Show Pheasant hunt to conclude on Friday The pheasant hunt will conclude in the Uintah Basin this I Friday and about the hunt so far lar Clair Davis regional law enforcement and communication communication com com- ion officer of the Northeastern Region of the Utah State Slate Division of Wildlife Resources said The hunt has been fairly good From reports Ive I've heard it has hasl l been heen equal to last years year's hunt I INFORMATION TION compiled from a checking station in Duchesne City on November 6 and from opening day field bag checks by hv officers show hunter success to to be he about 12 birds per per hunter in the Uintah Basin area Since the opening weekend we e have experienced light pressure and that is probably lighter than last year ear That opening day success ratio of 12 birds per hunter should hold close throughout the rest of ol the season considering the lew tew hunters we ve are having now commented Davis South of Vernal Davis arth and the Randlett area ha have hae e been heen the t two Iwo wo most popular areas This year ear we did ex ex- quite a bit less pressure Ule m in the Pleasant Valley urea area near near Roosevelt Wi W have J i received more calls this year from hom landowners who have h had d trouble double with people not obeying 1 their heir signs stated Davis U LL the number of birds harvested per hunter would tend to give the season a fair rating although final hunt tallies may raise that figure significantly The hunters hunters hunters hun hun- in the northeastern section of Utah have been enjoying better returns for their efforts than in other parts of the state The northern region of the state showed hunter success to tobe tobe tobe be identical overall with that experienced last season with hunter success in Box Elder County slightly lower In the central region Salt Lake and Juab counties had success ratios a little higher than last year jear with Tooele and Sanpete counties down and Utah County remaining about the same The southern and southeastern areas areas of the state maintained ratios comparable to last season According to Division biologists the states state's pheasant population has apparently stabilized after a production low during 1974 75 But a continuing continuing con- con trend in the depletion of hoth lath quality and quantity of pheasant habitat makes predictions for the future difficult dif dif- cult at best |