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Show CD FH fl5757' 'DfflDS mffl!DBEZ7 a Deer hunting regulations 2. Unlawful Discharge colors do not comply with hunters before goiperformance of their duty Firearms. of valid or this regulation. a this with field into the fall persons ng It is' unlawful for any 4. Evidence of Sex. should be aware of. the permit to carry loaded other than No person while huntfirearms for the peace the person, hunt. laws governing protection of life or property, shall officers in the performEach year, conservation ing on an area restricted officers are finding more cany in or on any vehicle ance of their duty, to to the taking of game of d discharge any kind of only one sex (male or and mote yiolation of the (indnding any laws set up for, the conveyance or snow- firearm from any vehicle, female) or who possesses management of the deer mobile) any firearms or from, upon, or across a license or permit for the any public highway. herds and the safety of which have live ammunitaking of game of only one Hunter 3. in of of the the sex shall possess or tion chamber Wearing the in field. the hunters The following is a list of .gun. A revolver shall be Orange" Apparel. transport the carcass of deemed loaded when it Every person while any big game animal or the mote common violations during the deer hunt has live ammunition in hunting deer with a rifle, any major portions of such the chamber of the shall wear a minimum of carcass, unless the same and the legal description 400 square inches of has thereon the natural of the law. cylinder aligned with the Hunter Orange" fluor- evidence of its sex (head barrel or the chamber of 1. Loaded Firearms in escent material on his or sex organs) attached. the would which Vehicles. cylinder 5. Tagging. head, chest, and back. No person, other than next rotate into alignment Other red and yellow All animals must be peace officers in the with the barrel. tagged immediately after remain with the majority AH of the meat until the animal is entirely consumed. It is unlawful for any butcher or owner or any employee of a locker' plant or storage plant to receive for processing or storage the carcass of any big game required to be tagged, unless the carcass has attached to it the. required tag or proper donation slip. 6. Hunting Hours. It shall be unlawful to' take big game except two-wheele- Dim 71 Last year was a year worth noting for Utah hunters; not a single self inflicted wounds brought sness about by careles- followed closely person lost his or her life behind. as a result of accidental During the deer huntgunfire. ing sesson, more firearms That is a record to be accidents are the result of envied and to be emulatcarrying a loaded wea-- . ed. But it is too early to pon in a vehicle; an action tell whether the states which is not only foolish, nimrods can put back to but clearly against the back records like that together. And the difference between the two fatality free seasons in a row could be YOU. Laws have been enacted to help prevent senseless accidents from occurring. The required hunter safety training course has long been recognized for the benefits it affords a youngster just learning the responsibilities of gun handling. And the recently enacted law requiring hunters to wear a mini-mu- n of 400 square Inches of hunter orange" has also paid early dividends. But the basic element in the elimination of gun related accidents is the hunter the individual person behind the gun. Lee Robertson, Division of Wildlife Resources hunter education training officer, recently said that irresponsible horseplay the cause for activity-w- as more than half of all firearms accidents. Shooting at game with another hunter in line of fire accounted for the next largest percentage, according to Robertson, with law. For the and a rewarding hunting sake of safety 6. Never shoot at unidentified sound movement. 7. Never shoot at game on the skyline. 8. Never drink alcoholic beverages while hunting. 9. Never look at other hunters through a rifle scope. 10. Always exercise common sense. Robertson suggests one additional consideration for the sake of safety. Whenever you are in a position where you dont trip, Robertson offers ten simple tips for Utah hunters. 