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Show FISH AND GAME HIGHLIGHT Utah' (hare of federal aid fund for fish and game restoration project pro-ject amount to approximately $20,000.00 less for the current year than was the case in 1958, according to department spokesmen. spokes-men. Under the apportionment to the various states, Utah will receive $70,748.64 for fish restoration and $288, 1 8 J. I 7 for game restoration projects. The total, $358,933.81, compare with the 1958 apportionment apportion-ment of $378,812.22. Fund for the federal aid program pro-gram are derived from excise taxes collected at the manufacturing source of sporting arm, ammunition ammuni-tion and sports fishing equipment. Sportsmen pay the excise tax when purchasing these items. Funds collected col-lected are apportioned to the states each year on the basis of land area and number of license holder in each state. Upland game bird hunting in Utah come to a close Sunday, Dec 6, with the end of the season for chukar partridge in eight eastern counties. The longer chukar season of thirty day began Nov. 7 in Daggett, Dag-gett, Duchesne, Uinta, Carbon, Emery, Crand, San Juan and Wayne counties. The department urged sportsmen to return any leg band they may during the hunt. They should be mailed to department offices, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City. Spokesmen' noted that the name of the sender and place the bird was killed should be included wOth the band. Angler were reminded of the special whitefishing season on parts of the Blacksmith Fork, Duchesne, Logan and Weber river. The season sea-son be?an Dec." I end continue through December 31.' Only whitefish may be legally taken and possessed during this special season on these waters. Bag and possession limit are twenty fish or twenty pounds, whichever is caught first. O |