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Show Hunting dates set for deer, big game Deer hunting seasons for 1961 were set by the Utah Board of Big Game Control during an all-day meeting conducted con-ducted at department of fish and game offices yesterday. Hunters can now begin planning their fall hunts as the Board set a general statewide state-wide deer season for animals of either sex to begin Oct. 21 and continue for eleven days through October 31. The Board also set earlier seasons for fourteen herd units, longer seasons in several areas, and both one and two deer special permit hunts for some Harold S. Crane, Welby Aag-ard, Aag-ard, A. D. Findlay, William D. Hurst and Othel Pay. A total of 2,635 elk permits were authorized for 16 hunting units with the seasons set for the various units beginning in mid-Sept, for most hunts to some late seasons in November. Novem-ber. The board set a hunt for 15 ' moose permits. Five of these were authorized for the drain- j ages of the Bear River, ten for the remainder of this herd unit which lies east of the Bear River to the West Fork of thej Beaver Creek. Season dates! are Sept. 16 to Oct. 1. j units in an effort to channel hunting pressure into many of the State's 62 deer herd units where a greater harvest is needed to balance herds with available forage. A state-wide archery deer season was set for Sept. 2 through Sept. 17, but was agreed upon only after much discusion regarding growing-opposition growing-opposition to this early hunt. The Board appointed a seven-man seven-man committee to study problems prob-lems attending this hunt, the committee to recommend desirable de-sirable changes for the archery arch-ery season in 1962. One action saw approval o( the use of either red or yellow colored clothing during the 1963 big game seasons. This is optional op-tional to the hunter. Deer hunters may again purchase pur-chase two special permits, either eith-er multiple unit, antlerless or two deer, but only one may be purchased for any one herd unit. Other governing rules and regulations will follow the same pattern as in the past several years. These rules, along with the seasons for each herd unit, will be published publish-ed in proclamation form and available to the public soon after mid-July. Board actions followed public pub-lic hearings conducted over the State where individuals and organizations submitted recommendations for these seasons. sea-sons. These recommendations were weighed along with those of department, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management Manage-ment game-range managers as the seasons were set. Board members are chairman |