Show ROAD INTO BEEF BASIN I INOW NOW BEING BUILT An administrative and game I access road Into Beef Basin southwest of Indian Creek Isnow is isnow isnow I now being constructed by the Bureau of Land Management I The road starts from Horse I mountain in the South Elks and goes across Cedar Mesa I and into the head of House Park I When completed the road I will open up a big area heretofore hereto fore Inaccessible to deer hunt ers erSt Many hunters during the I recent season had excellent success on Cedar Mesa and around the rims of House douse Park I and Beef Basin canyon Beef Basin area proper and Ithe the adjacent canyons and parks Tare I are a normal drift for deer In Inthe inI inthe the fall of the year Due to the I heavy deer population the areas areas ar are so congested that they show extreme abuse from over grazing It is believed that by buildIng build build- I Ing a road into the district making it accessible to more hunters the deer population can be reduced to the carrying capacity of the range The road will als als' als be extremely extremely ex valuable from thE standpoint of opening up an unusually beautiful scenic area |