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Show Buffalo Hunt Starts in Utah Nov. 8 Saturday, Nov. 8, marks the opening of Utah's week-long buffalo hunt. Only ten permits were made available by the Board of Big Game Control for a special draw ing. Efforts to protect the American Amer-ican buffalo from extinction have proven so successful that limited hunting is now a tool of effective game management. Rodney John, Division of Wildlife Resources big game supervisor, indicated that hunters hun-ters going after buffalo are urged ot harvest only the older bulls. "The bulls have much less effect on the long term production and herd growth than cows," John said. Permits, Per-mits, however, are hunter's choice. Buffalo hunters in Utah are required to attend a prehunt briefing to be familiarized with the animal's habits and how to plan for a successful hunt. Since both sexes have horns, special instructions are given on how to distinguish the buffalo's gender. Numerous conservation efforts ef-forts throughout the country have helped raise the buffalo's once severely diminished population pop-ulation to one of increasing growth and stabilization. In 1941 three bulls and 15 cows were brought to Utah. The animals were made available through the cooperation of the Division of Wildlife Resources, local sportsmen, and Yellowstone Yellow-stone National Park. Five additional bulls were transplanted trans-planted in 1942. From these two plants, totaling 23 animals, ani-mals, Utah's present buffalo population is estimated at about 200. Actual counts have accounted for 160 buffalo. |