Show Weather Holds Tight Grip GripOn GripOn GripOn On Hunt Success Saturday Stormy weather is the great concern of officials as over deer hunters hunt ers era prepare for the Saturday morning opening SNOW HAS been reported in all the hunting regions in northeastern Utah and some depths are as much as two feet in the higher elevations The storm that covered the general area last weekend week end dumped about 14 inches of snow now in the Book Cliff area two feet in the Sheep Creek Park area near Spirit Lake 10 30 inches in the Trout Creek area eight inches on Blue Mountain and just three or four inches on Diamond Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain With another storm hitting the area Tuesday and prospects of other stormy weather over the weekend the word to deer hunters is go prepared for extreme extreme ex ex- ex winter conditions Only four wheel drive vehicles with chains will willbe willbe willbe be able to travel many mountain roads If the sun comes out and melts the snow the roads will turn into a sea of mud and will be very difficult to traverse according to reports from the Forest Service and Utah Fish and Game officials ONE GOOD aspect of the stormy weather according to Grant J Jense ense conservation conservation conservation con con- officer of Utah Fish and Game Division is that the deer have come comedown comedown comedown down to the low areas and are generally generally gener gener- ally scattered over the mountains Best hunting should be in the lower quaking aspen and sage brush belts of the Bunting areas he said The best advice officer Jense could give was to know the area you are going to hunt in and go prepared for difficult weather ANOTHER WORD of warning given by officer Jense Jesse is to be sure of what you shoot Dont Don't t shoot a deer unless it is the one you are going to tag and take home Nome and be sure it Is a deer Three moose have been found killed and left during the recent elk hunt and anda a few Illegal cow cow elk have also been needlessly killed and abandoned Every year many fawns and small does are killed and abandoned by hunters continuing con con- to to hunt for bigger deer Elk Eik have scattered among the deer herds herds' in the l lower elevations reported Officer Jense making it extremely important important im to be careful of what you shoot and not kill an elk for a deer Hunting in the Book Cliffs areas will willbe willbe willbe be about the same as last year reported report report- ed 0 Odell dell Frandsen district manager of the There has been a lot of snow in the middle region around Pine Springs to the center of McCook Ridge to Ridge Drifts up to two feet ha have VI b been en reported in m this area that normally has less snow than the higher areas he reported DEAN ROWLAND of the Ashley National Na Na- Na Forest Service reported heavy snow In the high elevations making roads almost impassable He lie warned hunters to stay on the good surfaced roads as everything else will be either cither muddy or slick All forest camp grounds are open with the exception of Bootleg Cedar Springs and Lodge Pole which are closed off for the winter season Officials of the El Paso Natural Gas Company have asked deer hunters to tobe tobe tobe be especially careful in hunting around the small gas stations on the gas transmission trans mission line cutting through the deer country A careless shot into one of these stations could cause an explosion that could tear up the whole pipeline they warned AS A final reminder to hunters the proper preparation for the deer hunt should include chains shovels antifreeze antifreeze anti anti- freeze and extra fuel for vehicles a safe rifle properly sighted sighted-in in warm clothing footgear and clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing of the proper color equipment for forthe forthe forthe the proper care of game arrangement with a butcher or locker plant to cool age and cut up your venison and a good knowledge of the laws governing the deer hunt Also Aiso don dont don't t forget a piece of string for your deer tag The tag law will be strictly enforced and loaded guns must not be carried in vehicles with a bullet in the firing chamber The elk hunt just completed saw many fine animals brought in by local hunters with best hunting on Brush Creek and Diamond Mountains The deer season will continue until the sun goes down October 28 |