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Show I " c-'v , ,r ; t .- , '-'.' ' - n , ' A . - I !; f- K : ' "-'' " i ' . , . . . ' - . ' , - POINT AND SPIKES comprised the majori-'bucks majori-'bucks taken during the deer hunt in Utah the weekend. Gary Peterson of Bluffdale ds by three two-point bucks, which were ac- quired by Peterson and his buddies Saturday. The hunt was rated good in the Northeastern Region. )89r hungers collect bucks luring)- opening - weekend Sdeer hunt during the opening : ins good in the Northeastern according to Clair Davis, in-:i in-:i officer of the Northeastern i the Utah Division of Wildlife :es. eports from the Daniel Canyon, i station indicates that there id hunter success. We an-i an-i a slow huni . because of the : but the-conditions were ex-i ex-i hunting deer. There was a il before the hunt began and is clear weather on the opener, fas snow in the higher is and the deer moved to the flons. Hunters could see the i the deer were bunching up, which made for an excellent hunt," said Davis. A few four point and bigger bucks were taken, but he majority of the bucks gained were spikes or two points. "Diamond Mountain, west of Highway 44, appeared to be one of the better areas. Mosby Mountain was listed as good. The Book Cliffs and Daggett County areas received light pressure and minor hunter success," said pavis. . "Dry Fork and Taylor Mountain were a little slower than Diamond Mountain, but there were a few bucks taken in the lower elevations as far down as the pinion forest. The Uintah Mountain area was pretty well snowed in and there weren't many people there. The deer were along the aspen area on Diamond Mountain, Taylor Mountain and Mosby Mountain." The deer hunt was a clean hunt during the weekend, but according to Davis, two elk were killed illegally. Davis said that elk and deer meat will be auctioned Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the Vernal office. Figures from checking stations at' Daniels Canyon, Spanish Fork Canyon and Bloomington, near St. George indicated that pressure was down in the southern and northeastern parts of the state, but hunting was still quite good. 2,696 hunters were checked Saturday at Daniels Canyon with 264 deer, which was a decrease in pressure of 38 percent per-cent from 1979, when a storm drove many first-day hunters out of the hills. Access in the Strawberry and south slope of the Uinta Mountains was quite poor due to melting snow on the roads. At Spanish Fork, 4,627 hunters were checked on the first day of the season with 501 deer for an 11 percent trip success rate. Only 13 hunters with nine deer had checked through the station at Bloomington, where most Californians go through. One of the best spots was Snowville in northwestern Utah, where almost three of every ten hunters gained a deer during the opener. Success there was up 37 percent over the five-year average and 19 percent above a year ago as 543 hunters harvested 158 bucks and 14 does. The northern region checking stations reported good hunter success. In Blacksmith Fork, 1,495 hunters took 193 bucks and 62 does and success was 69 percent above the five-year average. In the Monte Cristo area, 2,674 hunters with 535 deer were checked, including 123 does. At Chalk Creek, 1,100 hunters with 218 bucks and a 20 percent success rate were recorded. 1,947 hunters with 221 deer were checked at Logan Canyon and both pressure and success were up from a year ago. The final day of the deer hunt will be on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Does were taken by special permits. |
