Town House 85 gaps’ 7/9 49 TOMATO SAUCE Hunts 5 ml LUCERNE YOGURT 750g ORANGE JUICE Scotch Buy 284 ml Taste Tells Stems & Pieces POTATOES _ Washed. ” Prduct of Canada or U.S.A No: 1. Grade. Size 100-110's SAUSAGE Fresh beef, breakfast or beef & onion 3.29 kg. 49 oe Ib BEEF CHUCKSTEAKS Fresh @ bone-in ® full-cut 1”? DELICIOUS APPLES Fancy Grade. Snack Size. Snack Size. WEDNESDAY, February 17, 1993 (CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS Drumsticks @ fresh \ 3.29 kg. 49 (CHICKEN LEGS Fresh @ back removed = ae, q Break fast is served Castlegar and District Wildlife Club is caring for I area wildlife and ensuring species numbers remain high for years to come, through a regular feeding program. , The club members are spending time and money to ensure. the survival of area White Tail deer, Mule deer, Elk and Big Hom sheep by delivering hay out to various fields around Castlegar. “We are more than a group of hunters. we also care about the animals,” said club member Bernie Kosiancic while driving to the early Saturday moming feeding. With this year's area snowfall higher than usual, it has been hard for the “wildlife to scrounge for food under the heavy blanket of snow slow (by feeding small amounts) at the beginning of the winter allowed the animals’ stomach and digestive systems adjust slowly to the high nutrient content of the hay The club used ‘first cut’ hay, which has less nutrient content than a second cut hay. The first cut is still stronger in compari- son to what the wild animals usually eat, so a gradual start was needed to avoid harming the animals. Part of the clubs’ membership dues went to purchase 14 tonnes of hay, at a cost of $1,700. Kosiancic or another club member travelled out daily to spread hay at the established feeding sites The main feeding sites are along Hall Road up above Broadwater Road in Rob- The last time the club needed to feed hay to-wildlife due to a harsh winter, was in 1984 Prior to starting the feeding program Kosiancic said the club consulted biologists to see what type (and quantity) of hay could be fed without harming the animals. Starting son. The sheep are fed just past Syringa Creek Provincial Park along Deer Park Road. A love for the outdoors, fresh air and seeing the ani- mals encourages Kosiancic to go out daily to Carry out his feeding duties * Top left: Bernie Kosiancic watches a logging truck pass by, after completing the last stop of his early morning feeding + Top Right: Once the bales are cut open Kosiancic spreads out the hay to ensure all the animals have a chance to eat * Above: With the hay on the top of his truck it makes for a excellent place to toss the hay away from the road. * Left: With the hay spread out these ewes dig in for some break- fast + Middle left: One of the rams keeps his eye on the ewes near the feeding site Photo Story by John Van Putten