| Show I Dyer Deer Herds Are Studied As Guide to Next Years Year's Hunt Post season deer sex ratio 1 counts are being made by De De- Department of Fish and Game field men to dett delt the com position and condition of deer herds Fi Fish h and Game men conduct the annual counts during and following the breeding season with classification as to sex and age being the major objective objective tive of the census Post season work must be done before the bucks lose their antlers DEER SEX ratio counts are used to arrive at the makeup of the parent deer stock remaining after the hunting season It shows the buck doe and fawn composition which must be con con- considered in planning future management man man- management procedures This information is considered along with the game forage uti- uti utilization utilization studies made in the fall faU and spring and Is supple supple- supplemented by general range con con- condition checks made mad during sprint spring range rides HUNTE HUNTERS RS participate In the program by providing harvest information through filling out questionnaires and permit cards which they return to the Department Finally all information is reo re viewed and and evaluated by the Utah Board of Big Game Con Can trot together with other mation and recommendations from the public before the next regular big game hunting season |
