Utah has enacted a coyote control program that will pay you $50 for each coyote you kill in the state.  It is not an automatic thing however and if you want to play with the program you have to take an online test and print out your proof of completion form.  Also, you have to record all of the information about where and when you killed the coyote.  You also have to take the jaw to the proper place along with part of the scalp in order to qualify.

Here is a copy of the scheduled meeting places to take your coyote parts:

Predator incentive reimbursement schedule

September 2012

1 You must complete the online training and registration course before you submit coyotes for reimbursement

2 Coyote jaws must not be frozen, and it is your responsibility to properly dispose of heads and carcasses

3 You must bring proof that you completed the registration and training course and a filled out compensation form, including the GPS location where the coyote was taken

4 If you do not bring all of the required materials, you will not be reimbursed

Central Region

Springville
Sept. 4–7 & Sept 10–14, 9 a.m.–12:00 p.m. & 5 p.m.–8 p.m.
By appointment only, Sept. 17–21 & Sept. 24–28. To make an appointment, call 801-491-5678
Division of Wildlife Resources Springville Office
1115 N Main ST, Springville

Nephi
September 17, 4 p.m.– 7 p.m.
Juab County Fair Grounds
350 W Center ST, Nephi

Tooele
Sept. 4 & 18, 4 p.m.– 7 p.m.
UDOT Compound
1000 S. Main, Tooele

Northern Region

Ogden
September 4, 13 & 27, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Division of Wildlife Resources Northern Region Office
515 E 5300 S, Ogden

Tremonton/Bothwell
September 6 & 20, 4 p.m.– 7 p.m.
UDOT Road Shed #1432
8769 W 12000 S, Bothwell (Take exit 39 from I-84 and turn North)

Logan
Sept. 11, 4 p.m.–7 p.m.
Cache Valley Hunter Education Center
2851 W 200 N, Logan

Kamas
Sept. 18, 4 p.m.–7 p.m.
Kamas Rodeo Grounds
450 S Main, Kamas

Northeastern Region

Vernal
Sept. 6, by appointment only. To make an appointment, call 435-781-9453.
Vernal Game Farm
3116 S 500 W, Vernal

Dutch John
Sept. 13, by appointment only. To make an appointment, call 435-781-9453.
DJ Fisheries Station
600 S Boulevard, Dutch John

Duchesne
Sept. 20, by appointment only. To make an appointment, call 435-781-9453.
Starvation Reservoir
24220 W 7655 S State Park Road, Duchesne

Southern Region

St. George
Sept. 4, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Sept. 20: 2 p.m.–5 p.m.
Division of Wildlife Resources Washington County Field Office
451 N SR-318, St. George (Quail Creek Reservoir rear parking lot)

Cedar City
Sept. 4, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sept. 20, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Division of Wildlife Resources Southern Regional Office
1470 North Airport Road, Cedar City

Beaver
Sept. 7, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Sept. 25, 2 p.m.–5 p.m.
Roger’s Sinclair gas station
215 North Main Street, Beaver

Fillmore
Sept. 7, 2 p.m.–5p.m.
Bureau of Land Management Facility
95 East 500 North, Fillmore

Delta
Sept. 25, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Millard County Sheriff’s Office, east entrance
76 North 200 West, Delta

Richfield
Sept. 6 & 24, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Jeep Posse Building
795 East 300 North, Richfield

Loa
Sept. 6 & 24, 2 p.m.–5 p.m.
Turner Park Pavillion
60 North 100 West, Loa

Panguitch
Sept. 5 & 21, 2 p.m.–5 p.m.
Triple C Arena
50 E 900 N, Panguitch

Kanab
Sept. 5 & 21, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Bureau of Land Management Office
669 South Highway 89A, Kanab

Southeast Region

Monticello
Sept. 10 & 24, 4 p.m.–7 p.m.
Monticello UDOT Maintenance Station
697 East Highway 491, Monticello

Green River
Sept. 11 & 25, 4 p.m.–7 p.m.
Green River UDOT Maintenance Station
235 East Main Street, Green River

Price
Sept. 12, 26: 4 p.m.–7 p.m.
Carbon County Fairgrounds, model airplane airport
450 South Fairground Way, Price

Here is one you may have seen before.

