| Show GAME ON m 1 H t IlAm IONAL forro ST forest service department furnishes tabulated report of conditions of utah forests nearly every class of game is showing a satisfactory increase on the national forests of utah says district forester ii R H rutledge gc the annual game gaine census just completed shows that there are within the national forest of utah mule deer 1189 elk and mountain sheep there are also some deer elk and mountain sheep outside of the national for ests in the more elevated parts of the state these animals seem to be multiply multiplying ing very well an increase of about head being estima estimated in 1922 in spite of a kill of head bead by hunters and losses of several hundred head by predatory animals although a good general increase is noted it is believed that on the minidoka Mini doka forest on the utah idaho line and on the powell forest in sou southern th utah the deer are decreasing in numbers on the kaibab forest just over the utah line in in northern arizona it is estimated that there are acer the area is a federal game preserve reserve the elk most of which have been introduced in to various parts of the state within recent years seeni seem to 0 be establishing themselves excel excellently antly the the ashley forest foest in in the eastern ciuta mountains being alone alon in reporting a decrease for the state as a whole an increase of head is reported for 1922 A few mountain tain sheep estimated at in all are found in the high uinta mountains on the ashley and uinta forests they seem to be about stationary in number in spite of complete protection over one and one half million acres of 0 national forest land in utah have been design designated atea as the state game refuges these ra refuges i s have bave done much to bring about the steady increase of deer noted during thelast the last few years more are given in the n below may ay be of int interest iam 50 FOREST DEER ELK ashle ashley Y I 1 1350 50 cache i dixie 4 t 0 0 L lasal as a I 1 yay 0 manti 1825 Mini dolca 0 powell 7 1 4 1 1800 0 uinta f t 1400 was wasatch a itch J M 41 4 1 10 16 the ashiley dorest 4 oi r reports 68 t A mountain sheep the forest so 50 3 rank frank church max orton olar claronce clarence lefevre orlo davenport and jos G houston leave salt lake city for a mission to the world for the L D S church on april alth |
