Show 1965 Deer Hunt Better Than Last Year Figures Show Deer hunters In Utah harvested animals during the 1956 1950 hunting seasons according to recently re recently recently re- re compiled data from department depart ment of fish and game offices This figure shows an Increase of deer over the 1955 kill of animals taken by hunters during the previous year Hunter success remained as 71 per cent of all regular license hunters bagged an animal The hunter success using special permits permits permits per per- mits and tags was 81 per ser cent and 74 per cent respect respect- ively Total kills Including all aU deer hunts show a 64 per cent buck and 36 per cent doe harvest durIng during during dur dur- ing 1956 The figures also show that during during dur duro ing 1956 hunters were properly licensed to hunt deer In Utah either through the purchase of a big game or combination hunting and fishing license Of this number did not hunt leaving regular license holders afield during the seasons Of the total kill deer were taken on the regular license The balance or were har bar harvested vested on special or extra anter- anter less tags to bring the final total to the rho above animals Several factors are listed to account account account ac ac- count for the record number of deer taken during 1956 and for lor the continuing high hunter success ratio Records show the best hunter distribution over the state stat was achieved during the past year This is Js credited to the diversity of hunts and seasons set by the Board of Dig Big Game Control to attract at attract at tract hunters into problem areas New access roads built into previously inaccessible areas also added to the better hunter distribution distribution dist dist- and harvest The final figures are annually complied compiled from kill card reports checking station records checks of hunters afield and other sources Department director J J. J Terry ferry Egan today thanked all sportsmen who had returned kill cards deer tags checked through the various stati stations ns or In hi any way contributed to the general information necessary necessary necessary sary to compiling these records lie He noted that this information becomes doubly important as it is used in forecasting future management management management man man- practices to maintain the states state's deer herds in a healthy balance with the available range |