trout in Little Cottonwood Canyon—Mike Slater, DWR

August 14, 2009
Friday Morning (Track 9) Catching Lake Trout along the Wasatch Front—Mike Slater, DWR
Friday Afternoon (Track 10) Targeting Bad Moles—Dr. Robert Andtbacka, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Meetings scheduled to cover Cougar, Waterfowl and Bobcat Ideas



The number of cougars hunters take in Utah this season should be similar to the number taken over the past four seasons.

The Division of Wildlife Resources’ cougar hunting ideas—along with ideas for Utah’s upcoming waterfowl hunting and bobcat trapping seasons—are available for review at www.wildlife.utah.gov/public_meetings/next.php on the Web.

Learn more, share your ideas

Once you’ve read the proposals, you can share your thoughts and ideas one of two ways:

RAC meetings

Five Regional Advisory Council meetings will be held across Utah. Citizens representing the RACs will take the input received at the meetings to the Utah Wildlife Board. Board members will use the input to help them set rules for Utah’s upcoming cougar, waterfowl and furbearer seasons. They’ll set those rules at their Aug. 19 – 20 meeting in Salt Lake City.



Central Region
Aug. 4
6:30 p.m.
Central Region Conference Center
1115 N. Main St.
Springville



Northern Region
Aug. 5
6 p.m.
Brigham City Community Center
24 N. 300 W.
Brigham City



E-mail

You can also provide your comments to your RAC via e-mail. E-mail addresses for your RAC members are available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/public_meetings.


The group each RAC member represents (sportsman, non-consumptive, etc.) is listed under each person’s e-mail address. You should direct your e-mail to the people on the RAC who represent your interest.

Cougar hunting

About 300 cougars would probably be taken in Utah under ideas the DWR is proposing for the state’s 2009 – 2010 hunting season.

That number would be similar to the past four seasons in Utah. Hunters took an average of 306 cougars during each of those seasons.

“About 15 years ago, the Utah Wildlife Board increased the number of cougar hunting permits a bunch,” says Kevin Bunnell, mammals program coordinator for the DWR.

Bunnell says helping mule deer herds recover after hard winters in the early 1990s was the biggest reason for the increase. “Cougars were one of several factors that kept mule deer herds from rebounding after those winters,” Bunnell says.


Biologists had two things in mind when they proposed the permit increase: they wanted to help the mule deer herds recover while making sure Utah’s cougar population stayed protected.



“Our main goal was to find a balance between the two species,” Bunnell says. He says it appears the effort over the past 15 years worked. Permits were increased for several years. Then, for the past four years, permit numbers have been reduced.



“Based on the number of cougars that hunters took in 2009, and the number of cougars houndsmen put up trees last year, it appears Utah’s cougar population has started to stabilize,” Bunnell says.



“Now we’re working to find the proper balance between cougars and their prey. We think the proposals we’re recommending for 2010 are another step in that direction.”

The number of hunting permits the DWR is recommending for Utah’s limited entry units, and the total number of cougars to be taken on the state’s harvest objective units, are down slightly from 2009.


For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.

DWR shares ideas for next spring’s Turkey Hunts



Every person who wants to hunt wild turkeys next spring could if ideas the Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing for Utah’s 2010 hunts are approved.

And you’d have more places to hunt turkeys than ever before. “Even though we’d be putting more hunters in the field, we don’t think that would have a negative effect on Utah’s turkey populations,” says Dave Olsen, upland game coordinator for the DWR. “Each hunter in Utah is restricted to taking only one male turkey. And female turkeys in the state are very successful at reproducing.”

Learn more, share your ideas

You can review all of the DWR’s turkey hunting proposals at www.wildlife.utah.gov/public_meetings/next.php on the Web. Once you’ve read the proposals, you can share your thoughts and ideas one of two ways:

RAC meetings

Five Regional Advisory Council meetings will be held across Utah. Citizens representing the RACs will take the input received at the meetings to the Utah Wildlife Board. Board members will use the input to help them set rules for Utah’s 2010 turkey hunts. They’ll set those rules at their Aug. 19 – 20 meeting in Salt Lake City.

