University Daily Kansan / Monday, September 24, 1990
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Craig Hewins, Overland Park senior, aims his 12-gauge shotgun in the Clinton Wildlife Area, which surrounds part of Clinton Lake.
Hunters can stalk a variety of game
By Debbie Mvers
Kansan staff writer
As Kansas hunters gear up for the fall hunting season, they will have a wide selection of land and game to choose from.
Rob Ladner, area law enforcement supervisor for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, said public hunting was permissible at the Clinton Wildlife Area, a 9,000-acre area surrounding Clinton Lake. Hunting also will be permissible on 180 public acres at Douglas County State Lake, which is north of Baldwin City, and along the Kansas River.
Ladner said the quail and pheasant season was the most popular around Lawrence. The birds are abundant here, and people like to eat them.
Prairie chicken hunting is permitted for the second year, Ladner said. There are more prairie chickens in Kansas than anywhere else in the world, so this season attracts out-of-state hunters.
Dorothy Baldwin, deputy county clerk, said people born after July 1, 1957, had to complete a hunter's safety course before they could purchase a general hunting license. The license allows hunters to shoot small game, such as rabbits, squirrels, doves and pheasants.
Mulvenon said the course taught weapon and hunting safety, respect for private property, hunting laws and what constitutes fair game.
The course is free, and no preregistration is required, Mulvenon said.
Mike Aldridge, who works in the sporting goods department at K
mart, 3106 St. st., said the store sold general hunting licenses for $11 to Kansas residents and for $29 to out-of-state hunters.
Aldridge said students could purchase a resident's license if they could prove they had lived in the state for more than 60 days.
Aldridge said K mart sold 3 to 5 percent of its licenses to students. A hunter's safety card and a picture identification are required to purchase a general license. All general hunting licenses expire Dec. 31.
Aldridge, who also is a KU student, said he liked to hunt often, mostly on private property south ofLawrence
Ladner said hunters had to apply to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks for permits to hunt bighorn sheep such as deer, antelope, elk and turkey.
-Mike Aldridge sportsman
You've always got the benefit that you can eat the game if you like it. So it's not only fun, it's a good hobby for that reason.
"You've always got the benefit that you can eat the game if you like it." Aldridge said. "So it's not only fun, it's a good hobby for that reason."
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Ladner said hunters could look forward to the following hunting seasons this year in Kansas:
seasons this year in Hokkaido. Dove season opened Sept. 1 and will continue through Oct. 30.
■ An early prairie chicken season began Sept. 22 and will end Oct. 21. There is an early season this year because the birds are abundant. The prairie chicken season will open Nov. 10, and continue through Jan. 31, 1991.
sons this year, Ladner said. The first will run from Oct. 10 through Oct. 28. The second will begin Nov. 14 and continue through Dec. 4, and the third will open Dec. 22 and end Dec. 30.
Duck hunting will have three sea-
- The quail and pheasant season will begin Nov. 10 and will end Jan. 31, 1991.
Crow season will begin Nov. 10 and continue through March 10, 1991. The state set this season for the first time to conform to federal guidelines.
Inattention of hunters can be fatal
By Debbie Myers
Kansan staff writer
Hunters shooting other hunters because they mistake them for animals is the leading cause of hunting incidents. They are also area law enforcement officer said.
"People focus in on their game so much that they're not paying attention to where their partner is at, and they're shooting them," said Rob Ladder of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Ladner said that there were three fatal hunting accidents statewide last year. Two deaths occurred when hunters mistook their partners for game. The other death happened when a man tripped over a bush while rabbit hunting and shot him self.
Half of all hunting accidents occur during the opening weekend of quail season, Ladner said. Twelve hunting accidents occurred from October to December 1989 in a 20 county region that includes Douglas County and Shawnee counties. Eleven of them happened during the opening weekend.
Ladner said 11 of those accidents were caused by hunters swiping their guns to aim at game and shooting their hunting partners instead. Statewide, 23 out of 56 acer were carried over the year happened for the same reason.
