Show Early deer results released I If I had to summarize the 1976 general deer hunt by the results results' from the deer checking stations I would have to say that thai the overall success was at least 25 percent and might be one or two percentage points above that figure said Rodney John Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources big game supervisor John commented that the success by regions was about aboul as expected The two Iwo northern sections of the state yielded the best hunting this year and the central region was also quite g good od This was predicted in the preseason forecast Likewise the forecast called for hunting huntingto to be slower in the southern and southeastern regions The southern region southwestern Utah was down in harvest but the figures show better success than predicted The southeastern area had good goodJohn SUC su y p Ak w gyp A John said that the final statistics for the 1976 season would not be available until the first of the year but that in general he was pleased with the early indications of success Bloomington checking station showed a ten len percent decrease in the number of hunters checked but bul a slight increase in inthe inthe the number of deer harvested Hunter trip success was 33 percent DANIELS DANIEL'S Canyon checking station checked hunters an increase of percent over 1975 The number of deer checked was up by percent with a 13 percent hunter trip success ratio ralio The new Spanish Fork Canyon checking station processed hunters and deer were checked through the facility No comparative comparative comparative com com- figures were available this being the first year for the station but hunter trip success was a relatively good percent CHALK Creek station showed a large 43 percent increase in inthe inthe inthe the number of hunters and a whopping 59 percent increase in inthe inthe the number of deer taken The hunters checked in with deer for a hunter trip success success success suc suc- cess of almost 19 percent Beaver Creek and Blacksmith Fork stations showed hunter trip success percentages of and 84 respectively It II was the first year for Beaver Creek but Blacksmith Fork figures showed the number of deer taken rose lose by 43 percent Snowville station also showed the number of hunters decreased but deer harvest was up 26 percent |