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Show Tuesday. October 19, 1999 4B Emery County Progress, Castle Dale, Utah Little League Football season H I J W 4 0 4 Ferron Huntington - w- I I r.'-- It Little League Football stats as of Oct. 12: Cleveland Castle Dale Orangeville r ,5 near closing Increasing numbers of buck deer await hunters in Utah L 2 6 3 2 3 5 3 Stats courtesy of Luann Whiteleather. She has diligently brought the weekly stats to the Progress, and we apologize for not publishing them sooner. Football players from a Castle Dale team prepare for a kickoff during the second half of last Saturdays game, 13 u I I f 1 . - . f r7& .pv jft j !, 'n . m": t Increased numbers of buck deer will await hunters through most of Utah when (Hhf A- the states most popular its general season hunt buck deer hunt begins V t Oct. 23. , ! Based on surveys it ducted last winter, the l i"1 sion of Wildlife con- DiviResources es- timated Utahs mule deer population last winter at A tackle is made! 321,500, up almost 36,000 over the estimated 285,650 r deer in Utah during the winter of ing on private property. As 1997 - 98. you come further north, The estimated 321,500 deer theres more and more priare more than 97,000 deer vate land," Welch said. Welch also reminds huntshort of a statewide objective of 418,700 but are a vast im- ers that as of Oct. 7, permits provement over the number are still available for the of deer left in Utah after the Northern and Northeastern winter of 1992 - 93. regions, but permits for the There-wilbe more deer Central, Southeastern and awaiting hunters through Southern regions have sold most the state," Division Big out. Game Coordinator Mike Hunting in the SoutheastWelch said of this years ern Region is expected to be hunt. slightly better than last year; Welch said there was good when 39 percent of the genproduction and good over- eral season hunters in the winter survival of deer this region took a buck. The 39 past year. percent success rate was the Two areas where deer conhighest of the Divisions five tinue to face challenges, regions. Fawn production in 1997 though, are the Cache unit in northern Utah and many and 1998 showed considerof the deer units in south- able improvement over prior east Utah.. years, which translates to a The Cache unit suffered a ' higher overall population, significant loss of fawns two said Brent Stettler, Southwinters ago and there wont eastern Region Information bucks and Education manager. be many In this years population, ' Brad Crompton, wildlife Welch said. biologist in the SoutheastIn the Southeastern Re- ern Region, said that algion many units continue to though deer herds are on the suffer from poor habitat con- increase, the buck:doe ratio ditions brought about by has not changed much.' long term drought in the re- Bucks are subjected to intense hunting pressure, leav-in- g gion. An exception in the region relatively few antlered is the Manti unit, which is animals after the hunting holding good numbers of seasons. Most of the Southeastern deer, Welch said. Southeast Utah has re- Region received ample ceived good snow and rain- spring and summer moisfall since last fall, which ture. This will mean that should help speed the recov- deer should be distributed ery of herds in the area and throughout a broader range provide more deer in future of habitat types than in dry years, he said. years. As a result, deer may All of the other areas in not be concentrated in any the state are doing really one vegetation community or I well, Welch said. around water sources. The season runs Oct. 23 Although the population 31, with the exception of the has increased, deer have the Pine Valley, West area in the advantage of being spread Southern Region, where the across a larger geographical season runs five days, from area and will benefit from the Oct. 23 - 27. About half of screening provided by lush f Washington and Iron coun- vegetation growth. ties are included in the Pine To locate areas frequented Valley, West area. by bucks, general season More than 80,000 hunters hunters are encouraged to are expected afield during scout before the season.' the season. In 1998, almost Sighting in of rifles and pracd re of Utahs general tice on the target range season hunters were sucthe season is also . cessful in bagging a buck. strongly encouraged. Welch reminds hunters Hunters should be familthat all the snow and rain iar with the 1999 Utah Big received this year has left a Game Proclamation and lot of vegetation and fire with land ownership status danger is high through most before venturing out Oct. 23, f of the state. Stettler said. 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Second, you avoid arbitrary rate changes. web for more information. ) 2 IONS BAJSK. With Utahs general buck who are sensitive to huntdeer season opening Oct. ing. Some states even have 23, highways will soon fill a law forbidding the "grawith orange-cla- d motorists tuitous display of wildlife," going to and from hunting where hunters may be cited camps and patrolling back for transporting game in country roads. When transporting harvested big game, hunters are urged to keep carcasses covered. Not only does this help protect the meat from flies, dust and heat, but serves the equally important purpose of not offending the hunting and nonhunting public alike. The sight of a bloody carcass draped over the hood of a vehicle or hanging out of the bed of a truck is distasteful to many and may wound the feelings of those public view. "A true sportsman should be satisfied with the hunting experience, with- out feeling the need to show off by flaunting the kill," said Mike Milbum, Division of Wildlife Resources lieutenant. Hunters can do a lot to encourage public support of sport hunting by exercis- ing sensitivity and common sense. Keeping game covered or out of view is a simple thing hunters can do to avoid offending i poor. |