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Show but only after obtaining a permit per-mit from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. as a legal weapon during any prescribed open deer season and no limitations were placed on the number of archery tags available for the pre-season bow only hunt. With increased destruction to Utah farmlands resulting from annual bird migrations the Fish and Game Commission in their last regular meeting strongly reaffirmed two decrees that had been acted on during the The Sports Line Department of fish and game spokesmen, today reminded remind-ed anglers that the new 1959 general angling orders go into effect on waters throughout the state this week. Fishing hours and bag limits remain the same as for the year just passed, it was pointed point-ed out, but several new regulations regula-tions go into effect with the tolling of the bells for the new year. Among new regulations, it was said, are relaxed bait restrictions re-strictions and a number of new waters opened to year round, 24 hour a day fishing. The special season on rocky mountain whitefish,- now in progress, will 'continue under the new regulations, until February' Feb-ruary' 15, 1959. Copies of the 1959 angling proclamation will be available within a short time from license li-cense vendors throughout the state. In a final note, department spokesmen once again reminded remind-ed sportsmen that the 1958 combination or general license should be displayed at all times while fishing until the new license year begins April 16, 1959. previous sessions. In unanimous action the common starling and the crow were once again listed as predacious pre-dacious and destructive birds and as such may be killed at any time. In making the decree known, Commission spokesmen hastened hasten-ed to note that the starling should not be confused with the blackbirds which are commonly com-monly seen throughout Utah during the fall months, as they gather in large flocks preparatory prepara-tory to their southward migration. migra-tion. The two birds differ markedly, marked-ly, it was said. Blackbirds, as the name implies, are totally black in appearance while the starling wears a coat of rather rath-er speckled feathers and sports a light yellow bill and shorter tail feathers than the blackbird. The blackbird, which also may cause extensive damage, may be taken when causing damage to private property, The Utah Department of Fish and Game announced the delivery at department headquarters head-quarters of a new 1959 Super Cub Tandem two-place airplane. air-plane. The new plane brings to three the number of aircraft owned by the department. The new craft, to be headquartered at Tremonton, will be used to implement the extensive program pro-gram of game census, aerial surveys and fish planting carried car-ried on by the department of fish and game. The new Cub. like the one already in service, will be equipped with a removable fish tank. The tank, which will be locally built to specification, will be of a four compartment nature with individually operated opera-ted solenoid dump valves. The mechanism will enable transportation trans-portation of 40 gallons of water wa-ter and 40 ' pounds of fish, which, based on an average of 130 fish per pound, is a pay- load of 5200 fingerling sized trout. Basing of the aircraft away from the central office, spokesmen spokes-men noted, is expected to greatly cut operational ferrying ferry-ing costs and increase the efficiency ef-ficiency of department management manage-ment programs. Harvest and hunter success also showed increases over a year ago. The report noted a harvest of 881 animals for a hunter success of 15.7 percent per-cent as compared to a harvest of 617 animals with a success ratio of 13.5 percent a year ago. For the fourth consecutive year the bow was considered |