September 2016
Newberry Eagle Newspaper - The Local Newspaper of Newberry Country
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Bowhunting: With This Tying the Humpy aka Horner Book You Can’t Lose Deer Hair or Goofus Bug By Candace Gray Contributing Writer Jeremy Johnson grew up learning how to hunt elk from veteran hunters in Florence, Oregon. In his new book, Can’t Lose Bowhunting, he recalls “These are the guys who’ve spent decades relying on their hunting ability to feed their families, and let’s just say, they don’t go hungry.” Johnson soon found bowhunting to be his preference and he’s been learning and sharing that passion all his life. Like most hunters, Johnson has a deep respect for the animals that are hunted. “The project started out for people who successfully shot an animal, but then lost the animal. Ensuring that the animals you shoot are recovered is the primary goal of Can’t Lose Bowhunting” said the first time author. The Johnsons moved to La Pine in 2004; ten years later Jeremy opened a mobile auto service. In Cover Art (skull carving) the spring of this year, he took over a large shop near by Luke Messaris. Cover Gordy’s where Integrity Auto now has a permanent and book layout by home. Nothing like a banner 2016 -– his well-indexed, Kevin Rhoades. 345-page hardcover book is hot off the press! There are 20 chapters of absorbing text and real life stories plus over 200 color photos. Chapters range from “A bowhunter’s success insurance,” to “Trailing animals” and “Testing penetration and the drag factor“ as well as a chapter full of tips and techniques on “Meat care,” among many other sections of technical aspects and detailed experiences. Jeremy’s book is notably non-commercial. Ed Ashby, considered by many to be the most successful big game archery hunter in the world, notes in his forward: “Jeremy has set forth a world of sagacious Photo by Jeremy Johnson bowhunting information Jeremy Johnson is an avid bowhunter who is known locally and—rarely seen in today’s as the owner of Integrity Auto Services and throughout for-profit world —he touts the world as a writer for various national bowhunting no miracle items to make you magazines, founder of BowhuntingSuccess.com, Northwest the deadliest bowhunter to Outdoor Writers Association board member and Bowtech ever stalk the mountains and Pro Staff member. forests. What his entertaining and easily-read book does contain is the information – the knowledge – that one needs to become a far better and more productive bowhunter.” Johnson acknowledges the support of several people in his book, including Central Oregon author and columnist Gary Lewis. He also thanks “most importantly,” his wife, Krista. The Johnsons have two daughters, Cheyenne and Kiely. For more details about Jeremy’s book, visit www.bowhuntingsuccess.com. Copies are $35 from the site or you can save $5 shipping by dropping by Integrity Auto. Call the shop’s office manager Mareta King at 541-876-5433 if you’d like to have a great gift signed with a personal message for the bowhunter in your life.
By Phil Fischer Contributing Writer
This month’s pattern features an old classic, the Humpy. It is a pattern developed by Jack Horner, and was originally called the Horner Deer Hair. Later it was renamed the Goofus Bug, and even later still, became the Humpy. Over time is has become a very versatile pattern for fishing a wide variety of situations. Whatever you call it, this pattern catches fish! It is not designed to imitate any specific insect. But what makes it unique, and effective is that it imitates many different types of insects on the water, from Caddisflies to Stoneflies and even terrestrials. It can be tied Courtesy Photo in many colors. In yellow, The Humpy by Jack Horner, an old classic pattern. it might represent a hopper, in cinnamon the trout might confuse this fly for a caddis, and tied in Hot Orange, as I have demonstrated in the example pattern, it might be a Salmon Fly or October Caddis. It floats high on the water and can be fished right in the middle of heavy river current. But it also fishes well on lakes when skated to resemble a traveling sedge. I tie this pattern in a non-traditional style. In the original, the pattern is tied by folding the hump, or deer hair over the abdomen of the fly back and forth eventually winding up with the tips facing forward to become the wing. I create the hump on this fly using the deer hair tied in for the tail. This style makes getting correct proportions much easier, and I think it is an overall easier way to tie the pattern that the original. Experiment with different sizes and color variations for this pattern. I will tie this pattern as large as a size 8 hook to imitate stoneflies and october caddis and will tie it down to a size 18 for small caddis. Colors I use routinely include: red, yellow, hot orange, olive, black, cinnamon and brown. I also vary the hackle from brown to dun, to ginger and grizzly. Come up with your own color variations and give this a try on your favorite Central Oregon stream or lake.
