Show I Deer Hunting I II Dates Revealed Deer hunting seasons for forI I 1963 were set by the Utah Board of Big Game Control during an day all session at Department of Fish and Game offices recently Hunters can now begin planning their fall hunts as the Board set a general state state- statewide wide deer season for animals of either sex to begin Oct 19 and continue for eleven days through Oct 29 The Board closed one herd Wilt to all deer hunting set earlier seasons for fol four herd units longer seasons in sever sever- several al areas and made provisions for issuing both oth one and two deer special permits for some units in an effort to further channel hunting pressure into many of the States State's 62 deer herd units where a greater harvest is needed to balance herds with available available forage A STATEWIDE archery deer season was set for Aug 17 through Sept 8 but was agreed upon by the Board only after much discussion Other actions saw the Board legalizing the use of archerY gear for the taking of all species of big game during the regular prescribed seas seas- ons ens The Board also rescinded firearms regulations and leg leg- legalized the use of all rifles fir ing a fire center cartridge Handguns shotguns cross cross- crossbows crossbows bows and the use of rim fire cartridges in rifles remain il 11 legal DEER HUNTERS may pur pur- pur purchase chase only one special permit in addition to their regular license deer tag This may be bea bea a special either sex or two deer permit Other governing rules and regulations will follow the same pattern as in the past several years These rules along with the seasons for each herd unit will be pub pub- published in proclamation form and available to the public soon after mid July Board actions followed I I pUblic hearings conducted over the State where duals and organizations sub sub- submitted submitted recommendations for these seasons These recommendations recommendations were weighed along with those of Depart Depart- Department Department ment Forest Service and Bu- Bu Bureau Bureau reau of Land Management range game managers as the seasons were set I Board members are Chair Chair- Chairman Chairman man Harold S Crane Welby Aagard Dan Freed William WilliamD D Hurst and Othel Pay |