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Show : Upland Hunts in Utah Just Aren't Too hot V iir. Utah's upland game --s generally reflect Disi-j Disi-j i.-. of Wildlife Resources c H.-terv searching for up-i-j g.'.n'.e spcc.es. noticed an ."eril dccrcaM" in namf bird ??-'jtiops throughout most .1 I:-: s.itc. Final figures. "MevtT. will nol he aail:ihlo total harvest results arc ." "ru'J from the fnc rcgion-l rcgion-l offices. Harm success was down it both sai;c and forest r :ie. Fewer hunters trccked ct-j-itn si Je linking for the j ;.iie sjie hens. DWR bag .'".e;rs showed a smaller "irest than lat vear. Forest grouse populations reached peak levels during the hunting seasons of I97J and "T4 when record harvests were reported. This year's hunt, which is open until Nov. 30, shows less hunter success than the last two seasons; but results still range from average aver-age to little better than average. Chukar partridge provided difficult hunting in many parts of the state. Northern regions were less productive than expected. But some southern areas yielded good hunting. The mourning dove hunt was one of the bright spots for upland game bird hunters. y Field checks showed signifi-I. signifi-I. cantly higher results than f those of the last several years. fj Not many cottontails have i been taken thus far even though the season opened in late September. Hunters and ff conservation officers, how-f, how-f, ever, have reported good 'f populations througout the entire eastern half of the state. i. The pheasant hunt, one of j Utah's favorite seasons, is now f in progress as is also the quail ft hunt. t |