Hook: Thread: Tail: Abdomen: Wing: Hackle:
Humpy Materials List: Daiichi 1180 Size 14-18 or similar Hot Orange, 70 Denier, or other color as preferred Mule Deer Thread wraps covered with folds of mule deer from the tail Mule Deer Whiting Farms Brown Dry Fly Saddle Hackle
Tying instructions and steps are being published in video form, and can be found on the Sunriver Anglers Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/SunriverAnglers/, or at the following YouTube URL: https://youtu. be/8RWADScBJn4 Experiment with this pattern during late summer and early fall. If you have questions or would like additional information about the Humpy pattern, please don’t hesitate to email me. Or if you have suggestions on future patterns to feature in this column, I welcome your input. I can be reached at Philfischer@sbcglobal.net.
Paulina Peak 4-H Club Enjoys Deschutes County Fair 2016 By Lynette Confer Deschutes County Fair and Horse Fair 2016 was a huge success for a small town 4-H Community Club. Paulina Peak 4-H Club of La Pine began its’ fourth year last fall. Beginning with monthly meetings, Community Service projects here in our community (La Pine Christmas Basket Association, Toys for Tots, as well as an Adopt a Family program), Idea Fair for educational opportunities, as well as presentations and focused study and work during club meetings in project areas ranging from photography and art to rabbits
and poultry, Paulina Peak 4-H Club kids worked extremely hard this year. Diligence, commitment and dedication paid off, though. Even with adding quite a number of Fair projects this year and volunteering in new ways during Fair, our kids were rewarded with recognition of their hard work in many ways. Paulina Peak 4-H Club of La Pine was awarded the Small Club Herdsmanship Award at both Horse Fair and County Fair this year. Our small club swept the Small Animal Barn this year in the Small Club category, winning the Herdsmanship Award for each
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category of animals in the barn, Poultry, Pigeons and Rabbit/Cavies. Kyle Petersen was awarded Champion Novice Poultry Showman with his Cochin Bantam Rooster, Salt. Emma Scott won Best Male Poultry with her Silkie Rooster, Pumpkin, and received a nice duffle bag as well. Sierra Confer won Grand Champion in Rabbit Hopping with her Holland Lop, Dice. Kailey Kees had a blue-ribbon winning piece of original art chosen to go to State Fair. Julie Dyer had a blue-ribbon winning photo chosen for State Fair. Autumn Gerard had a photo awarded Superintendent’s Choice in Open Class. Sage Confer won Intermediate Reserve Grand Champion for Poultry Showmanship with her Mottled Cochin Bantam Rooster, Senri. Kailey Kees and Autumn Gerard were also awarded Ralph McNulty Memorial Scholarships for rabbits. Sierra Confer was awarded a Ralph McNulty Memorial Scholarship for Poultry. Sage Confer was awarded the Sarah McCoy Equipment Scholarship and a Special Award as well. Thank you to Ralph McNulty Memorial Scholarship sponsors, Mike and Susie Penhollow, Dr. Douglas Zirker, Olim and Liam Rogers, Lois Northup, Ralph’s
Paulina Peak 4-H Community Club Angels, Nancy Cole and Sarah McCoy, Sarah McCoy and Committee. Paulina Peak 4-H Club would also like to thank the Little Deschutes Grange for your generous use of the Grange Hall in La Pine for our meetings. A huge Thank you to the following Businesses and Individuals for their support of our kids this year. Thank you to: Shelly & Gale Starbuck; Gale Starbuck & Son; Taylor Northwest, LLC; Oregon Feed & Pet; Weaver’s High Lakes Feed, LLC; Tony & Kathryn DeBone; Pape Machinery Ag & Turf; Corner Store; La Pine Building Supply and Les Schwab.