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Show ARIZONA LICENSE REQUIRED TO KILL DEER IN KAIBAU Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 17. Hunters with Arizona licenses alone may train their rifles on the deer of Kiabab national na-tional forest. Governor Hunt ruled in effect today, when he issued an executive ex-ecutive order declaring that the state holds title to all of its wild game. Thousands of deer roam through the forest, located north of the Grand canyon, and many are said to be facing fac-ing starvation, because of lack of forage. for-age. The forest in a federal game refuge, re-fuge, was opened to hunting last year when a similar condition prevailed pre-vailed as a measure to thin down the great herd. Governor Hunt's order today says no deer shall be killed there this year, except under the regulations of the state game laws. State Game Warden Willard and forest officials previously entered into an agreement) to allow hunters from other states to go into the forest without procuring a non-resident permit in Arizona, and increasing the bag limit from two to three. The season will open October 1, as planned, but will last only one month instead of two. |