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Show DEER HUNT STARTS FRIDAY; OUTLOOK POOR Utah's general deer season starts at daylight Saturday, with a record number of nim-rods nim-rods expected to be climbing the hills and searching the canyons for the buckskin. While Fish and Game Department De-partment spokesmen say tho deer "will be scattered" this year, sportsmen generally feel that this type of announcement is to prepare the red-shirted hunters for a poor season. In West Beaver County, deer are definitely scarce. In the Minerals east of Milfcrd the hunt is limited to five days, with either sex being legal. "Out West," the regular 11-tiay 11-tiay hunt will toe in effect for deer of either sex. Buck-only hunts are in effect ef-fect for the Dixie-Terry Ox Valley, Oak City, and Tintic area,'. The Fish and Game Department Depart-ment reminds that all deer must be tagged at the place of kill and before being transported. trans-ported. Notches on the tags must be properly removed to indicate the month and day of the kill and the sex of the animal killed. It is unlawful for any hunter hunt-er to carry on or in any vehicle ve-hicle any firearm which has live ammunition in the firing chamber. Every person while hunting shall wear conspicuous red or yellow headgear and shirt, jacket or sweater. , No one may hunt deer unless un-less they are 16 years of age or older, In addition, juvenncs 16 through 20 must be properly proper-ly qualified to purchase a hunting license by passing one of the required gun safety courses. Hunting is allowed only during dur-ing daylight hours, and it is unlawful for anyone to fail to stop at checking stations or road blocks where a stop sign or red light is displayed. |