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Show Utah general deer hunt planned for October 19 to 29 this year Utah's Board of Big Game Control in setting the 1968 deer I hunts established a general season of October 19-29 for animals of either , sex along with granting extensions to the j regular season for six units. short five days either sex hunts , " on five units, eleven day buck ;j only hunts on portions of two :j herd units and closed the deer season on the Oak City unit. II .There will be 1800 control jj deer permits available this year ij on areas needing additional ji pressure to balance deer with ! available forage. Some of these i control permits will be for five day notice post season hunts which are designed to control problems in specific areas. There will not be any rifle hunts opening this year prior to the October 19 general season starting date. Archery hunters will open their season August 24 and will continue on a state-wide basis hunting animals of either sex until September 8. In. other action the board set the same weapon regulations as last year which means a hunter hunt-er may hunt deer during the regular season with bow and arrow, muzzle loading rifle or any other rifle firing a center fire cartridge with an expanding expand-ing type bullet. Deer proclamations listing all rules and regulations will be available about July 20. |