1. Treat every gun as if anticipate shooting imit were loaded. mediately," Robertson 2. Be sure of your said, open the action of target or backstop. your weaspon. It is 3. Never point a gun at virtually impossible to anything you don't intend operate the weapon with to shoot. the action open, and this 4. Never carry a loaded one practice alone could . weapon in 5. Never your gun Ute The a vehicle. prevent nearly all hunting load or unload and gun related while in camp. unlawful to transport an animal from the place of kill unless the tag is detached from the license, properly notched to correspond with the date of kill and the physical characteristics of the animal, and securely attached to the animal. It shall be unlawful to notch more than one date, sex of animal or to mutilate the tag. It shall be unlawful to hunt or pursue game with a tag detached from the license. The tag must Ute Indian Tribe Roads that will provide access run through the Ute and Ouray Grazing Reserve. The Division of Wildlife Resources, working in cooperation with the Ute Indian Tribe, has prepared a map that clearly will the Ute Indian Tribe, indicates roads that remain to the public. open hunters utilizing the redetailed sources of eastern Utah Maps and more information can be obtainwill have easier access to from Division offices. ed National lands. Forest lf Utah holds shave These are some of the more common violations during the deer hunt. Hunters wanting more information about the herd units and other Uth is known for bi laws governing the deer bucks and the northcrn killed deer officially hunt should refer to the mountains of Summit. weighed in at 248 lbs.', 252 lbs., and an incred-abl- e 1977 Deer Proclamation M Salt Uke and 294 lbs. Not a bad that should be available Wasatch counties hold hunt. day's through all license agenc- their share of records. A If you're a trophy im and local conservation bst 0f exaniples are hunter then you know officers. Maps- of deer ong what you're looking fin- in possible. herd units are available at a record class buck, but if ten best the of Six regional offices of the look for of big buck records - trophy racks Division of Wildlife Re in Utah and killed ever sources. scored in the Boone and Crockett record book were taken in that four county area. And if that isn't enough a third of the best fifteen typical racks were killed in the same area. Credentials enough for Big Buck country? If antlers aren't what be should hunt expected your agter consider that with the majority of the on one day in 1957, three bucks being yearling. hunters, hunting together Buck doe ratios should be near 25 bucks per 100 does. Herd Unit 8: Good hunting is anticipated. Leaves remaining on the oak brush should reduce visibility. An improved hunt is expected with Its those incredible yearling bucks being the combinations of bone, majority of the harvest. shape and size which Bucks doe ratios should adorn the head of male be near 20 bucks per 100 mule deer that facinates ' does. every Utah deer hunter. Herd Unit 20: Fair Stories, some stretched hunting is expected beyond recognition, about throughout the entire the monster that got away unit. Cold weather and can be heard in every possible snow might move hunting camp statewide. deer into the lower Beyond the stories and elcvational areas later in the myths the shape and the hunt. The past two size is a continuing set of years has produced good phenomenon which prefawn crops and an in- dictably controls antlers crease in the deer popula- formation. tion in this unit. Buck From birth initial antler formation begins. During only hunting will constitute the hunt in the entire the first year the pedicle unit. base is formed. This Units 24 and 19: Officer pedicle is a bony protruS. Kcarl. sion from the skull and is Units 21: Zel Davis. not shed annualy. It is this base, attached to the skull from which the antlers grow. On male fawns pedicles are just barely visible but can be easily felt in their fur. These inch short 1 to pedicles have resulted in male fawns being called and pour the gravy made Button Bucks. The second year true from the meat juices and soup into a serving dish. Stuffed Venison Giops (Serves: as many chops as you want to bake). Venison chops, cut double thick. 2 cups dry bread cubes tablespoon celery chopped 34 cup onion, chopped ' teaspoon salt 1 I" s 18 teaspoon pepper 18 teaspoon poultry sea- ilk' - V soning sage to taste X, 2 tablespoons butter or . margarine, melted Hot water 1. Split double chops lengthwise to make large pockets. 