Show 1 I Game Came Is Increasing On Utah's National Forests II I Nearly every class of game is showing a satisfactory increase on the nati national nal forests of Utah says District Forester R. R II H. Rutledge The annual game census census just completed completed completed com com- shows that there are within the national forests of Utah mule deer 1189 elk and mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain sheep There are also some deer elk and mountain sheep outside of the national forests in the more elevated parts of the state These animals seem to be multiplying very wall well nn an fn Increase rease of about h head d being bing estimated in 1922 in spite of a kill head by hunters and losses of several hundred head by predatory animals Although a good general increase is noted it Is believed that on the Minidoka forest forest forest for for- est In southern Utah the deer are decreasing in n numbers On the Kai Kal- Kaibab bab forest just over the Utah line Une In northern Arizona it itis Is Is estimated that there are deer The area is a federal game preserve The elk oik most of which have been Introduced into various parts of the state within recent years seem tobe tobe to tobe excellently excellent excellent- be establishing themselves ly the Ashley forest orest being alone ne Al In reporting a decrease rUi UI u. u I state as a whole an increase of head Is reported for 1922 A few mountain sheep estimated at in all are found In the high mountains on the Ashley and Uintah forests They seem to be beabout beabout beabout about In numbers In spite of complete protection Over one and a half acres of national forest land in Utah have designated as state game been These refuges have done refuges steady Increase Increase In Increase In- In about the much to bring crease of deer deer noted during the the tho last few tew years More detailed figures are given giyen in inthe inthe inthe the tabulation below which may be beof beof beof of interest Forest Deer Elk Ashley 1350 60 Cacho Dixie 1750 0 Fishlake La Sal 0 ManU Mantl 1825 Minidoka 0 Powell 1800 0 Uintah 1500 1600 0 Wasatch 10 0 0 |