Show 1956 Deer Hunting Season to Get Underway on Saturday Eighteen Day Hunt Expected to Draw Many Officials Warn of Fire Hazards This Year The Moab l area is preparing this week for the October October October Oct Oct- ober 13 opening day of the 1956 deer hunting season Hunters are busy planning trips into the hills surrounding surround surround- ing Moab and large numbers of out of county and out of state hunters are expected to start arriving in the area today and tomorrow Hunters were urged this week by Forest Ranger Robert Terrell to be extremely careful of ot fires In their camps In the forested areas because of the very dry conditions existing this year A shortage of rainfall this year makes fire hazards on the mountains mountains mountains moun moun- great We have been fortunate in not having any serious fires in our mountains mountain this year Mr Terrell stated Monday However use on forest lands has been relatively light in comparison with prevIous previous prey prey- ious bus years and camping facilities have not been used to any great extent he said With large numbers num bers beN of hunters going into the wooded areas many of them camping and building fires the danger of a serious fire will be greatest during the 18 day season The State department of ot fish and game predicted that sportsmen would be afield on the opening day of ot the general genera season which starts over the entire state on Oct 20 They stated that all signs and field information indicated indicated indi indi- that the harvest and hunter success would be comparable to toa a year ago when animals were bagged with three of ot four foar hunters getting a deer The early regular license hunt opens Oct 13 on four major huntIng hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing units They are the San Juan- Juan Elk Ek Ridge San Juan Blue mountain mountain moun moun- tam tain and the La Sal in San Juan and Grand counties and the Blacks Black's Fork on the north slopes of ot the Uinta mountains In each case hunting on these four units continues through the October 30 close of the general season With the exception of the four hunting units the general genera season over the whole state will continue continue con con- eleven days from October 20 to 20 to October 30 with eft e tended extended weekend hunting and longer seasons seasons seasons seas seas- I ons set for many areas One deer of either sex is legat ame every every- everywhere everywhere where on the r regular ular license A shorter season of seven days was set by the Utah Board of Big Game control for the Heaston Stansbury Vernon and Tintic hunting units Dates for these areas are October 20 through October October October Oct Oct- ober 26 In view of the continuing Ing dry season the department again urged urged urged ed all who go afield to use every precaution in preventing forest and range fires Listed also was the reminder that it is the obligation of the hunter to know the regulations covering the deer hunt and other seasons Proclamations are still available listing all herd boundaries the general laws and other Information Information information tion every hunter should know before going afield Local department department department depart depart- ment field fled men over the state all welcome the opportunity to answer answer ans ens- any questions a sportsman may may ma have or give requested in information information information in- in formation to make the season more enjoyable for the license holder who may call Local Loca stores in the Moab area have been featuring sporting equipment during the past few weeks and restaurants service stations and motels are preparing for the onslaught of ot visiting hunters hunters hunters hunt hunt- ers expected during this big game hunt of 1956 1958 |