2. Combine the remaining ingredients to make a non-typic- al Area, forecasts for hunting issued Herd Unit 6: Good hunting is expected following two years of excellent fawn crops. Hunter access is a problem. As always leaves at the' higher elevations will have fallen and visibility will be good. An improved tribe mads to be open has announced that tribal, county and Bureau of Indian Affairs roads will remain open for public access across the Uintah and Ouray Reservation during the upcoming deer hunting season. Through cooperation of Daylight hours are defined as that period between one-hahour before official sunrise to one-ha- lf hour after official sunset. kill and before being transported. It shall be Host !Mol7ihf during daylight hours. personnel and other law enforcement officers of Uintah and Duchesne counties. Some of the major roads remaining open will be Route 2, Witcrocks Loop Road; Route 7, High Line Road; Route 171, Uintah Canyon Road; Route 17, Ncola Road; and Bear Wallow-Pidgco- n Water Loop Road. In addition, all county roads which travrse the Grazing Reserve will remain open. Hunters are urged to recognize that the Reservation is closed to hunting to everyone except tribal members. 6-- 3-- 4 1 pound roast can mushroom soup package dehydrated 1 onion soup mix 1 . I lace roast in center of a square of heavy duty aluminum foil. Place meat and foil on rack in baking pan. 2. Pour soup and soup mix over the meat. 3. Fold aluminum foil over the meat and seal 4. Bake at I A to 2 hours 325. 5. Remove from and leave wrapper intact for 15 minutes before serving. 6. Lift meat out of foil the following: Not an incredably wide rack but a high rack, heavy antlered an symetrical with long individual points. Many record class 'bucks go unnoticed because spread in isn't the most impor' tant consideration. Most trophy racks with wide spreads don't have long individual points and thus don't score enough points. Antlers What every hunter is looking lor Deer Recipes Here are a couple of recipes for the deer meat that we all hope to have during the hunt this fall. Venison Roast with Mushroom Gravy (Serves you're not then l'i antler development be- gins from the top of the pedicle. Usually in April or May with an increasing day length male hormone production stimulates this growth. Growth continues thru mid August when the antlers reach maturity. bread stuffing for the chops. Use enough water to make dress the desired consistency. non-typic- s. V : 'i .V! al non-typic- al The last portion on the antler to grow is the burr, that rough nobby edge of the base of the antler. This rough growth, constricts blood flow to the antler causing the velvety skin covering to die and dry. At the same time sexual activity increases and antlers are polished on brush and trees, with ever increasing agressive-ncsBy October and matures reserves are November these antlers available and large are polished and are as 'prime' antlers result. On deer hunters dream older deer as health about. With the rut over deteriorates so does antantlers are shed usually ler growth. Age plays a role in antler size but only beginning in with the majority shed related thru nutrition. in January and February. One can only grossly age Once shed new antler a deer by antler developgrowth begins almost ment. Mature antlers are typimmediately. Antler size, number of ically four points but more points and shape are a points are added occas- - 1 I; result of several factors of sionally resulting in nuxe which age, nutrition and racks some body injury contribute. becoming cactus heads or Antlers are composed of a jumble of knobs and bone, mainly calcium points. These phosphorous. Antlers also racks result from two are the fastest growing types of injuries; 1. bone known. Because the Injuries to the growing grow so rapidly antlers antler. 2. Injuries to the must rely heavily on body body of the deer. Oddly reserves of calcium and enough injuries to the phosphorus. It follows body result in permanent deer in good condition disfigurement of the antwith large body reserves ler. Year after year the will produce larger .ant- same shape will grow lers. As young bucks are from some kind of 'megrowing body reserves mory'. are not readily available So if you miss that for antler development monster this year he will thus small antlers (two look the same next year points and three points), only larger. result. As their body Fire safety timing hunt Good fire safety manners will be important this hunting season as thousands of sport enthusiasts take to the hills. According to BLM Salt Lake District Fire Management Officer, Claude Marsh, Cool, fall weather doesn't mean there is no danger of a wild fire. Since we have been experiencing dry weather, j range brush and grass have become dry and will carry fire rapidly," said Marsh. Since more fires on Public Land are man ' caused, everyone has s part to play in preventing them. Here are a few ideas that may help. . MiSi' :V t W xJl a. ' Vj ! V xt w- -- Gear away everything that could burn within 10 feet of your fire pit. -- Never build a fire against a tree or bush. Before leaving a fire, stir the coals while pouring water over them. Make sure all sparks are dead out by feeling the emben with a bare hand. |