Show Forecast for Deer Hunt Huntis Saturday is is Rated Good All AH signs point to a good doer deer hunt as hunters make final preparations for forthe forthe forthe the Saturday morning opening reported report ed local game gave officials THE WEATHER forecast is for pleasant plea sant weather over the weekend Road conditions are He improving proving daily d. after afler the recent storm that brought two to three inches of snow to most of the mountain areas The north slopes and heavy pine areas in the higher elevations will wilt still have about three inches of snow for the opener open open- er Saturday but the roads should be dried out enough to give good access to most hunting areas reported Grant K K Jense Utah Fish and Game conservation conservation con conn officer DEER ARE starting to show up now due to the recent storm coming down from the higher elevations There should be as many deer in hunting areas as there were last year repotted ted game of of- hunters are expected to participate par in the Utah deer hunt this year slightly more than last year The deer kill for the state stale was down last year because of the bad weather The local area deer kill last year ear was about the same as previous years because more hunters hunted local areas instead of going to adjacent states statts and more remote areas artas because of the bad weather Hunters should still go prepared for adverse weather with ith chains and warm clothing THE VERNAL and North and South Book Bouk Cliff hunting units have been cut cutto cutto cutto to a five day season this year ear to reduce the kill of does docs and fawns Hunters Bunters after Wednesday should be sure of the hunting boundaries and not hunt In the closed areas since they will be carefully carefully care eare- fully watched by conservation officers it was reported The best place to hunt according to the big game officials is the place youre you're familiar with A WORD of caution before you shoot your deer given by the big game experts is to be sure the time deer you killIs kill killis killis is the deer you want According to Utah hunting regulations once you have shot your deer it must be tagged and when tagged you ou are arc not to hunt anymore In other words your our hunt is over when you kill your deer Conservation officers cant can't be everywhere every where present they explained and ask sportsmen to report any illegal deer kills they see sec so everyone will have a fair chance to bag bal a deer leer Remember the five day season closes October 21 and the 11 day 11 day general sea sea- son closes October 27 MANY OF the campgrounds in the Flaming Gorge area will be closed due to freezing weather reported John M. M Glenn forest ranger for the area Some areas where water will not likely likely like like- ly Iy freeze will have culinary water avail able These frost free hydrants are located at Mustang Ridge Greendale and Greens Lakes CULINARY WATER has been turned off at Spirit Lake Browne Lake Deep Creek Dowd Spring Canyon Rim Little Hole and Hideout but campgrounds campgrounds campgrounds camp camp- grounds will remain open for those who can furnish their own water the ranger ranger ran ran- ger said Bootleg and Cedar Springs Campgrounds Camp grounds were closed October 1 One or two lower loop drives will remain open during the month including Buckboard Lucerne and Antelope but most other loops are arc closed he added THE RANGER also cautioned hunters in the area to prepare for winter storms which strike hard and without much warning All hunters should be equipped with heavy clothing and plenty of food water and shelter facilities Cars Cara should be equipped with chains and carry shovels and sand annd for digging out he said uld |