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Show ULi . ' to a true outdoor sportsman. sports-man. The willingness of hunters hunt-ers to abide by such rules of conduct is one of the keys to the future of hunting hunt-ing in America. Consider, for a moment, the applications of these guidelines to other hunting hunt-ing opportunities. They are appropriate to every hunting hunt-ing situation and to many fishing locations as well. They may be particularly applicable when thinking about the November 6 opening op-ening of pheasant season. The important thing to remember is that only the hunter, the individual sportsman, can make the difference in how the sport is viewed by landowners, other sportsmen, nonhunt-ers nonhunt-ers and the general public. balance systems. Hunting is a chance to put aside some of the regimented activities rt modern living. It is a time to be shared with the natural world and with friends. It is, too, a chance to add spice to the family's food locker. Aside from the aesthetic considerations and legal requirements, hunting today, to-day, for those who are concerned con-cerned with the future of sport hunting, is also a time to accept responsibilities. responsi-bilities. Those responsibilities responsi-bilities are the trademarks trade-marks of true sportsmen. They include knowing how to operate a hunting weapon wea-pon properly, knowing its limitation, knowing the legal le-gal and ethical rules of behavior andrespectingthe rights of others. The National Rifle Association Asso-ciation summmed It up with six hunting rules that should become part of every hunter's code: I will consider myself an invited guest of the landowner, land-owner, seeking his permission permis-sion and so conducting myself my-self that I may be welcome in the future. I will obey the rules of safe gun handling and will courteously but firmly firm-ly insist that others who hunt with me do the same. I will obey all game laws and regulations and will insist that my companions com-panions do likewise. I will do my best to acquire those marksmanship marksman-ship and hunting skills which assure clean, sports -m anlike kills. I will support conservation conser-vation efforts which can assure good hunting for future generations of America." I will pass along to younger hunters the attitudes atti-tudes and skills essential THE DEER HUNT: Sportsmen have obligation beyond bringing homo mcaf hunter be more skillful and, thus, more thoroughly pre -pared, before he takes to the mountains with gun in hand. Today's hunter faces new pressures and considerations considera-tions never before placed upon the hunting populous. Hunting is no longer a daily means of survival; it is, rather, an effective tool of scientific game management. manage-ment. It is an opportunity to get close to nature, to endeavor to understandna-. understandna-. ture's rules of conduct and SCME HUNTING THOUGHTS First It was archery season; sea-son; then It was upland game season; now It is deer season. sea-son. The sound of those words brings gallons of adrenalin pulsating to the heart of thousands of Utah hunters. Saturday, October 23, one -half hour before sunrise marks the opening of Utah's 1976 general deer season. The Friday night preceding preced-ing that opening day, however, how-ever, should not, repeat, SHOULD NOT be the begin-n begin-n Ing of preparation for such a momentous event. Contemporary Con-temporary game management manage-ment laws, hunting ethics, and dictates of society are all demanding that today's |