Show r ar l t r aw 1 4 J r game is on tile increase i according ill survey 5 ion it Rass iea Utah Department pain in r on which to the o pres f in the last re 7 are bas bas- based ed ports front mau 39 of tJ the t tel and acid from froni two Federal agencies th the Forest Service the Fish i ian an ti fi 1 i ihli u s c ata sta t i f reported their dee herds have e aped In th the last I Forty states state tad deer 1 1945 states said they had t deer for the ranges 11 laid aid they had o t po and two Mid they had large reas areas tl deel numbers ranging front e ex- ex excessive e to Only fIve states National Forest lands showed mowed ad an In increase rease of t 51 per per cent percent ent over th J The yeara bait bag limit among th sta e ei rari raft rafted ed from one ne to five erl ason r o Of 16 t tej b J w d st te night felt they had ad numbers ranee Sven S ven reported optimum elk populations and da with only one herd edit d It has excessive populations population torF forthe the t to o stated paid d their elk herds ln in t the last 10 years and toUr four reo re- re a a de decrease fease The I Forest Service estimated a 38 30 percent increase the last years hut but no charge since l 41 El vel states open e season n elk lk last year ear Ten states state have moose moosee lations Four r reported U- U clent numbers for the available range and three reported op- op optimum numbers Three ee said their theil moose are increasing one re- re reported reported ported th they y are decreasing Two states had an open season on moose last year ear I tes ave anan- anan y anan lo an and tO h In l U ral these herds are on the Mountain goats II occurs four the unCertain r but belo r the e Idaho M un tans had aft an open son rear ar arit it 1 j 1 i if f- f fI I Mount sheep r In 13 states states and Jr present In for for th staid they are decreasing I that t eyare increasing state Wyoming J permitted hunt hunt- huntIn In trig Aa Asa lJ animals arc an tn a precarious ree rJ Ul con n o tar s MX t Hunter edU cation will become pit ea important factor in game management if adequate nd equitable punting are areto areto to be assured in the easo lot or game ame yetto yet ti tio o |