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Show - J "v ""' -A- ' yft W 4' ' : 2 Simons was one of about "0 sure o-l nl elk huiilors who bailed their bull elk on tho I.aSal Mountains (.luring tho soason. 'J his four point was shot by Mr. Simons last uorkond. (T-I Staff I'hoto) Good Success Ratio Listed on LaSals During Recent Bull Elk Hunt The 1971 elk hunt for tb.3 LaSal Mountains is closed and again provided sportsmen with a fine hunt. The total kill will not be known until permittees return the postpaid portion of their permits (whether they killed an elk or not) but preliminary pre-liminary observations during the hunt showed that over 20 bulls were harvested. Local conservation officer, Clair Da-v;s Da-v;s stated that the number w ill increase as cards ' are returned. This number represents repre-sents nearly 25 per cent of those who held permits from Green River to Blanding. On a statewide average this is considered very good. Mr. Davis commended the sportsmen for their respect to landowners in the area. ''We have however, some people peo-ple holding permits who aie not classified as sportsmen by any means," he said. "These are people responsible for gates being left open, fences torn down, cattle being shot, and many more problems. These few people cast a dark 'shadow over every hunter who goes afield," Mr. Davis stated. stat-ed. The deer hunt will open on Oct. 23 and run through Nov. 2, on the LaSals. The pros- pects are excellent with the deer population being in good shape. The South Bookcliffs are open 5 days for either sex. beginning Oct. 23, and the North Bookcliffs will be open throughout the general season seas-on for buck only. The road on top is the boundary between be-tween the North and South Bookcliffs. After regular season, the Dolores Triangle area will be open for special permits only between Nov. 6 and 28. There were 1.000 permits authorized authoriz-ed and this hunt is sold out. Davis reminds hunters that the Triangle is not an extension exten-sion hunt for the regular license li-cense as in years past. Davis reminds parents of juvenile hunters of the law concerning them. A juvenile under the age of .12 is not permitted to own a firearm or hunt for game animals. A person between 12 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or a person per-son 21 years, or older who has been approved of by the parent or guardian. Persons between 14 and 16 must be accompanied by a person 21 years or older. "I have seen many flagrant violations of this law in the field bottoms below Moab, and I hope the parents of these juveniles become be-come more concerned about the activities of their youngsters young-sters regarding firearms," the officer stated. "The Division of WildliTe Resources is constantly thinking think-ing of the sportsman and is providing the maximum hunting hunt-ing and fishing activities when funds will permit. It is our hope that we will be able to more fully benefit the sportsmen and to insure our children and grandchildren of the privilege of enjoying our wildlife," he concluded. |