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Show Shooters Enjoy Success On Opening Day of Deer rHunting Season in JJtah The openinf round of the deer vi. hunter battle for 193T concluded con-cluded Wednesday night with the hunter having alight edge. Which, in brief, mean that the season opened auspiciously aa far as the hunter was' concerned. For the first time In several years, however, the Dixie sectioa ec the state took a back seat aa far aa best results were concerned, the Beaver district of the Flshhtke national forest coming up with the best results. re-sults. Mora than SO Banters free Utah and ether uteri steass participated In spelling day IW ttvttiea near Beaver. Lexk, far the meet part, was with the boaters. boat-ers. Dick Davlseourt, known to wres tling fans from coast to coast, ae oompanied by Sheriff Niels Jensen, Journeyed into the Puffer lake sector sec-tor and each came back wHa a . choice animal. Fear Beys Fear Deer Four Mllford boys were back in Beaver shortly after noon and each bad bis buck. Hunting, which was expected to be slow, was so good near Beaver that two sportsman returned home bright and early and were ao enthusiastic over the setup that they purchased licenses lor their wives. George Valentine, Beaver, earn up in quick fashion with his buck. Valentine bad made lengthy prop rations and was prepared te ge a great distance for an animal. Imagine Imag-ine bis surprise when be snot hkfl deer at the mouth of Dearer eanyea, only a few minutes' drive from his home. George Miller, Beaver city a tor ney, alee was among the early huntera who were successful Joseph H. Graham, tl year eld Salt Lake City shoe tee, aad aia sea, Ei men i tharlaa ClMeeav sad George erth were leeal ikl iters whs earn through la si; I ill as faahlea. Ogden huntera were seen going te their homes late Wednesday night and many had deer ea their oars or la trailers. Harder te Get First day reports from Cedar City and St. George Indicated that deer in southern Utah ware harder te get than those farther north. Only a few huntera checked la to either place Wednesday night with deer. Many others, however, remained camped out for the night and a large number were expected keek early Thursday. Checking stations in southern Utah anticipate a thriving thriv-ing business before the ssasoa end at sundown October M. PRICE Charles Laraen had the distinction Thursday of being the first Price hunter to return te town with a deer, and he didnt have te go far to bag the animal. Lersee brought down a 126-pounder at 10 a. m. Wednesday In one of the canyons can-yons branching off from Price canyon. can-yon. The kill waa made about M mllei from here. |