, Big Fish
.3 inch. 9 pound, Lar-
Bass w+as caught in
m a private pond by
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Killed
Doss killed this rat-
September 5, on
Mountain as he
for ginseng. This
measured 3 Ieet and
had 8 rattles. D,)ss
t have killed it
k at him.
! Calier- Strelec to
at Stonewall
State Park
"Caller Jim Strelec, who
With Knight & Hale
in Cadiz, Kentucky,
e than 30 years, will be
his deer grunting
skills during semi-
2003 West Virginia
of National Hunting
Days at Stonewall
State Park in Le-
September 27 and
-tailed deer. turkey,
ou name it. he's
it--and he
that knowledge
The public is invited to enjoy
archery, youth competition,
good toed. sport dogs. care and
cooking of fish and game, shot-
gun and black powder shooting,
and many more activities and
door prizes. Admission is $2 for
adults, $1 for children under age
15, and children 3 and under
free. For more information call
(304) 558-2771 or visit the
WVDNR Web site at
www.wvdnr.gov/huntinJnathun
tfish.shtm.
'Roadsides in Bloom' WV
Operation Wildflower
2004 Calendar Contest
Entry Deadline October 1
The Division of Highways
and Natural Resources invite the
public to submit entries for the
2nd Annual WV Operation
Wildflower 2004 "'Roadsides in
Bloom'" calendar contest. The
rules are:
* Photographs must be taken in
West Virginia.
* Entries must be submitted as
an 8" x 10" glossy color print.
Photos must be landscape orien-
tation. Vertical prints will not
be accepted. Photographs be-
come property of the state and
cannot be returned.
* Flowers appearing in the pho-
tograph must be growing along
a road which must appear in the
picture. Wildflowers may be
growing naturally along road-
sides or in an Operation Wild-
flower donated site along an in-
terstate highway. Cultivated
species planted in arranged beds
such as marigolds, pansies, etc.
are not acceptable.
* A short description of the
photo including location on an
8 1/2" x I1" sheet of paper
must accompany the photo.
* Name, address, phone number
and e-mail (if applicable) must
appear in the upper left hand
corner on the back of the photo.
* No more than three entries per
person. Only one winning pho-
tographer will be selected from
each photographer's entries.
* Open to all ages.
* Twelve winners will be se-
lected to represent the months of
the year. A grand prize winner
will be chosen to appear on the
He will be appear- calendar cover.
celebration. * The state reserves the right
Hunting and Fish- not to print the calendar if suffi-
Celebration is spon---cient entries are not received.
,the West Virginia Di- For additional information
• ,'atu, LI Resources and please call 1-800-322-5530.
qrginia Wildlife Fed- Mail entries to: Roadsides in
than I00 vendors Bloom Calendar Contest, WV
will be available. Division of Natural Resources,
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Preseason
Scouting by Hunters
Important in 2003
West Virginia wildlife offi-
cials are encouraging hunters to
visit their favorite hunting sites
prior to season opening dates.
Spotty mast (wild foods) pro-
duction has occurred throughout
most of West Virginia, accord-
ing to Paul Johansen, Assistant
Chief in Charge of Game Man-
agement for the Division of
Natural Resources' Wildlife Re-
sources Section.
Severe freezes experienced in
most of the state in May, 2002,
adversely affected red oak pro-
duction in 2003 and constant
rain this pm spring had a nega-
tive affect cn the flowering of
species like white and chestnut
oak. However. it appears some
locales escaped the adverse envi-
ronmental conditions.
"Our field cooperators in
most of the state are reporting
that hickory, beech, and walnut
produced much better this year,"
Johansen said. "In addition,
many of the soft mast species
produced better in 2003 than last
fall."
The DNR's Wildlife Resourc-
es Section compiles an annual
"'Mast Survey and Hunting Out-
look'" report each fall. This pub-
lication documents the status of
the most common mast foods
used by wildlife on a regional
and county basis. Johansen en-
courages hunters to review a
copy of this report at the DNR
web site www.wvdnr.gov.
However, this outlook is not a
substitute for hunters scouting
their particular hot spots.
"'Getting out in the woods a
few days or a week prior to
hunting can make the difference
between success and failure,"
stated Johansen.
Special Antlerless Deer
Hunts for Physically
Challenged Hunters
December 10, lI, at
Snowshoe Resort
Snowshoe Mountain Resort,
the Law Enforcement Section of
the West Virginia Division of
Natural Resources, the West Vir-
ginia Division of Tourism, and
the West Virginia Hunters Edu-
cation Instructors Assocation are
announcing the fourth annual
special antlerless deer hunts for
the physically challenged at
Snowshoe Resort in Pvc',dmntas
County. It is named in honor of
Wallace "Frank": Hall, Jr., one
of the first participants. Sepa-
rate day hunts will be conducted
on December 10 and ! 1. Only
one deer per participant may be
harvested. These are day hunts,
but lodging is available on a
limited basis at discounted rates.