Ladner suggested the following precautions hunters should take to avoid accidents:
**Wear hunter orange. "When you get 40,000 people out there with high-powered rifles, you want to be seen."** Ladner said.
- Positively identify your target.
Ladner said to be careful not to mistake people or cows for wild animals.
- Do not drink alcohol beverages while hunting. Ladner said drinking impaired coordination and judgment.
Raccoons that eat junk food face potential teeth problems
The Associated Press
URBANA, Ill. — Raccoons who snack on Twinkies, Oreos and Big Macs suffer the same consequences as those who eat high cholesterol, researchers say.
Scientists say they are shocked by the results from a small sampling of the masked mischief-makers that have been spotted in our grounds, scavenging human food.
"Their mouths look like those pictures in the dentist's office that show what will happen if you don't brush," said Laura Hungerford, a University of Illinois veterinarian. "I think they have a lot of sugar in their diet."
Wild raccoons usually have healthy teeth, but Hungerford found broken teeth, gum disease and cavities in the campground animals.
Many park raccoons also had cuts on their faces and paws; a few suffered broken legs.
"Raccoons are aggressive for food." Hungerford said.
In the wild, raccoons eat berries,
grass, small fish and rodents — they're not particular. Researchers don't know specifically what kinds of human food the raccoons are eating because they're not choosy.
"They're omnivores and will eat anything from bugs to pizza," said Charles Nixon, a wildlife biologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey. He also taught his study with the University of Illinois and Western Illinois University.
Fernando Rodríguez, Madrid, Spain, junior, rides a mountain bike. Mountain bikes are designed for off-road riding.
Free-wheeling KU students find mountain bikes stylish
By Carol Krekeler
Kansan staff writer
Just like clothing fashions, different types of bicycles come in and out of vogue.
With one glance on the streets and trails on the kampground it is easy to see that the mountain bike is the most popular way to get around.
Derek Moffett, president of the KU Cycling Club, said the mountain bike had become so popular within the past few years that KU students wanted to have a mountain bike riding club.
"I think they're a fad," he said. "But they're easier to ride off road."
Moffett, who owns a mountain bike and a road bike, said the mountain bike was easier to ride on trails and other off-road surfaces because it had a lower center of gravity than a road bike.
Road bikes, often known as "speed bikes", usually have a 12 or 14-gear range. They have a lighter frame and are easier to ride.
Ron Lathrop, manager of Cycle Works Ink, 1601 Ward St., said mountain bike accounts for 70 percent of the rides.
"It's kind of a ball that gets rolling, and other students follow." he said
Lathrop said there were two models of mountain bikes on the market.
The "city bike" is an inexpensive version of the mountain bike. He said the price of a city bike was
"The city bike is good for less severe type usage," he said
Frank Templeton, manager of Rick's Bike Shop. 10 Massachusetts St., said the bike city cost less because it was made with a lower-quality metal than the other bikes. The bike gained its durability from an all-chrome steel
Both bicycle shop managers said mountain bike prices ranged from $300 to $800. They said the average price was $500.
"Students don't think twice about spending $300 for a spring break trip to Colorado," Lathrop said. "A
Lathrop suggested that owners secure their mountain bikes with a good lock to keep them from being stolen.
He said that sales for mountain bikes were constant throughout the year but that there was a wave of sales when KU students returned in the fall and at spring break.
KU Cycling Club has rides for all
Kansan staff report
The KU Cycling Club offers a biking program for people of all levels of cycling experience, said韩 Moffett, president of the club.
"We offer a club to get people on an entry level to a competitive level involved," said Moffett.
Moffett said the club offered programs for road bike riders of all sneeds.
hour.
Moffett said that on Tuesday and Thursdays, the club had fast rides with average speeds of 25 miles an hour. On Wednesday, he said, the group has slow rides with average speeds of 13 to 17 miles an
He said the group usually met in the late afternoon by the Jayhawk statue in front of Strong Hall.
Although the group has had trouble organizing rides this year, he said some would be planned soon.
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