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Show Dove Season Opens Here September 2 M"uni'm; doves will he (hL !ari;i I ()f Kcatlerimiu'rs as flic I'ors! h:n! hunt of l!)i;u J'.els underway on Monday, SephMiihi-r 2 al C:25 a.m. for an esiimalod 25. Olio hunters. )--v raivielaiuls will provide pro-vide the heltei- hunting areas as iK.ves will frequent thes. ''"His ratlur t,;m (he a,uj. vakl lands. Basic rules for a Septem-her Septem-her 2 11) hunt with a hag and possession limit of 10 and 20 ivskvtiYly with shooling lieurs of one half hour before sunrise to sunset each day of the season. This years ba' and possession limits are a reduction from past years. The entire state is open except part of Salt Lake and I'lah Counties, and the same regulation on having shotguns shot-guns plugged so no gun can hold more than three shells in the magazine and chamber cham-ber combined is in effect. Hovo hunters are again asked to abide by regulations which make it unlawful to shoot from a vehicle or to shoot at doves on power or telephone lines or poles. Opening day shooting ends 7:59 p.m. A complete list of daily shooting hours is listed in lli2 mocrning dove proclamation. procla-mation. All persons 12 to 15 years of age are permitted to hunt mourning doves but they must have a small game hunting license and be accompanied by a person 21 years or older. old-er. All hunters are encouraged encour-aged to obtain a proclamation proclama-tion for all rules on this dove hunt. During the 19G7 dove hunt the 25.1G1 hunters harvested 263.9-59 doves with hunters in v Utah. Box Elder, and Tooele Counties taking the greatest percentage of the statewide' harvest. |