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Show 1 4 Fish and Gamer Commission Makes New Decisions Sleeting in Salt Lake City last week, the Utah Fish and Game Commission took action on hunting of the mountain lion and bear, a reciprocal licensing agreement agree-ment between Utah and Arizona Ari-zona on Lake Powell and a new type of goose tag for 1967. After discussion with the organized livestock groups and several other interested interest-ed parties, the Fish and Game Commission declared the bear and the mountain lion game animals effective effect-ive February 1, 1967 and then declared a closed season sea-son on bear October 21 through 31, 1967. In action on the mountain moun-tain lion, the Commission prohibited' holding lions in Captivity and releasing them in front of the hunter This makes it illegal to carry car-ry on a practice termed "canned hunting". For the nonresident guide the Commission established a $300.00 guide permit and for the nonresident hunter there is a $150.00 permit. The resident of Utah can still hunt lions any time without a permit. The Commissioners reviewed re-viewed proposals on a reciprocal re-ciprocal licensing agreement between Utah andi Arizona for Lake Powell and authorized author-ized the Department to continue con-tinue to negotiate with the Arizona Department to resolve re-solve some of the few remaining re-maining problems before establishing an agreement. Goose tags for 1967 will a-gain a-gain be attached to the combination and upland game licenses, but the eight tags will each contain con-tain removable notches for the month and day when the goose was killed. The Commission was given the latest report on the present Fish and Game financial picture. The Commission Com-mission indicated some immediate im-mediate funds are needed to assist the Department in carrying out programs up to July 1, 1967 and then stressed the urgency of obtaining ob-taining a license increase for continuation of essential Fish and Game projects. |