Bears Butt

August 26, 2012

I’m a huge fan of Facebook and it wasn’t that long ago that I joined.  Now it consumes a lot of my time each day.  A bad habit I know that makes the yard and house look like….well you get what I mean.  After all, you are probably hooked on it as bad as I am.

There is a link going around that I really get a kick out of, something like “What movie star or actor do you look like”, and you put in some phoney information about yourself and out pops a movie character that is supposed to resemble you.  I think someone needs to tweek the program to include cartoon characters as well.

But, since that is not the case I decided I needed to make something up on this site about myself.

This is me:

Sort of a happy guy most of the time.  The lines in my face attest to the fact that I smile a whole lot.  And so, I asked myself, who or what do you look most like.  John Wayne?  No.  Too serious a character.  I’m not much on actors names so I’ll let it go at that.  The fact is, I don’t watch much TV nor do I go to movies very often.  The last movie I saw was an LDS type movie called 17 Miracles.  It was a good movie and oh, by the way, Sherry and I got to shake the hand of the really short character, who could barely walk and nearly got eaten by the wolves that played in that movie last night at the county fair.  A really nice guy.  I’m off track again, have you noticed how well I do that?

So, who do I look like?  How about this guy:

Ya!  That’s close enough.  And for all you kids out there that like to color pictures, you can find this one on

http://www.coloring-pages-kids.com/coloring-pages/fantasy-medieval-coloring-pages/dwarves-gnomes-coloring-pages/dwarves-gnomes-coloring-pages-images/dwarf-gnome-coloring-page-06.php

Print it, color it and name it “Bears Butt” and hang it on your wall or fridge!

Bears Butt

August 26, 2012

I was just thinking about lunch when it hit me that we are going to go to the Box Elder County Fair this afternoon.  So, why not wait and pick up a hot dog out there.  With that in mind I decided to Google “Hot Dogs” and low and behold there popped up the Hot Dog and Sausage Council web site.

I had no idea we had a Hot Dog Council in Washington DC, but then it should not come as such a big surprise.

When I think about the making of hot dogs I picture lots of meat being ground up and mixed in a big old mixer and then formed into the dogs.  Anything could be put in that thing.  So, I guess we must have some regulations governing that.  I picture also just what sort of meat cuts would be processed into hot dog meat.  My imagination goes wild and I don’t think I am far off.

I had a nephew once who worked at the plant in Hyrum for a year or so and he was assigned the hot dog area.  He swore he would never eat another hot dog in his life.  What does that mean?  You decide.

Hot Dogs are Americans contribution to the world.  They were invented here on our soil and are now being served world wide.  The old fashioned sausages from the old countries were and still are excellent table fare, but our little old hot dogs are just as good only without the tough outside skin.  How they began is still a mystery to me, but I imagine the maker could not find the tough old skins and made something else out of another part of an animal in order to stuff the ground up meat he was using into.  And then suddenly, American Hot Dogs were on the table being eaten.

I like a good old hot dog on occasion.  Even cold.  I like them boiled, split in half lengthwise and fried, grilled, boiled in beer (sort of a waste of beer), microwaved, cooked on a stick over an open fire (road dogs on a deer hunt)….mmmmmm….Hot Dog!  Even without any condiments like mustard and ketchup,  a hot dog, although drier than heck and hard to swallow is still better than nothing.  Right Dry Dog?  On that hunt we put potato chips on the bun with the dogs to moisten them up, even had some smoked oysters to put on them.  Not too bad.

The Hot Dog and Sausage Council reports that this year (2012) the baseball stadiums across the nation will serve 2.5 Million hot dogs!  WOW!  That is a whole lot of dogs.  If you add in the multiple millions that will be consumed at fairs/theme parks/back yards/other sporting event parks/camping and the multitude of other events requiring something quick to cook and consume and I’ll just bet we are looking at over 10 million!

In the cases of the baseball stadiums each one has its special hot dog that has a name and is different than any other stadiums hot dog.  I’ll make a few up, Charlie Clements Dog, served with shredded cheese and chili,  Yankee special with sour cream, cheese and broccoli, you get the idea.  Each trying to pull you in to try a hot dog, even if you miss an inning or two it will probably be a memorable event none the less.

