Show I Annual Deer Hunt Draws Much Interest The annual deer hunt got under und er way In the Moab area last Saturday and has held top In Interest interest in in- terest in activities of the area throughout the week The dear hunt which Is a weeks week's preseason pre sea son hunt to the remainder of the state will continue until Oct 30 has drawn many visitors into in- in to Moab and towns further south from not only the more populated populated areas of the state but many visitors from out of state The regular state hunt gets under way on Oct 20 and will vill continue until the Statistics from last years year's hunt which showed that three out of four hunters filled their licenses account account ac ac- count in a large measure for the amount of interest this year Ear ly Iy reports on the first few days' days hunting I indicate that bags this year are as heavy as they were last year and I in cases the deer populations are are more mor num awn erous Hunting accidents this year have been held to a minimum Officials dais state that even though record rec tee ord and numbers of hunters are in inthe inthe inthe the surrounding hills we l have Ave been fortunate in having no serious serious ser ser- ious bus accidents Neighboring Colorado Colorado Colo Cola rado ha haj had several hunting deaths so far this year State department of fish and game announcements this week urged hunters hunters' to enjoy a safe sensible hunt They disclosed that they anticipated hunters would participate in this years year's hunt They listed the following suggestions to hu hunters to insure I the best possible hunt Remember the ten commandments commandments command command- ments of gun safety Always handle hand I le Ic your gun as If it was loaded If the meat is worth the hunt then it is certainly worth caring caring car car- ing for fox properly Bleed the animal ani mal well clean it thoroughly if necessary wash and quickly dry the animals animal's cavity then keep keepit it as cool and clean as possible until you get it to the locker plant or place of storage Treat the land and property upon which you may hunt as you would like your own property property property prop prop- erty to be used If you plan to hunt on private land get per permission permission permission mission of the owner or tenant Whether private or public remember remember re reo re- re mem member er the land he fences and gates the roads camp grounds and all alt outdoor assets you will use are even more important to others than to yourself Consider Consid Consid- er using them a privilege Leave I them in as good or In better I condition than you find them I |