Show Predators Killed in Utah Annually SALT LAKE CITY Feb Ap 24 24 16 deer and arid sheep eating predators are biting the tb dust in Utah annually Mark Anderson bead of the Utah Fish and Game Department r reported ported today that IL a constant pro pro- program program program gram of vigilance la is waged against agatha t lions and coyotes who make their that winter meals meala on deer and feast in inthe it the summer on sheep He said the state department annually contributes 6 5 toward the program and that a total of ol about La Is spent every year yean c ott on the program by cooperating agencies Anderson reported that with willi predatory animals more In evi evidence evidence dence on winter ranges there had hac ha been persistent rt ports and some alarm expressed among sportsmen about the damage done to la deer herds herd by the predators The coyotes naturally follow sheep and deer from to t 3 winter ranges However In kUling the predators It Is a question of o t how much Is enough Ander Anderson Anderson Anderson son said Nothing short of total Lion tion would atop stop the depredations of predators entirely but the tact fac t that we have had a decide decided in increase increase Increase crease In deer since a systematIc predatory animal campaign was wa Initiated about 20 years ago is I g proof that the program has beer beelan an effective factor In producing a surplus of deer for me hunter he hi Predators are not competing with sportsmen I Im m sure that we e do not want wan any more cougars or coyotes that than we now have to compete with Ith our on k but I 1 think that the spent and the 16 predators killed Is convincing evidence that pr-ed pr t St rs s are now a n eh relative 11 i n menace to thet the t di d t-r t A Aan Rn ant nd ten jel tal lal du nuts nut's w ss irden trap ira i ian III an d sl st x c t t at ut cut evi r ry op opp it nit i it Anderson Ol reported that In inn sonn l ion x I t ll ii I s i s r K f r- r rI I 1 1 g RS are lire don dOli g ii mon mon mort d ci dIng z inK tigi t n the deer CO ot s or c ci u a r sit x it gs g not on kill deer but disturb and han hal as that are art o n ady weak steak Iak ai an d need ne-ed all of their I t I ti with It h ha S a an ai IU I 1 the hue rigors of win 1 II tt Ii t r rI rI r rI I I think the game gamt director added That That there Is r I t o 0 need of becoming alarmed about itt tl it t few deer that coyotes are taking inking on winter ranges In many instances the deer so taken are crippled or weakened by disease Se or old age Cougars are more effective deer detT killers than are coyotes but COUI ama ars are relatively scarce and not hard barth to take with dogs They are found only in scattered areas As AI a matter of 01 fact Tact fact cougar bun Is 13 Itself Its a tcp tep sport for th the themore themore more hardy hard hunters Tm Im i m not JOt so ao o sure aure ure the tha game dl di rector saId that we should ex cx terminate our native lions U if we could A report from Allen Alien Hansen hunter for the game department nt indicates that four cougars were killed near Strawberry Six lions Hons 11 were also aLIo killed wet west of Parow Parowan an anre re and others other knave have been shot slIn In the vicinity of Rh Rl IU infield I |