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Show Thursday, September 12, 1 991 Sun Advocate. Price, Utah 1 5 Upland game hunt should be better this year General ing in Sevier and Millard counties is expected to be poor. Few birds and young were observed on summer roadside routes. l weather in late May may have affected Upland game population generally are improved in northern Utah, but are the lame or lower in northeast em, southeastern and south ern Utah. The exception is cot nest success and brood tontail rabbits, which have survival. increased this year in most Sage grouse Sage grouse areas of the state. The cotton hunting is expected to be poor tail season closes Feb. 29, in Iron and Carfield counties. 1992. Grouse and partridge During summer surveys, very populations are up in north few broods were found. Sage em Utah. Check a proclamagrouse ranges are dry with tion for specific areas open little stored water. Expect best hunting near water. and bag limits. About 50,000 hunters are Hunting in Sevier, Piute and expected to be afield on open Wayne counties is expected to ing day, Sept. 14, for grouse, be fair. Hunter success should partridge and rabbits. Mois be down compared with last ture conditions are generally year. There is abundant moisgood over most of the northern ture and stored water so birds part of the state, so birds may should be dispersed. be scattered. Hunters should Forest grouse Blue be cautious about starting grouse hunting should be betrange fires as there is abun- ter than last year in Piute, dant dry grass and weeds this Sevier, Millard, Beaver and Wet-coo- year. Hunters should also remember that there are new trespass laws this year. Written permission is required to hunt on private land that is properly posted. Written permission can take any form, as long as it is signd by the or person in charge and has the name of the person being given the permission, land-own- er Wayne counties. Hunter success should be the same as last year in Iron, Garfield, Kane and Washington counties. Chukar Chukar hunting success should be fair and better than last year in Millard, Sevier and Beaver counties. Increased precipitation has resulted in more vegetation, and the birds could be dispersed. the appropriate dates and Quail Gambel quail huntgeneral description of the ing success should be better than last year. Production property. Private property that is indices derived from summer counts are higher properly posted must have water-hol- e No Trespassing" signs or at than recent years. Cottontails Cottontail lest 100 square inches of fluorescent or bright yellow hunting should be better than paint displayed at all comers, last year in most areas of along all roads, fishing streams crossing property lines, gates and entering such lands. This new law should make it easier to enforce trespass on posted rights-of-wa- y the towns of Green River and Bluff. Hunters should be aware of private land and ask permission before hunting. Chukars Chukar hunting will be poor In Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan counties. Wildlife biologists report see- throughout the region. Hunting regulations will be similar to last year. Cottontail ing decreased numbers of birds and poor production in most area. Hunters will have to work hard to locate birds. Chukar hunting will be open region-wid- e in 1991. Hunting regulations are similar to last year. Sage grouse Sage grouse hunting should be poor to fair in Carbon County and those portions of Utah and Duchesne counties draining into the Price and Green rivers. Lower numbers of birds were observed near strutting grounds this spring. The best hunting areas will be in Emma and Whitmore parks. Hunters should be aware of private lands in the parks and ask permission before hunting. Sage grouse hunting will be closed in Emery and San Juan counties and in Sevier County north of 0. Forest grouse Forest grouse hunting should be poor to fair in most mountainous areas of the southeast region. Decreased numbers of birds were observed by biologists Cottontail hunting should be generally fair in most areas. Rabbit populations remain low throughout the region, but should still provide fair hunting in some areas. Central region Sage grouse Sage grouse populations in all areas of the region are low. Production surveys indicated few grouse with broods. Sage grouse hunting is closed in all counties of the region. Forest grouse Spring male counts were higher than the previous year, indicating good overwinter survival. Blue grouse brood counts during the summer of 1991 average four chicks per female with stable or higher numbers available for fall hunting. The most populated areas are Hobble Creek and Nebo. Ruffed grouse have been scarce during the past two to three years. Tim-panogo- Chukar Chukar par- discouraging with only poor to fair success anticipated in all counties of the region. Western Tooele and Juab counties will produce fewer birds to the bag than previous years. llungarian partridge Huns inhabit relatively small areas in the region with the highest densities in .western Juab County. Hungarian partridge will be difficult to find. Success will be poor to fair. Theasant areas. s. tridge populations continue at a low density inspite of some transplants via the day-ol- d chick program. Few chukar broods were located during the 1991 summer season. The forecast for the 1991 hunt is Fheasant num- bers continue to decline in the central region with some birds in the agricultural lands and heavy cover around Utah Lake. Brood counts were lower in 1991 than previous years on all routes. Pheasant densities in Juab and Tooele counties are near zero. Pheasant hunting in the central region will be poor in most areas and only fair in the best habitat Quail Quail numbers have shown a dramatic increase in the incorporated areas of the region. These areas, however, are all dosed to hunting. Those areas where hunting is allowed have few quail available. Hunter success on quail will be poor. Cottontail Cottontail rab- bits have shown an increase region-wid- e. southern Utah. Southeastern region Pheasant Pheasant hunt- ing will be poor in the limited pheasant hatitat ofthe region. Number of birds observed and lands. A hunters license can production have been be revoked if convicted of reported to be poor. The best hunting will be in the agricultrespass. tural areas of western Carbon Southern region Pheasant Pheasant hunt and Emery counties and near m PIONEER TILLAGE Tianc von The Sam Advocate is every issue selecting winners issues and The family of Tuesday ANN PIZZUTO BARNARD acknowledges with grateful appreciation your kind expression of sympathy Thursday every week until September 19th VIOLET PIZZUTO OBERPRILLER v. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PURCHASE A CLASSIFIED LINER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN! We Will Call The Winners |