If we had an entrepreneur at our rendezvous they could probably make a few bucks serving No Grimace Dogs,  Dry Dogs,  Fat Duck Dogs but I think I would stay away from the Dung Dogs or Butt Dogs, even Muskrat Dogs might have a tough sell.  On another note however a Reverend Billy Dog or a Sir Butt Dog might get some sales.

Well, I have to go to the County Fair, I have a grand daughter (Addie) who is playing between gigs of the “Apple Pie Fiddlers”.

Can’t hardly wait for that hot dog and coke at the fair!  I’ll call it “The Fair Dog”!

Bears Butt

August 25, 2012

There was a recent contest to put together a cool video and submit it for a chance at winning $30,000 and some other great prizes.  I don’t know what the contest rules were but in the end this man’s video was randomly selected as the winner out of thousands of entrants.

If this was a random selection like it shows in part, I’d sure like to see some of the other contestants videos.  This one is so much a part of reality and extremely well done.  Please take 30 minutes out of your busy day and look at it.  No, look at it doesn’t do it justice, “study it”, ya study it.  It’s really a good video.

http://searchingforwest.com/

Bears Butt

August 23, 2012

With the deer hunt just around the corner I thought I would post up a link to the top 40 mule deer bucks taken that are in the Boone and Crockett club book.  The top 20 typical bucks make my mouth water and my heart rate increase significantly.  How would it be to see one of these monsters close enough to take with your muzzy rifle?  I’d probably get buck fever so bad I would miss the shot big time.  How about you?

http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/big-game/mule-deer/2011/10/top-40-typical-and-nontypical-mule-deer-all-time?photo=0#node-1001349565

Enjoy!

Bears Butt

August 23, 2012

And with the upcoming muzzleload hunt comes a need for each of us to do some practicing.  I recall shooting quite a lot before my last limited entry buck hunt and when it came time to shoot my animal I did not hit where I thought I was aiming, and I had a solid rock as a rifle rest when I took the shot.  What went wrong?  I will never know, but I plan on shooting that same load at the range before this seasons hunt and just see what the bullet does.

I ran across a very interesting article about muzzleload hunting and a lot of information that will help even the most seasoned of us.  If nothing else it will act as a reminder to us all about the ethics of taking long range shots.

http://www.whitemuzzleloading.com/myweb2/images/whiterifles/effective_black_powder_hunting_d.htm

It’s a very good read!

Bears Butt

August 23, 2012

Some say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but this old dog learned a good one not so long ago….remember the use an orange to light a fire?  Well, I learned from that one quickly.

So, I have heard of another way to start fires in situations where you may not have very dry twigs etc.  Only this time, before I blurt out the hows and wheres and why, I am going to try it first and then I’ll let you know, but only if it works.

Stand by for the upcoming event and I will post whether it works or does not work.

Bears Butt

August 22, 2012

Later:

So, I opened up the cupboard and pulled out all the chips we had.  Sour Cream and Cheddar chips, Original chips, Doritos Scoops (small), Fritos, Ritz and even some mini marshmallows.

I grabbed an old metal pan and some strike anywhere matches.

Temp 83 degrees, slight breeze, humidity high for here at 32%

Starting with the Original chips, I put two on the metal pan, stacked but slightly off center to give a broader area.  Struck one match and held it to the wind side of the chips…almost instant fire on the chips.  I layed the still burning match on top of the two chips and observed.  The wind fanned the fire into and under the two chips.  The fire reached approximately 4 inches high at the highest point.  As it burned oil came running out and around the chips.  Total burn time was just under 2 minutes.

Next came the Sour Cream and Cheddar flavored chips.  I used 2 medium sized and 2 small ones.  Again spacing them one on the other and in an arc to catch the wind underneath them.  Lit another match and it to caught fire almost instantly.  I layed the match on top of the chips and observed.  It burned for almost 2 minutes and had oil coming out from around the chips when it stopped burning.  The flame was about the same height as the Original chips, 4 inches at it’s peak but the chips did not completely burn like the original did.  However, there were glowing portions of the chips up to one full minute after the flame went out.

