Show Elk hunting season to conclude Oct 16 The elk hunting season opened on September 28 and Clair Davis law enforcement officer of the Northeastern Heglon Region of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said There have been quite a few bull elk taken Ashley Vernal forest and Ashley Ashley Vernal Vernal Diamond Mountain parts openers were comparable to last year They produced several large bull elk and had the same amount of hunter pressure as last year DAVIS nAVIS STATED The Daggett area seemed to be down tn in hunter pressure and success was down as well Whiterocks had tod higher pressure than last year but success was lower In the opener All these areas arc are starting starling to pick up as the elk return to their regular routine and the large number of hunters thin out The elk season ends on October 16 The dove hunting season ended last Friday The Uintah Basin had a fair population of doves in the opening weekend but due to the cold weather they moved south Pelican Lake and south of Vernal were the best areas commented Davis Sage grouse hunting ended on September 23 Davis remarked It was pretty good Blue and Diamond Mountain were the best areas There was a good sage grouse population In those two areas arens It was a pretty good hunt in the Uintah Basin The forest grouse hunt remains open until November 30 Davis said that forest grouse hunting usually goes along with the deer hunt or elk hunt If It a adeer adeer adeer deer hunter or elk hunter see a forest grouse he might shoot it The forest grouse can only be shot with a shotgun There are quite a few blue grouse in the high stated Davis DAVIS nAVIS SAID SAIn that the cottontail cot cot- hunt isn't in full swing yet jet et They usually wait until the first good freeze The waterfowl hunt began last Saturday Davis remarked The waterfowl hunt had a slow opener in the Uintah Basin The waterfowl have not started d to move into the Uintah Basin Dasin I 1 I iff I 1 N rr l p r kr I iH ij f A t 1 ry rys 4 t 31 s 1 v i er t. t li ts' ts t A jf If 4 1 t 1 l at atTHE I a THE MURRAY KICKER gets ready to boot the football down the field |