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Show 5B Thursday, October THE GREEN SHEET 2, 1986 TX YQ? HEADOUARTE R S ) tt YE TTTT VF-rrTT- NTricnKJ From Rabbits To Chukars To Pheasants - It rs A Mixed Bag For Hunters Of Upland Game Hunters of upland game who have been in the field since will be joined by thousands more when the pheasant season opens across the state in four weeks. Division of Wildlife Resources officials are painting a rather bleak upland game picture, with only a smattering of favorable forecasts around the state. er Pheasants In the Northern Region, difficult hunting is projected by the DWR, which is anticipating low pheasant populations. The indication of low populations has been substantiated winter sex ration by the 1985-8- 6 counts. Regional officers reported only 1,235 pheasants observed per 100 hours of effort, compared to more than 3,400 in the 1984-8- 5 counts. trend for pheasants observed per mile, as determined from inventory data from this summer, was somewhat lower than last year. Production estimates for Box Elder and Cache counties continue to be quite The low. In the Central Region, hunter success should be better than last year, DWR officials feel. Increased broods have compensated for generally lower breeding populations! and early spring weather permitted good brood production. In Utah, Tooele, Juab and Sanpete counties, hunters can expect fair to good hunting. In the Southern Region, fair pheasant hunting is expected in Sevier and Millard counties; slow to poor in Piute, Wayne and Beaver counties; slow in Iron County and only limited huntable land left in Washington proved over recent yearsl because some populations are beginning to recover from the population crash a few years ago. Bluff and Hanksville. County. In the Northeastern Region, best hunter success can be expected by using dogs and hunting heavy cover near water. Breeding populations are down over the entire region compared to recent years, with pheasant populations not recovering from the 1983-8- 4 winter. That was when heavy pheasant mortality was experiences in Duchesne and Unitah counties, where hunting is being rated fair for this season. Cottontails In the Northern Region, difficult hunting is project by the DWR. Low cottontail populations have persisted since the winter of 1983-8throughout the region and summer inventory indicate production is still quite low. However, populations are up over the past two years. duction reported, should success hunter better than be in recent years. Grouse may be scattered along ridges and chokecherry patches. Forest Grouse In the Southern Region, an increase in hunter success in expected due to greater blue grouse populations detected during the summer. Hunter success should be up but still not good in Sevier, Beaver, Wayne, Piute and Millard counties. In the Northern Region, forest grouse hunting is expected to be difficult, although perhaps somewhat better than the past two years. Thats largely due to generally low population levels and only fair production indicated for 1986. The 1986 summer inventory date indicate densities are up slightly for ruffed grouse and down about 50 percent for blue grouse. ; 4 In the Central Region, cottontail production is up slightly from last year. Hunter success is expected to be better in Utah, Tooele, Juab and Sanpete counties. In the Southeastern Region, hunting is expected to be fair to good in most areas. Production has been reported to be good in Carbon, In the Southeastern Region, DWR Emery, Grand and San Juan counties. The best hunting will be in the officials recommend that cottontail agricultural areas of western Car- hunting be combined with a pheabon and Emery counties and near sant or chukar hunt. They consider the towns of Green River, Moab, cottontail rabbit hunting to be im In the Northeastern Region, hunter success should be about the same as past years. Best hunting is expected in Uintah County, with fair to poor hunting in Daggett and Duchesne counties. In the Southeastern Region, fair hunting is projected in most mountainous areas. Fair production and Continued on page 8. In the Central Region, the DWR anticipates fair to good hunter success in Utah and Tooele counties, but poor in Wasatch County due to low brood populations. With good pro 1986 Hunting Calendar Big Game 12 Sept. Bighorn Sheep Buffalo Nov. Oct. Nov. Oct. Oct. Deer, general season Deer, muzzeloader Elk, general season bull Rocky Mountain Goat arepgaflBraacp. -C- Down G 18-2- 8 1- Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. New Inner Liner 1 Reg- 6.95 1 b. C95 - 9 Other Name Brand Sleeping 30 Nov. Nov. 14 Sept. 1 Quail Sage Grouse Snowshoe Hare White-taile- d 30 Bags Available from 13-2- Ptarmigan ) Sept. 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