Columnist Paula Del Giudice: Video worth the price for outdoors people

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998 | 11:47 a.m.

PAULA DEL GIUDICE has been an outdoors freelance writer, author and photographer for 13 years. Her column appears Wednesdays.

EVERY SO often a literary work comes along that will stand the test of time and become a classic. In the field of outdoor communicating, the occasions when that happens are all too infrequent. Much is written, much is produced, few will become classics.

But "The Sacred Hunt," a video produced by Dr. Randall L. Eaton, is destined to become a classic. It explores the inner dimensions of hunting and demonstrates how hunting connects people to animals and the earth.

The video explores early man's relationship to hunting for survival and the profound love and respect those people had for the animals they hunted.

The Sacred Hunt features interviews with bushmen, Athabascan, Western Shoshone, Puebla, Paiute and Washoe people who appear alongside contemporary hunters.

Many of the native Americans and many of the modern-day hunters are from Nevada. Noticeable are Larry Johnson, a native American and former president of Reno-based Nevada Bighorns Unlimited from Reno, and outdoors columnist Don Quilici of the Carson City Appeal.

The video was developed to cross the gap between hunters, non-hunters and anti-hunters.

To obtain a copy of the video and companion reader call (541) 432-6046 or write P.O. Box 280, Enterprise, OR 97828. Send $29.95 plus $5 for postage and handling.

* BOATERS GET A BREAK: Nevada boaters will not be required to have 1998 decals affixed to their vessels until mid-February due to delays in processing renewal forms, according to the Nevada Division of Wildlife. Approximately 30 percent of the vessel renewals that were mailed to NDOW failed to list social security numbers. In those instances, the renewal fees were returned to the boat owners. Several boat owners have refused to provide their social security numbers. These individuals are subject to being cited at the conclusion of the grace period.

* WORKSHOP SCHEDULED: The nationally recognized program Leave No Trace will be conducting a free introductory workshop Feb. 27 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Red Rock Canyon's Oliver Ranch. Space is limited so call 363-1921 to reserve your spot. The workshop is sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and the Friends of Red Rocky Canyon's Environmental Education Committee.

* BIRD WATCHING: People across the country can help make bird-watching history on Feb. 20-22 by participating in the first BirdSource Great '98 Backyard Bird Count, co-sponsored by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (CLO) and the National Audubon Society. The Count invites people to count the birds they see in their feeders, backyards, parks or other outdoor locations. Participants contribute their sightings online, through a World Wide Web site: http://birdsource.cornell.edu. For more information, call CLO at 1-800-843-2473.