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Show Hunting Seasons Listed for Game The 1959 hunting- season for deer, elk, antelope and moose have been set by the Utah Eoard of Big Game Control. A statewide general deer season sea-son will begin October 17, with an eleven day or longer hunt scheduled for taking animals of either sex. As in past years, the Board set longer seasons and several special hunts to channel hunting hunt-ing pressure into many of the state's 62 deer herd units where feild information showed a more equitable harvest was needed to balance herds with available forage. A statewide archery deer season was set for September 5 through September 20. Creek section in the Uinta Mountains. By law, only residents may hunt elk, antelope or moose. . . One earlier opening season for rifle hunting on the regular regu-lar license was scheduled for the Black's Fork unit, October 10-27, on the northwest slopes of the Uintas. Two unlimited antlerless deer permit areas, on the Antimony and Henery Mountain hunts, will also open October 10 and continue through October 27. A total of 2,370 elk permits were authorized for 14 hunting units. Antelope hunts were set to allow 160 buck only permits for seven hunting areas. Ten permits were authorized for taking mature bull moose from the Bear River-Beaver |