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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, October 10, 2001 - Page Local general rifle deer hunts shortened to five days As the October 20 opening to Utah's general rifle deer hunting season nears, hunters are reminded that hunts on some increasing the number of October 20. buck deer left' after the seaBetween 70,000 and 75,000 son Root says. "The short- hunters are expected afield for ened season dates are. for the Utahs most popular hunt. rifle season only. The season In addition to finding deer at - deer units have been shortened to 5 days, instead of the season most regular hunters are used to. . The'rifle deer season will run from October 20-2- 4 on the Nebo summit of the Manti unit in central Utah; the La Sal, La Sal Mountains and San Juan, Abajo Mountains units in southeastern Utah; and the Monroe and Pine Valley, units in southwestern Utah. ' The season on all of the other units in Utah runs from October 20-2"On the five units with shortened seasons, the number 'of bucks per 100 does isn't at the objectives called for in dates for the archery and higher elevations, hunters muzzleloader hunts in these may find it difficult to sneak 9-d- ay beup on deer, especially if theyre cause the number of deer hunting in aspen areas. "Unless youre hunting durtaken is considerably lower during these primitive weapon ing high winds, its absolutely areas were not shortened impossible to sneak up on any- hunts. . . 8. fices and the Divisions Web site Internet (www.wildlife.utah.gov). ' For more information call management plans," says the nearest Scott Root, central region thing in these aspen areas right now, says Steve Boundary descriptions for the five units are found on pages 49-5- 0 of the 2001 Utah Big Game. Proclamation. Proclamations are available from hunting and fishing license agents statewide, Division of Wildlife Resources of- Division of - Wild- life Resources office, or the Divisions Salt Lake City office con- servation outreach manager at for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "The general rifle season was. shortened to try and improve hunting in future years 801-538-47- Rifle hunters will probably find buck deer at high elevations when Utahs 2001 general buck deer season opens Cranney, big game coordinator for the division of Wildlife Resources. "Dry leaves are everywhere and unless we get some moisture between now and October 20, trying to sneak through aspen areas is going to be tough. - .Cranney has two pieces of advice for hunters hunt in the sprucepinefir zone (where thicker, heavier cover is found) and, if hunting in an aspen area, sit down and let other hunters move deer to you. . The deer are in thick, heavy cover right now. Thats where the cool, wet areas are found, . Southeastern Region and its easier for the deer to hide in them, he said. "Itusu-all- y by - 13 "Hunting in the Southeastern Region is expected to be slightly better than last year, although conditions are going takes deer about three days after the start of the season to move into these areas but with the dry weather, theyre in them right now. If hunting in the noisier aspen areas, Cranney encourages hunters to find an area that allows them a clear view, and to then sit down and let hunters move deer to them. "This will be a good year for a person to stay in an area and not move, he said. "Its really hard to sneak up on deer, so let other hunters who are out walking move deer to you. Hunters who stay put will probably do the best this year. There are about 320,000 deer in Utah right now, which is about the same number as last season. Cranney says the largest deer populations are found in high elevation areas, with the Manti and Wasatch Mountain units in central Utah, and the South Slope unit in northeastern Utah, among the states best. to be tough, says Bill Bates, Southeastern Region wildlife manager. "Drought conditions continue to impact fawn recruitment and survival. 'Tb find success, Bates says hunters need to do some preseason scouting and be prepared for some hard hunting. "Dry conditions will make stalking and tracking difficult, he said. La Sal Mountains Shortening the general rifle hunt to 5 days last season has helped the herd improve slightly, but the deer population is only at 43 percent of the unit objective and it has a lot of room to grow. Fawn production this year was poor and may not be enough to maintain the herd at its present size. The buck to doe ratio is 9 bucks per 100 does and needs to improve. Those hunting the unit are reminded that the season here runs 5 days, from Octo- ber 20-2Abajo Mountains rifle The shortened season has helped.. This unit is now at its bucktdoe objective 4. 5-d- ay CORTEZ SEARS shopsears' of 15 bucks per 100 does. The deer population is improving slightly. The unit is at 54 percent of its population objective. Slightly better hunting is anticipated this year than last. Those hunting here are reminded that the hunt on the unit runs 5 days, from Octo- ' Where else?' 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