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i5 3i s ct ijo3 jfc jeconomistsunjwbimesvoszt -w- v mikehayakawii in rn is the participation in the annual controlled deer hunt in wildlife management units 78 arid 79 on the decline 1 jts aquestioh me ministry of natural resources aurora district office raisedafter conservation officers conducted their survey of r the first fiveday session of two controlled hunts that took place during thvtimeframe of ndv610 based on his observations ihatrolling an- area in haltpn region tim boyd aurora district enforcement supervisor said he carhe into contact with anywhere from 250 to 300 hunters cmg boyd asked because of this people cant those numbers he observed- were down i ww9 iwjlj u frdmvearspbnebv get access to new properties people might be we didnt come into contact with a lot of jtik to individuals hefevealed is the pattern of y sktik huritme changing we dont know j didnt see many hunters driving the whfemesberssurveedapplaredtobe v wjpjio- downboydsaidmosematdidtalfthetimeto a pwl m go out during the first five days were for the oran w h most part rewarded toeeyears ago under this law hunters must theareawhichiwbrkedmostgroupswere don at least 400 square mch of himter orange getting deer he said material above thewaisl and be visible from all what worked in favour of the hunters boyd sides a hunter orange vest andhat usually said was timing as the annual ruvappearedto meetuiis requirement r be on schedule r tf f were a lot of w t a thebucks werein the rufcwe saw lots of chance and go put without wearing hunter rubsand got reports of bucksfighting he orange boyd said noted 25 mj x j j1 is the access to public propertydecreas- fighting jvv other changes toregulations such as the although boyd cmhot see what he felt were 7 availability this year a second stamp for many big bucks thatrhight have weighed over archers to purchaseand usemight also factor 200 pounds dressed he cited a good number of into ones decision to forego the firstweek of the deer taken were young bucks controued ys f as for why hunter participation mightbe what began oh oct 1 the archery season for declining boyd speculated several factors deer is closecl during the two fiveday con- might come into play t trolled hunts and resumes until dec 31 r he said is the dwindling amount of theres now lots of opportunities for-peo- crown land that hunters at one time had access v pie to hunt deer and a lot of the controlled- tdis now in the possession of private ownert hunters are archerscited boyd vl shipiiri rhany instances these lands often as in past years ofthe controlled hunt boyd become forbidden to hunters ndtedhiscrewwereputtowork i v- tliis year he revealed that close to 35 charges were laid 5 j- j this number he said was slightly higher than other years f i orthe charges laid boycl estirhated that about a half dozen were duetto hunters swearing the triinnmunamounlfhimter i orange reuir orspwere harges relatirig tdjrrespassihg sgmejharges lie saici were laid for moserdwerestupid enough to hunt without alicence as well said his crew handed out just as rnanyiwahi- irigs j- i- r ijlahethefthe number v participants will incree during the second fiveday cqntrouecl sessidhrwhichwill rim from dec 48 remains tobeseenbpyusaidj w howeyefrtne ministryis curious to see why tmetrendisdecliriirig a- i ice fishing teams wanted v t ji l while sighs of 013 man winter are begln- nihg to creep into the area mike biirrows js kusymaking preparations for i enth annualcanadian ice fjlstdng h j zi a1 c a spokesman for the upcoming event which will be held frorri feb 2224 is looking fortwotperson teamsto take part v j burrowsnoted no special prerequisites are needed all you rieed are two people who can fish for five hours for three days he said tj so far he notes that 20 teams have signed up in pastyears teams have come from across canada and the united states- v the event is alive releasec9mpetitioh cash prizes are guaranteed for teams that finish in the fthose wishing further- 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