Show Deer hunt success estimated Preliminary estimates on the results of the 1975 deer hunt have been released by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Chief of Game Management Norman V. V Hancock Hancock emphasized the following figures are only preliminary estimates Accurate figures will not be available until February when the Divisions Division's final tabulations are made The total number of hunters afield in Utah for the annual deer hunt appeared to have decreased by approximately two half percent from 1974 Roughly hunters took to the mountains in search of the four legged four legged quarry Hunter success for the 1975 general season was approximately ap apt proximately percent a a slight decrease from last year years year's s general season hunter success of oC 28 percent Utah's 1975 1915 deer season produced an estimated harvest of deer composed approximately of pl plus bucks and 2000 plus does The harvest was approximately is 18 percent below th the 1974 1914 harvest primarily due to the reduction in deer harvested Daniels Daniel's Canyon reported an increase of percent in the tha hunting pressure and the deer harvest well above last year by almost 20 percent Bloomington and Crescent Junction r recorded corded 29 5 percent and 20 5 p percent fewer hunters respectively The southwest portion of the state stale produced less than 50 percent of last years year's harvest while the southeast section was down by almost 30 percent Even though preliminary estimates appear to show downward trends in this years year's deer harvest harvet Division personnel personnel personnel per per- were encouraged by y reports of large numbers limbers of does and fawns in the state |