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Show News n More limited entry elk permits Make a difference: available in big game draw Invest in education SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY APRIL 14, 2004 Archery and muzzleloader slightly but has increased the limited entry elk hunters will number of archery and have a better chance of drawing muzzleloader permits. a permit after the Utah Wildlife Karpowitz says distributing Board approved a 30 percent permits this way should benefit increase in the number of lim- all limited entry elk hunters, ited entry elk permits available including rifle hunters. Befor hunts in Utah this fall. cause archery and muzzleloader Board members approved the hunters take fewer animals, the permits at their meeting April 1 number of bulls in the herds in Salt Lake City. The board, should increase, and that should which consists of seven citizens result in more elk permits in appointed by former Gov. Mike future years, he said. SpreadLeavitt, approved the permits ing hunters more evenly over after hearing recommendations three hunts will also reduce presfrom Division of Wildlife Re- sure during the rifle hunt and sources biologists, citizens rep- provide rifle hunters a better resenting Utahs five Regional hunting experience. Advisory Councils and members Karpowitz says many ofUtahs of the public who attended the elk units have bulls on them that are older than the age class meeting. Bull Elk permit increase objectives for the units. That A total of 1,269 limited entry also allowed us to recommend elk permits will be available for more permits this year, he said. this falls hunts, a 30 percent increase from the 966 available last year. The additional permits will be for archery and muzzleloader hunts. Last fall, the board voted to eliminate a special chery elk hunt, AR-30- 1 Recent cuts in public educa- newly formed Kane Schools tion have affected every school Foundation for Students, a district, but have affected charitable nonprofit 501(c)(3) smaller school districts like organization formed to increase Kane County the most. While the funding available to eduyour taxes have been cut, so has cate the students of Kane much of the state funding for County. Your donation will be education programs for chil- entirely tax deductible and can be made by marking Box 23d on dren. Take advantage of the new your Utah State Tax Return federal tax cuts and give some- with the amount of the contrithing back to the kids in your bution and writing the number community. You can donate a 16 (for Kane County) in the portion of your tax refund to the District Code box. Buck deer permit numbers While limited entry elk per- mits numbers were increased for this fall, limited entry deer permits were reduced by about 10 percent from last year. The board approved 937 limited entry deer permits for 2004. The newest deer management plan for the state calls for a 25 to 35 bucks per 100 does ratio on limited entry deer units, and most of the units are not meeting that objective, Karpowitz said. The number of general seaThe number of pronghorn, lows: Moose-114- ; son buck deer permits will moose and Rocky Mountain Pronghorn-411- ; remain at 97,000. On a goat permits for this fall is up Bison-43- ; Desert Bighorn Sheep-35- ; on-wide refive all basis, Rocky Mountain Bighorn slightly from the number gions are meeting the mini- available in 2003. The num- Sheep-9- ; Rocky Mountain Goats-4mum objective of 15 bucks per ber of bison and bighorn sheep 100 does, he said. permits is down slightly. The Results of Utahs 2004 Big Other big game permit total number of permits for Game Draw will be available at each of these species is as fol the DWR Web site by April 28. regi- 3. ar- said Jim Karpowitz, big game coordinator for the DWR. Eliminating that hunt feed up some permits that could go to limited entry elk hunters. The board also voted last fall to distribute limited entry elk permits the same way among all units, with 25 percent of the permits on every unit going to archery hunters, 60 percent to rifle hunters and 15 percent to muzzleloader hunters. In the past, many of the permits went to rifle hunters, he said. Distributing the permits the same way across all units has reduced the number of rifle permits FRESH FOOD 295 E 300 S Kanab I 644-880- 0 1 MM) SQD$I0G Give your car a full service oil change at Kanab Tire and we'll give you a FREE Round of Golf at at Coral Cliffs! Just another way of saying "Thank You " to our Valued Customers! Must Present Coupon - Offer Expires More Money-Savin-g Transmission Service 10 265 FF Kanab Tire Center 300 South 435-644-25- With 57 Coupon - Expires 612004 4212004 Offers... State Safety Inspection $5 IFF Kanab Tire Center 265 E. 300 South 435-644-25- 57 With Coupon - Expires 612004 |