You can participate and provide your input at any of the following meetings:


Central Region
Aug. 4
6:30 p.m.
Central Region Conference Center
1115 N. Main St.
Springville



Northern Region
Aug. 5
6 p.m.
Brigham City Community Center
24 N. 300 W.
Brigham City



You can also provide your comments to your RAC via e-mail. E-mail addresses for your RAC members are available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/public_meetings.

The group each RAC member represents (sportsman, non-consumptive, etc.) is listed under each person’s e-mail address. You should direct your e-mail to the people on the RAC who represent your interest.

Turkey hunting changes

Olsen says DWR biologists have watched and studied turkeys in Utah closely for more than 20 years. He says the biologists are comfortable allowing more hunters into the field.

“Turkeys and other upland game birds reproduce at a high rate,” Olsen says. “It’s not unusual for a single male turkey to breed as many as 10 females. And female turkeys are very productive. They usually lay a clutch of between 10 to 12 eggs.


“Because one male will breed several females, and because female turkeys are so productive, removing males out of the population will have little effect on the overall number of turkeys in Utah.”

Olsen says the DWR is proposing the following for Utah’s 2010 hunts:

* A total of three hunts would be held. The first hunt would run April 10 – 29. Only a limited number of permits would be available for the hunt, and the hunt would be held on a regional basis. The following number of permits would be available through a draw:

Region Number of permits

Northern 400
Central 500
Northeastern 250
Southeastern 250
Southern 1,100

“This first hunt should be less crowded than the hunt in May because only 2,500 permits would be offered for it,” Olsen says. “Also, if you drew a permit for the April hunt, you wouldn’t be confined to hunting one specific area like you have been in the past. Instead, you could hunt an entire region.”

* The second hunt would be held April 30 – May 2. This hunt would be a youth hunt for hunters 15 years of age and younger. Permits would not be limited in number, and permits would be available over the counter. Youth hunters could hunt anywhere in the state that’s open to turkey hunting.

Youngsters who bought a permit for the youth hunt could also use the permit to hunt during Utah’s general statewide hunt. That hunt would start May 3.

* The third and final hunt would be a statewide hunt held May 3 – 31. Just like the youth hunt, there would be no limit on the number of permits offered for the hunt, and permits would be available over the counter. Hunters of all ages could participate in the hunt. You could hunt anywhere in the state that was open to turkey hunting.

For more information about the meetings, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.

New Sportfish Comes to Huntington North



Huntington North Reservoir received a new sportfish recently. On July 9, Division of Wildlife Resources hatchery workers flushed 10,000 wriggling wipers out of a hatchery truck and into its waters.

Wipers are a sterile cross between a striped bass and a white bass. They can grow to be more than two feet long and weigh almost 10 pounds.

Controlling chubs at Huntington North is home to a number of sportfish, including largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill and several species of trout. Unfortunately, the Utah chub, which has proven to be a nemesis at many Utah waters, also lives in the reservoir. The new infusion of wipers should help control the reservoir’s chub population.

Wipers are a pelagic fish that like to cruise for their prey. The basin-shaped construction of Huntington North is ideal for this species. Its shape should make it easy for wiper schools to patrolits open waters. The 1½- to 2-inch sized newcomers could be as long as 10 inches by next summer.

In three to four years, they should be at their chub-eating prime.Get ready for a big fight! In addition to being great chub eaters, wipers are also an exciting sportfish. They’re aggressive fighters -- once you hook one, getready for plenty of action. And make sure you take some home to eat; they’re delicious!

The daily wiper limit at Huntington North is six fish. Huntington North Reservoir is part of Huntington State Park. The parkis just outside of Huntington in central Utah. For more information, call the DWR’s Southeastern Region office at (435) 613-3700.