Show Utah Elk Hunt Closes t. t On Successful Note Utah's 1969 general elk hunt came to a close Tuesday The same snowstorm that hampered hunters from the first day continued to offer difficulty on access roads leading from known elk herd areas A total of open bull permits were let this season with 1150 either sex For hunters who stayed inthe In Inthe inthe the mountains there was a good success possibility No record will be known on the 69 hunt 1 until hunter reports have been tabulated Ephraim's Therald Ephraim was one of the lucky hunters to fill his permit bull elk was a four four- pointer The party included Included In in- in hunters Don Reid Bart Draper Grant Larsen Ken Bates Steve Parker Hal Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen and Cliff Stubbs The large animal was taken on Manti Mantl Ridge north of Mantl Manti Canyon with a single shot In the heart A second elk a spike was taken up New Canyon The party saw six bulls and 25 cows reports Parker Accessibility to elk herds wasn't as difficult as most members of the party be be- be The The group hiked nearly nearly nearly near near- ly 20 miles mlles in search of their two elk but ended up getting them 50 yards off a dirt ac access access access ac- ac cess road Mountain road conditions were the key to most hunts Those hunters with equipment to meet the slippery roads at higher elevations were finding animals to shoot While many deer hunters will turn to their special hunt transportation many others have decided to hunt the areas below the hopeful re recent recent recent re- re cent snows will force herds down from the high country A fair tag has been placed on the 69 elk hunt though hunt reports could alter that |