Show 1970 Big Game Hunting Dates Set Se by Board Bard After completion of public meetings throughout t the state Utah's five man Board of Big Game Control set big game hunts for 1970 The board declared declared de de- all elk units open bunt bull permit areas for eligible hunters Throe Three elk units were closed to hunting in 1970 they include the Heaston Cedar Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain and Indian Peak areas IN FURTHER action the board reduced reduced re re- the waiting period for elk permits permits permits per per- mits to two years This reduction is In effect this year and hunters who had elk permits in 1967 1907 or prior years are arenow arenow arenow now eligible to obtain another permit Price of the elk permit remains at 15 Either sex elk permits will be available available avail avail- able on a drawing basis if over subscribed subscribed sub sub- scribed on the following units Ashley Daggett Ashley Vernal Ashley Vernal Ashley Whiterocks Whiterocks Whiterocks White- White rocks Cache Rich Cache Rich and part of the Manti unit Tr Trail il Mountain THE BOARD emphasized that the liberalized lib lib- elk regulations are arc experimental tal and an attempt to provide additional recreation opportunities for Utah sportsmen sports sports- men They will review carefully the results results re re- of this tins years year's hunt to determine if such buch a hunt can be continued The board authorized 2050 special deer permits and set buck only hunts on the Heaston Oak Creek Dixie West Dixie West Pine Valley and Dixie Terry Dixie Terry Ox Valley deer herd units Five day hunts were set for the Vernon East Tintic Ashley- Ashley Vernal and North and South Book Cliff units DATES FOR big game hunts were set as follows Elk October 3 3 13 13 Deer October 17 27 17 27 Antelope August 22 23 24 and August 29 30 31 Moose September Septem Septem- ber 19 1927 27 Buffalo September 26 October 20 11 Bighorn sheep September 26 October 20 11 The archery deer hunt is August 29 September 29 13 |