Show Hunters Haul Home Elk of Various Sizes Elk of all sizes have begun into Vernal atop jeep tenders fenders and pickup racks as the first week of elk sea sea- season son draws to a close At least 30 hunters have bagged their elk since the big shoot began Saturday morning THE WEATHER has been a hunters hunter's dream and the storm last weekend didn't hinder hun hunting ting conditions On the contrary the big game ani an- mall mals have a disadvantage as hunters can determine whether er tracks are recent or aged According to Robert L Jen Jen- Jensen sen district game manager the best area arla of the hunt so far this season has been around Dyer Ridge Elk seem to frequent this area regular ly and are toppling to alert hunters However In spite of the storm which might have concentrated the elk into a certain area the elk are still scattered all over the range THERE HAVE been elk taken from the East Park reo re- region glon gion and from the Little V Varea Varea area A few have come from Trout Creek Grizzly Ridge and the Pot Hole area are aregood aregood good areas for hunting but few lit elk have been bagged there as yet Word has not been ed on the Ashley Whiterocks area Ashley Daggett has pro pro- produced only about eight elk These areas are arc following the same pattern this year as did last year Mr Jensen states They have been slow to begin wIth and are picking up as the season progresses Mr Jensen states that the storm was an a asset t to the for for- est country as far as fire con con- conditions are arc concerned How ever there is still dous fire danger and hunters should be extremely careful about fire safety regulations |