Show Utah Hunters Get Deer Record Deer Record Kill in State Deer hunters In Utah harvested animals during the 1955 seasons according to re re- compiled complied data from department de de- of fish and game offices This figure shows an Increase Df f deer over the 1954 1951 kill of f animals taken by hunters hunt hunt- ers rs during the previous year It Ita Its Its s a an all time all time high according to department records These final figures arc are annually annual annual- y ly y compiled complied from hunter kill card reports checking station records checks of hunters afield and other sources They show that during 1955 hunters were licensed to hunt lunt deer In Utah either through the purchase of a big game Rame or combination hunting and fishing license Of this number did not hunt leaving hunters afield during the seasons Of the total kill deer were taken on the regular license The balance or were har har- on special or extra deer dee tags to bring the final total to the the above animals Hunters success remained high higl as percent of all regular regula license hunters bagged an animal Hunters who purchased additional addition addition- al 11 I deer tags on ten management nt units achieved a 67 percent success while special permit permit per per- mit hunts showed an per percent percent cent success Total kill kilt records including all an andeer deer hunts Indicated a 67 percent buck uck and 33 percent doc doe harvest for or 1955 1055 Several factors are arc listed as being beng be be- Ing ng the chief reasons for the high total otal kill and the continuing good hunter success ratio Records show the best hunter distribution over the state was achieved during past year This Is credited to the diversity of seasons scheduled by the Board Doard of Big Game Control to attract hunters Into problem areas Also noted are arc many new access access ac ac- ac cess roads Into hunting areas lack ack of heavy foliage combined with Ideal weather In most sections sec sec- sections during the general season season |