Show DEER HAVE DOUBLED IN UTAH IN THREE YEARS district forester HH rutledge chates that th compilation of game n ports fran UP forests li the int district alves an excellent measure of game conditions the recently complied figures are based on the observations of the forest rangers summarized tor all national forests in the deer Is the principal game animal and somewhat in excess of are now reported there has been a considerable sid erable increase in utah a reduction in idaho a slight increase in wyoming and nevada and a reduction on the alabab forest in arizona where shortage of feed has caused winter losses under the buck law and a short season in utah deer have doubled in the last three years moose are increasing and spreading over wyoming and idaho antelope are increasing in general and particularly in parts of nevada and idaho mountain sheep except for Io herds show they are thriving and mountain goats are increasing somewhat the season on sheep is row closed in wyoming but open in parts of idaho elk are about stationary in wyoming although the estimates have been revised downward in utah elk are increasing considerably mountain goats occur in central idaho and are increasing slightly being quite abundant on some game preserves A few white tall deer are reported from idaho bear are increasing somewhat the increase in game animals Is reflected in the number of hunters the number of game animals killed increasing what more than the bunters less coyotes are reported and fewer killed the other predatory animals are increasing slightly the fur bearing animals except tor beaver show a definite increase As new tion a few wol are reported from the idaho forest and antelope and white tail deer from the teton forest for the first time in several years information obtained on possible damage to upland game birds by sheep grazing indicated no positive damage to nests by trampling by sheep and that sage hens were often plentiful over a period of years on heavily used sheep range no increase in birds was noted when cattle were grazed in place of sheep following are some of the numbers of game as indicated by the reports deer elk mountain sheep 2719 antelope 2248 moose 2188 mountain goats 1407 these indicate that where public sentiment supports adequate protective laws big game may still be maintained in considerable numbers mr and mrs fred ames were arrivals sunday from heir home at rifle colo mr agoes returned monday his wife remaining here for a visit with her mother mrs mary stocks |