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Show FISH AND GAME fflGHUGHTS Utah's final upland game bird hunt of the year will get underway this Saturday, Dec. 22, as the western wes-tern portion of Washington County in southwestern Utah is opened to the taking of Gambel quail. Reports from conservation officers offic-ers in this section indicate that bird numbers in the area are relatively low in comparison to the extremely extreme-ly high populations hunters found during the I960 late hunt. However, How-ever, Department spokesmen indicated indi-cated that coveys of these fast little fliers will be found scattered thru-out thru-out the region. This hunt, last of the year for the upland bird hunter will extend through January 6, 1963. Hunting hours, bag possession limits will be the same as were in effect during the regular upland bird season. Waterfowl Hunt Nears End Only a little more than a week remains for the state's scattergun-ners scattergun-ners to brave the mild winter wea- ther of Utah's marshes. The 1962 general waterfowl season, sea-son, after 75 shooting days, will end Dec. 26 at 5:07 p.m. Reports from Department field men indicate that shooting has been rather slow over the state since the opening week end of the hunt last October 13. However, periodic aerial censuses conducted over the marshlands of the state indicate that good numbers of waterfowl are on hand. With birds sitting tight on the marshes. Department spokesmen advised today that best hunting presently results from jump shooting shoot-ing along meandering streams and rivers throughout the state. With the close of the waterfowl season Dec. 26, several thousand Utah bird hunters will receive wa-erfowl wa-erfowl kill questionnaires. In some instances questionnaire recipients will already have received an up-and up-and game bird kill questionnaire. Department of Fish and Game ipokesmen requested again today hat all hunters receiving question-laires question-laires of any kind from the Detriment De-triment return them promptly whether they have hunted or not ind whether they have killed game it not. |