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Show 22 Vernal Express Wednesday, August 17, 1994 1994 Archery Deer Hunt Outlook about the same as last year by Dean Mitchell, DWR Education & Information Officer On Saturday, August 20th, camouflaged, camou-flaged, face-painted hunters will sneak quietly afield in search of velvety vel-vety brown-antlered mule deer bucks the opening of Utah's 1994 archery deer hunt. The outlook for this year's hunt is about the same as last year. Archery hunter success in 1993 was 21 percent. Because of the very dry summer, deer are most likely to be concentrated concen-trated in areas where they can find water. Recently, Utah's higher mountain areas have received afternoon after-noon thundershowers which will keep deer in those areas spread out. Archery hunting is a very challenging chal-lenging sport practiced by only two percent of Utah's hunting population. popula-tion. Because of the unique nature of archery hunting, sportsmen should keep some things in mind when going afield during the hunt. First, practice-practice is the best advice that can be given to any archer. Serious, veteran archers know the importance of spending a lot of time prior to the season fine tuning and practicing with their equipment. Novice and beginning archers need to realize that you can't just pick up your archery tackle and head for the hills the night before the season and expect to be successful. success-ful. Chances are, you're going to wound deer that you can never recover re-cover if you don't practice and fine tune your equipment. Archers should practice on outdoor ranges and shoot from various angles representing rep-resenting uphill shots as well as downhill shots. Scouting and noting habits of deer in areas where you hunt are very important in archery hunting. Although deer are taken every year by stalking, most animals are taken by hunters who have learned deer habits and who wait for the deer to come to them. Archers should make sure their broadheads are razor sharp. Learn where the vital organs on a deer are located. Many novice archers are not exactly sure where to place an arrow on an animal for a humane kill. The best shot for an archer on a deer is when the animal is in a quartering quar-tering away position. This allows a maximum vital area shot and good penetration of the broadhead. Pay close attention to the wind. Humans give off a distinct odor that deer can detect easily. In the morning, morn-ing, wind generally blows downhill. In the afternoon, wind blows uphill. Many commercial scents are available avail-able to cover human odor such as pine and sage. Lures that smell like deer foods and other deer are also available. Archers should become proficient at tracking deer. If you shoot a deer with an arrow, don't jump up and run after it. Chances arc, the deer is going to run only a short distance. Be patient for at least 30 minutes and then begin to follow the traiL The National Bowhunter Education Foundation, Route 6, Box 199, Murray, Kentucky 42071, publishes an excellent booklet titled "Big Game Recovery Guide" that discuses discus-es trailing in detail. Archers who use tree stands should pay particular attention to entering and exiting the stand. Every year, several archers are seriously seri-ously injured when using tree stands. Use a hauling line to bring equipment up into the stand and lower it to the ground before you exit the stand. Once you are in the stand, make sure you fasten your safety belt securely to the tree and keep it fastened while you occupy the stand. Many arhcers fall out of tree stands and are killed or injured each season. When traveling to and from your hunting area, Utah law says you must keep your arrows in a quiver. Each year many hunters are injured by loose arrows with exposed broadheads as they drive down bumpy dirt roads. In 1994, 14,544 permits were allocated allo-cated by the Board of Big Game Control for deer archery hunters statewide. After the first drawing on July 8th, 8,719 permits, or 60 percent per-cent of the permits remained. Hunters interested in the archery deer season can still obtain permits by submitting an application to the Salt Lake Division office. 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