| Show r a x s t r c a p pit 32 n nt it t i 7 e g i a DOYLE HUBER blasts the golf ball down the number one fairway during Best Boll Ball Tourney action last Saturday and Sunday In Vernal y yg yr r L g x fr r a e GEORGE GORE fires a shot In the direction of the number one green during tourney a action last week First hunting season of year s starts s Saturday By Iry John C. C Dickerson The first hunting season of the year starts August when the archery season opens We normally have in the neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood neigh neigh- of archers out after deer and about hunting elk with a bow Last years year's hunt produced a surprising figure asfar as asfar asfar far as hunter success is concerned con con- The archery elk hunters were more successful by a margin of 9 percent to 6 per per- cent In 1976 we harvested buck deer and 41 bull elk and 4 cow elk Once again this year there will be elk permits issued that will allow the per per- to harvest an elk of his the choice-the archery deer hunt is for bucks only throughout the state stale MANY PEOPLE think that archery hunting is a relatively young sport in Utah but in fact this year will be our archery archery archery ar ar- ar- ar chery deer season The first year 1942 we had a total of 61 hunters afield It was not until 1955 that we finally hit more than a thousand bowmen Our peak year was 1973 when archers harvested deer In 1975 we went to a buck only hunt and both the number of hunters and deer harvested has declined significantly and that reduction will probably continue this year On the other hand elk a ar archery archery ar- ar chery hunting Is becoming more popular The first year of this hunt 1971 we had hunters and they took 5 bulls for a 2 percent success-now success we are up to hunters BOW ROW HUNTING can be one of our most challenging hunts by far but from talking to archers over the years I feel their odds could be reduced greatly if they would only practice prior to lo the hunt We hear stories each year of archers who have broadside standing shots a at t bucks no more than 10 to 15 yards away and they hardly scare the animal much less hit him This in it itself itself itself it- it self is fine as long as the hunter is enjoying himself but this lack of practice is not fair to the animal and a true sportsman puts in a lot of hours at the practice range before opening day Obviously an arrow does arrow does not ha have ve the stopping power of a modern rifle cartridge and it behooves the archer if he can canhit canhit canhit hit where he is aiming One of the biggest problems we have each year with the archery hunt is one of disturbing disturbing disturbing bing livestock Cattlemen normally have their stock on higher ranges now and that is where most archery hunting takes place We ask your cooperation in staying away from cattle or sheep big game animals normally will not tolerate domestic stock but butwill butwill butwill will move to an area where there is less competition for feed Bone Done up on your laws before going afield be careful with your fires and have a good hunt I w- w c h Q C if 1 41 f lA t r to 4 a lie 0 0 1 The ancient Pen Persians Ian believed that Insects were created by an evil J just st to harass haru mankind |