It was now Doritos Scoops time for testing.  I stacked 4 of the smallish chips on top of each other, but not one inside the other, they were off set.  Lit a match and it was almost instant flame.  The breeze blew the flames in and under the small cup like chips and really heated things up.  The flames reached nearly 10 inches high at the peak and the chips completely burned up.  It burned higher and hotter than either of the other two tests and about the same amount of oil as the Original chips produced.

Ritz crackers came next.  These little round bad boys should prove to be real winners.  Bigger than the other test guys, thicker and they have to have more oil in them.  Seven matches later they had chard edges but did not burn.  I’d say at this point to save them for the Kipper Snacks.

Fritos is up to bat now.  7 of the little guys were stacked so I had some space underneath to catch a flame on the edge and the fire could go into and under them.  A very quick flame, not as quick as the Dorito Scoops, but still pretty quick.  They burned for just at 2 minutes with about a 7 inch flame at the peak, they burned completely up and had about as much oil around them as the Doritos.

Lastly, I had the mini marshmallows to try.  My cute little dog had snuck in and eaten my test samples while I was watching the Fritos.  So I had to go get 5 more.  I stacked them close together and lit a match.  The first match only charred one edge.  A second and then a third match finally got them burning but the fire went out quickly.  I stacked 8 matches on top of them and lit another match.  They burned while the matches burned and then went out leaving a very sticky melted mess on my pan.

My conclusion.  Doritos Scoops or Fritos should be included in your survival packs.  Seal them in air and water tight containers and guard them with your life.  They should be enough to dry out tinder or smallish twigs and save your life.  If you try these, I suggest you put some twigs underneath them to catch the oil that is coming off of them as they burn.  It just might be enough to catch fire and save your bacon.

But, even though I am voting for the two that burned the hottest and highest any of the other dry chips would work as well.

Good luck out of doors and I hope you never have to put these to the true test.

Bears Butt

August 22, 2012

Shopping in a store I saw a package of fried pork skins and thought I might try them and see how well they burned.  The conditions were similar to my last experiment and so I set up the same way.

10 strike anywhere matches later and burned edges on two stacked chicharrones proved they do not work.  Don’t waste your time burning them just eat them.

August 29, 2012

National Spumoni Day.

I have to admit I had no idea what Spumoni even is.  So I Googled it to find out.  Come to find out it is just three different flaovors of ice cream with extra stuff tossed between different layers that makes it Spumoni.  Whipped cream is also put in between the different layers and then nuts, fruits, chocolate chips (whatever) is placed in with the whipped cream.  To serve it, the different ice creams are positioned so that you can see all three of the flavors standing up in the bowl.

Originally an Italian dessert and now it’s spread far and wide across the globe.

I thought that somewhere there must be a “spumoni capitol of the world”, but was unable to locate a spot that claims to be.  But I did find that there are a whole lot of restaurants and small cafe’s and coffee shops that are touted as having the best spumoni around.

I think just plain old vanilla will still satisfy my palette.  I don’t need the extra fattening stuff just to say I have had it and that is probably something I inherited.  That is also probably the reason I didn’t know what it even was.  The name itself sounds like some sort of sinus stuff, but I’m off course with that.   Now it doesn’t even sound like a good idea to go try.

So you sophisticated folks can enjoy your lunch of spumoni and maybe even an italian sausage.  I’ll have some chips and a beer.

Bears Butt

August 21, 2012

A new butcher shop has opened in South Willard.  I stopped by and talked briefly with the owner Troy Bird and asked if he did wild game processing.

His prices for Deer is $15 to skin it and $60 to process the meat.

Elk is $25 to skin and $.60 p/pound to process.

Not bad prices if you ask me!

They are located on the East side of the highway at:

8195 S. Hwy 89, in Willard

Call them at: 801-782-6550 or by cell 435-830-7821

I went on their website www.wwmeatsutah.com which is in its infancy and signed up to receive emails once they get rolling.

I asked him about donating something for our rendezvous and he said he would put a package together and I could come by next week and pick it up.

Bears Butt

August 20, 2012