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Show T UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. Wildlife Board approves rules for 2001-0- 2 big game seasons Archers can hunt buckdeerstate-wid- e during Utahs 2001 general season. That change, and moving Utahs general buck deer permit application period to January, an among a really interested in a permit for a specific region," Flinders said. For ths first time, hunters may apply for s general buck deer permit e in 2001 by visiting ths Divisions Internet web site it the Utah Wildlife Board approved at its Nov. 16 meetingin Salt Lake City. The board approved rules for Utahs 2001 and 2002 seasons. The rules can he found in Utah's 2001 Big Gams Proclamation, which should be available by lata December. "Having a two-yea- r proclamation will provide a little mors consistency for our hunters,said Steve Flinders, biggame coordinator forthe Division ofWildlife Resources. They U know the rules and aeaaon dates for ths next two years. Statewide General Archery Deer Hunt Opportunity Archers who draw a 2001 general archery buck deer permit can hunt statewide next year. Utahs general archery deer hunt will run Aug. 18 Sept 14, 2001, one week longer than this year. The Division ofWildlife Resources proposed ths statewide archery op portunity as it looked for ways to provide hunters as much hunting opportunity as possible, without ad versely impacting the states herds. We felt wo could allow archers some additional opportunity because they have fairer low succsm rates, and there arent many archers in the state,FlinderssaidL During the general archery seasons in 1997, 1998 and 1999, archers took an average of about 2,000 buck deer each season. Bycompariaoa, rifle hunters took an average of almost 24,000 deer each ofthaw seasons. Duhngthoee three years, an average of about 12,000 hunters participated in the general archery buck deer hunt each year, while an average of 77,000 participated in the rifle hunt and an average of 11 ,000 participated in the muxzleloader hunt. Permits By Region Ar- In addition to adding an extra week to Utahs general archery buck deer hunt, the board also added an extra week to the sUte's general archery elk hunt. Utahs 2001 general archery elk hunt will ran Aug. 23 Sept. 14. Moving the end of the general archery elk hunt into will take one week away (torn limited entry elk hunters but Flinders said they should still enjoy good success because the peek of the elk rat happens towards the end of the month. "Right now moet of the elk Uken during limited entry hunto are taken at the beginning; or in the middle, of the hunt," Flinders said. "Taking I -- booster seat Is your child ready fora seat bell? Think again? Every child bet ween 40 and tfOpoundgneeds to be in abooeter seal. Car rranhcs kill more children between the age of 4 and 8 than anything eli dues. Seat belts save lives, but a teat belt that doesn't fit properly will not protect your child in a erm-h- . Booster seats solve the problem. For nai uinal resource contact ths NHTSAAuto Safety Hot line: that first week away may shift hunters to hunting towards the and ofthe hunt, when bunting is actually belter." Youth Hunters Must Obtain a Rifle or Muzzleloader Permit To Hunt All Hunters wholl be or younger on Aug. 18, 2001 must purchase a rifle and muzzle loader permit if they're interested in hunting all three general buck deer eeeaone in 2001. Youths are allowed to hunt ell three seasons until they take e deer, at which point their deer hunting ends for the year. We can't allow youths to pur chase an archery permit and hunt all three seasons because archery per-mil- s ere now statewide permits, nnd rifle and muzzleloader hunting is not allowed statewide," Flinders said. 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The remaining81,000 permits are rifle or muzzleloader permits. A total of 7,000 of the 16,000 archery permits were taken from the Northern Region allotment, which had been 30.000. Upreveraits have been allotted to this Northern' Region than any region in the state, but the region has the fewest public land hunting areas. Ths Division believes intense hunting pressure on the region's frw public land units leone reaeno deer herds oo those areas haven't reached buck to doe ratio objectives. "Now that hunting pressure wiD be reduced in the Northern Region, hunter whohunt it should find more and bigger deer in fliture year," Flinders said. To allow hunters as many chanoee to obtain a general buck dwrr permit as possible, the board approved two application periods. Hunters will get their first crack at a permit in January, as ths first application period will be held Jan. 3 31,2001. Results of the first draw will be posted by April 30. Hunter who don't obtain a permit in the first draw may apply May 1 21 for any remaining permits. Results of the second drew will be ported by June 18. Any permits left over after the June drawing wfll be available, over beginning July 26. Also beginning July 28, any nonresident general suck dew permits not taken nonresidents will be available to 'tab residents. "This system allows hunters numerous opportunities to obtain a permit but i would advise them to apply In ths first draw, if theyre Page 19 kids need a car Three Seasons Extra Week Added To General chery Elk Hunt 2QHQ- - Even older on-lin- www.nraUte.ut.uadwrdwr.htin 21. Noirn.-Sc- r outside Vernal How would you NET W,Q R K likeyoufTV? |