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Show New Hunting Laws Outlined By Division Elk hunters going afield this season should be cognizant of new regulations reg-ulations that govern transporting of big game, according to John Nagel, chief of law enforcement for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Big game which has been legally taken may be transported within the state by someone other than the license holder, provided the animal is properly tagged and accompanied ac-companied by the hunting hunt-ing license and permit belonging to the individual indi-vidual who took the animal, ani-mal, and written authorization authori-zation listing date and location of kill, sex and species, origin and destination des-tination of transportation, transporta-tion, name of hunter harvesting har-vesting the animal, and name of the individual transporting the animal. Nagel advised successful success-ful hunters to pack their elk where they are easy to get to for the home trip in case they run into a roadblock. "Having the animal where it's easy for conservation officers to check will save both hunter and officer, time and frustration," said Nagel. The law enforcement I head also reminds sportsmen that licenses and permits are not transferable. "Conservation "Conserv-ation officers will be particularly par-ticularly alert that the per son with the permit is the one carrying the ( firearm, and that person i does his own harvest-! harvest-! ing," said Nagel. i KEEP ! CANYONLANDS CLEAN |