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Adam Eakle and the KSL Outdoors show are on the first hunt on Antelope Island in 30 years and are ice fishing at Huntington Reservoir early in the season. Huntington is a great reservoir, usually one of the first to freeze and usually some great fishing Kevin Phillips is an avid ice angler and loves to hit Huntington just after ice up. He met up with the Outdoor Show and gave some tips of where to place there lines on the ice. Phillips came upon a Tiger trout; Tiger trout are a cross between the brook trout and the brown trout. The DWR started planting them in here in the early nineties and occasionally anglers will see them pushing 4 pounds. Eakle said "You know a few other things you should have with you when ever you go ice fishing. One take a buddy with you of course, that way you have someone to help you in case you do fall in. And if you do fall in have some ice picks to help you claw your way back on the ice and maybe a length of rope with a throw cushion" Native populations of Rocky Mountain big horn sheep were nearly extirpated in Utah following pioneer settlement. With the help of conservation organizations like the Utah Foundation of North American Wild Sheep, the DWR has bolstered populations across the state. Larry Mower and his wife Cathy had an opportunity to hunt a fairly new herd here in Utah on a range, . Mower is wildlife enthusiast I met years ago on Antelope Island. Mower drew one of three, coveted Newfoundland Mountain, big horn sheep tags for a herd that was established when sheep were transplanted off of Antelope Island and onto the Newfoundland range. With the help of some friends the Mowers were able to find their coveted sheep and Cathy Mower was able to drop the ram with one shot.
