Outdoor notes

On-water boat show

To launch Utah Safe Boating Week, Jordanelle State Park staff will host the On-the-Water Boat Show from Friday-Sunday.

Hours will be Friday from noon to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

New boats will be on display at the marina by area boat dealers.

Also, those attending can receive a free boat safety check by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and if boats pass inspection, admission into the park is free.

Hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks will be available. Day-use fees are $9 per vehicle. Discount coupons are available at www.boatshow.utah.gov.

Jordanelle State Park is located off U.S. 40 at the Mayflower exit 8. For more information, please call 801-538-7220.

Audubon seminars

The Great Salt Lake Audubon's 24th Annual Basin and Range Seminar will be held at the Maple Grove Campground near Scipio from June 10 and 11.

In addition to birding field trips, classes will be offered in wildflowers, butterflies, stream ecology and geology. For more information contact Keith Johnson at 801-467-6497 or jandkjohnson@juno.com.

Antlerless game permits

Applications will be available by May 23 to hunt cow elk, cow moose, doe deer and doe pronghorn antelope in Utah this fall.

To be entered in the 2006 Utah Antlerless Draw, mail-in applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. on June 19. Hunters applying through the Division of Wildlife Resources' Web site — wildlife.utah.gov — must submit applications no later than 11 p.m. on June 19.

Draw results will be posted by July 27.

Those who applied in previous years should receive a preprinted 2006 application by mail. Those who don't receive an application by May 23 may obtain one from the DWR's Web site, DWR offices and hunting and fishing license agents statewide.

A total of 4,999 cow elk, 1,080 doe deer, 587 doe pronghorn and 63 cow moose permits will be available through the public draw this year.

Group campsite

The U.S. Forest Service campground at Mahogany Cove, located 12 miles east of Beaver adjacent to State Road 153, is open and can be reserved for group camping.