Show New Tribal Enterprise Offers Season Pre Deer Deer- Hunt Safaris The thrill of hunting in instill instill still untouched primitive In In- In Indian dian country the chance to bag a couple of deer and to s splendor and beau ty tr of rugged mountainous ter- ter terr terrain r rain in are being offered to bi big jame game sportsman by the NU HUNTING EXPEDITIONS EXPEDITIONS a new ute tribal enterprise Starting on August and extending to October this unique season pre deer hunting will feature a package deal to the busy sportsman who wants to get in some early shooting For Fora a minimum fee of the hunter will be provided with transportation from either Vernal or Fort Duchesne to the hunting areas and return I expert Indian guide service horses lodging and meals and custom handling of his kill including packaging and storing for shipment this arrangement the hunter will enjoy three days of un unmolested molested safari somewhere In Inthe the midst of acres of the finest deer hunting coun t try in the western United United I States which is owned by the We Indian Tribe More days thel of hunting can be arranged of course for additional fees I This lee fee does not include include I the Utah State resident non hunting license which costs an additional The hunter must have this license Catering to the busy executives executives tives in urban centers the Ute Tribe is stressing the cx elusiveness and the chance I ex-I to enjoY privacy without being trampled under or shot up when the general population upI I makes it annual exodus to the Utah hUb hills during the deer hunting season which starts I on October this year The burden of getting prepared prepared ed for a hunting expedition such os hs acquiring a properly equipped vehicle a store of food and gasoline and much I of the travel involved are be be- be being ing with the ser ser- services services I vices being offered by the Ute Tribe The travel involved will be to l Fort ort Duchesne which can be reached by US U S Highway 40 from Salt Lake City Or r Denver or to Vernal which can be reached by an airline I Besides hunting the sports sports- sportsman sportsman man can enjoy fishing at the Weaver reservoir which is teeming with fighting trout While n a guest of the Ute Tribe the hunter will stay at ata ata a lodge in the west fork of Hill Creek the site of a form form- former er youth ramp camp From this headquarters he will be led by bv Indian guides to several spike camps which will serve as temporary headquarters while the hunt is in progress As the program program is further developed the Tribe will wUl of- of offer offer fer additional attractions such as pack horse trips mountain climbing expeditions explorations explorations of ancient Indian dwellings lings hiking trips boating down Green River fishing and hunting for bigger game Rame such as elk mountain sheep cougar and bear Right now anyone interested in chasing wild horses can sign up for lor this thrilling adventure which time can be arranged for most any anytime anytime I The hunting enterprise was wasI developed by the Ute Tribe to I provide revenue and also to provide employment for the Ute Indians One of the stock questions asked by outsiders is how the Federal Govern Govern- Government ment is involved The answer is that the business s js finan finan- financed ced entirely by the Ute Tribe the operations and manage ment is conducted by the Ute Tribal Officials and the Bur Bureau eau of Indian Affairs Is in in- in involved only onh in offering tech tech- technical advise and consultation At the present the enterprise Is being managed by Francis McKinley member of the trio tri bal council and Henry J Reynolds the administrative assistant tant to the Tribe pend pend- pending ing the employment of a full time manager Another ques lion tion usually asked is how the tribe deals with the Utah State Fish and Game Commission sion The answer is that it was only after months of neg- neg negotiations negotiations with the State F G commission did the Tribe launch its enterprise Through Through ough agreements the Tribe and the State have arrived at understandings and establishments establish establish- establishments ments of policies governing the participating of non non-mem- nonmembers nonmembers bers in hunting on the Indian reservation Members of the Ute Tribe can hunt and fish at atwill atwill will with no restrictions from the State or the Tribe By next ye year r the Tribe is I expected to expand its pro pro- program program gram to include a lodge in an anarea anarea area frequented b by such no- no notorious outlaws as Butch Cas- Cas Cassidy sidy which will cater to I cas-I the sportsmans sportsman's families It is al- al so contemplating the construction construction 10 of a reservoir in lower Hill creek which can become I a fishing mecca Another plan is to develop a dude ranch in inthe inthe the former Wilcox or Pearson ranch which is located in a beautiful gorge and on the banks of the Green river As a starter the Tribe will offer to handle 20 0 custom hunters Reservations are rap rap- rapI rapidly I idly being filled for this quo quo- quota ta General hunting during the regular Utah State deer season will be limited to only hunters Probably next year the general hunting quo quo- quota ta will be further reduced and the quota for custom hunting increased |