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Show General Deer Hunt Closes; Some Areas Still Open Utah's general eleven-day deer season came to a close Tuesday, November 1, with all early indications indi-cations pointing to one of the most successful hunts on record. Hunters and deer checked out at the Santa Clara station in Washington County at latest report re-port were both some 25 percent ahead of the highest previous year. This station has been operated oper-ated by the department for many years and deals chiefly with nonresident non-resident hunters. Latest figures from this point show some 7,000 hunters checking out better than 9,000 deer. Deer hunting will continue for extended periods in twenty-five areas over the state. Any hunter holding a regular big game license lic-ense may hunt these areas provided pro-vided he has not bagged a deer during the general season and has retained his tag. On several of these extended season areas hunting goes forward over one or more weekends during dur-ing November. On others the season sea-son runs continuously for from five to sixteen days following the closure Tuesday of the general license hunt in most sections. Deer hunting proclamations listing these extended season areas and the bondaries for each are still , available by calling at or writing to department of fish and game offices, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City. Most license lic-ense agents have these proclamations proclama-tions displayed where sportsmen may call in and get any necessary information before going afield. |