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Show Deer Season Opens With Archery Hunt The archery hunt, first of Utah's 1957 deer seasons, gets under way Saturday, August 31, and continues through Sept. 15th, the department of fish and game reminded today. to-day. .Any holder of a 1957 big game license may purchase an archery permit which entitles the holder to harvest a deer of either sex during the 16 day season. The entire state, except the Bingham Canyon closed area, is open to bow and arrow hunting only during this period. The department stated that it was illegal for archery permit holders to carry firearms of any (Contained on page 6) continued from page 1 kind while afield during the hunt and also listed the following Information In-formation covering the season. Red headgear must be worn at all times while hunting. It shall be illegal to carry a siring bow in or on a vehicle Archery permits may be pur-cased pur-cased only at department offices, lu:G west North Temple, Salt lue City, either by mailed or personal application. They will io.it;rtue on sale at these offices ucil the hunt is ended, Sept. 15. Applications must include full name, address, big game license number and a $3 fee. Minimum regulations listed in the deer proclamation covering bow and arrow equipment must be observed by all hunters. The archery tags are not considered con-sidered as a special permit and therefore do not restrict the holder from obtaining two special deer permits for the 1957 seasons. The depertment further noted that all regulations for. the bow season are in agreement with the organized archers of the state. Both the department and the organized archers again reminded all bow and arrow -hunters to observe the governing regulations for the hunt as listed in the proclamation; pro-clamation; to obtain permission before hunting on private land, and to be especially not to disturb livestock on the open ranges over the state. Range conditions and deer herd numbers both point to a highly successfnl archery season. Hunter success for some 3,400 permittees in 1956 showed nearly one out of five bagging an animal. |