Vernal Express | 1957-10-03 | Page 3 | 1st Beaver Season Opens in Utah; Tag Return Asked Section

I 1 i 1 let lei beaver season deaso ll 11 opens hrU lali tag return aelem beaver trappers trapper were asked today to return any tags I 1 from animals animal they mayi may catch to department part ment of elsh 11 sik land game officers I 1 cers or fild men during the open for ot taking these furs 1 1 the first tinch t i season in modern times for taking beaver in utah on a regular trapping license started october I 1 and continues through april 30 1058 1956 areas closed to trapping of beaver are mill creek cache county red hed butte canyon east of salt take lake city forges canyon carbon county salt creek above nepal and dral drat hages of salina canyon I 1 all closed areas areas will act as study areas codetermine to determine the effects of beaver ort on stream flow and other facts important to proper management of these fur bearer beare roo 1 1 01 beaver baver were recently live trapped f and released into the r mill creek and red butte canyon sect sections Abna all these on animals beret tagged and the tails of each notched for ready identification t the department fhaid that teat ev even an though the above named sections are closed to trapping it was waa probable that some of the beaver from them would migrate to other watersheds and be caught juring the season ahead return of the tags from these aniT animals nals with information covering where caught Js jia 0 teal real importance to future management of this resource tile the department reminded oed beaver trappers that furs may not be sold or transported until properly tagged tags are available from bah department field man over the state