ELIGIBILITY: Persons
with substantial permanent limi-
tations in the areas of vision
(blind), hearing ,profound deaf).
and limb Impairments.
Illll
• be ocabontaa linte--Ser)tember 25, 2003--Page
REQUIREMENTS:
* Must have successfully
completed an approved Hunter
Education Course (show proof)
* Must complete a shooting
qualification done by a certified
firearms instructor using
Snowshoe Resort targets. (3
shots 40 yards, 6 inch group).
There is no charge for this
reqmrement.
*Must provide own adaptive
equipment, including clothing,
firearm, ammunition, shcx)ting
rig, etc.
*Hunting sites and assis-
tants will be provided at no
charge. However, each partici-
pant must pay lot any meals,
lodging, transportation, licens-
es, and any other costs.
*All participants must
comply with all applicable
hunting laws and regulations
5
such as but not limited to: wear-
ing ble orange, field tagging
and checking deer, and have an
unfilled Pocahontas Class N
license.
To receive an application,
contact George Skinner,
WVHEA at 304-684-4444,
Randy Chapman at 304-269-
731 1, or e-mail
wvrchapmanC;aol.c,,m or Lt.
Tim Coleman, West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources,
Law Enforcement Section, State
Capitol, Building 3, R<m 832,
Charleston, WV 25305, phone
304-558-2784 or e-mail
tcoleman (q;dnr.state.wv.us
The number el participants
is limited.
Applications must be post-
marked by November 1.
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Farm Service Agency
News
Dividing Farmland
Farmland purchased or sold
that has base acres can be divided
by the "landowner designation:"
Base acres on a farm are acres
that have a history of having had
crops such as corn, oats, wheat,
barley or grain sorghum planted.
The "landowner designation
method" divides the base acres in
the manner agreed to by the par-
ent farm owner and purchaser or
transferee. This method may be
used when part of a farm or an
entire farm is sold or ownership
is transferred. All the following
requirements must be met to use
the designation by landowner
method:
* the land sold or transferred
must have been owned for at
least three years
* the owner of the parent farm
and the purchaser shall file a
signed written memorandum of
understanding designating con-
tract acres
* if the land is subject to a
lien, mortgage, or deed of trust,
the holder must agree to the crop
designation in writing
For more information on di-
viding farmland contact the Po-
cahontas County Farm Service
Agency, located in the USDA
Service Center, 799-4317.
Rural Development
Grants Available
LJSDA-Rural Development
announces the availability of
$27,7 million through the Val-
ue Added Agricultural Product
Market Development Grant
VADG) Program. "'We.t Vir-
ginia's agricultural producers
who want to develop or increase
their "value-added" agricultural
products need to take a look at
this program," said Jenny N.
Phillips, Rural Development
State Director for Wes! Vir-
ginia.
The Value-Added Agricultur-
al Product Market Development
Grant (VADG) Program is to
help eligible independent pro-
ducers of agricultural commodi-
ties, agricultural producer
groups, farmer and rancher co-
operatives, and majority-con-
trolled producer-based business
ventures to fund one of two ac-
tivities: (I) develop business
plans or feasibility studies for
viable marketing opportunities
or (2) acquire working capital to
operate a value-added business
venture or an alliance that will
allow the producers to better
compete in domestic and inter-
national markets. Applications
can only be for one or the other
of these two activities, but not
both.
Grant funds may be used to
pay up to 50 percent of the
costs for carrying out relevant
projects. Other Federal Grants
cannot be used as matching
funds. The maximum grant
award is $500,(X)0. Priority is
given to projects under
$5(X),000. proJects producing
energy from biomass or demon-
strafing profitable use of inno-
vative technoh)gies.
Applications must be com-
pleted and submitted to Mr.
John Comerci, USDA Rural
Development, 481 Ragland
Road, Beckley, WV 25801. as
soon as possible, but no later
than 4:00 pm on October 20.
Applications received after Oc-
tober 20 will not be considered.
For additional information,
please refer to the Notice of
Funds Availability (NOFA),
published in the September 4,
2003 Federal Register and the
Value-Added Producer Grants
(VAPG) home page at
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/
vadg.htm. You may also con-
tact USDA-Rural Business-Co-
operative Service at 304/284-
4883 or the VADG contact per-
son for West Virginia, Mr. John
Comerci, 304/252-8644, exten-
sion 165.
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