Show ELK km HUNTING TO BE ALLOWED ON OH GEDAH MOUNTAIN 4 elk hunting bunting will be allowed on the cedar mountains early in november it was decided at a meeting ot of the state game refuge committee and the board of elk control held in salt lake city last friday recommendations had been made by the local stockmen stoc kmen that from 20 to 30 elk of any kind bo killed this tall fall but the limit set 16 18 12 bull elk out of the estimated herd of only matured elk with a minimum of two prongs on their horns may be shot under the permits permits will be issued this year fr for the shooting of bull elk over the state and the hunting will be under careful supervision of 0 the state fish and game department part ment the season will be november 11 II to 19 the late date tor for the elk guntli hunting 39 was chosen to permit of 0 the interposition of the pheasant shooting season dates to be announced later between the regular deer hunting season october 20 to 30 and the season for elk hunting Huit hunters will be required reaul red to report to tho the fish and game department which with the federal for forest est service will have organized camps at strategic points tor for the hunters convenience veni ence hunters also will be restricted strict itric ed ted as to fo the localities in which they may hunt the aim being first to clear the elk from tho the localities where they have been damaging crops 0 farmers and ranchers the aim of tile the committee in authorizing the hunt it la is explained Is not to kill tho the elk but to get them away from localities where they cause excessive damage hunters in the cedar mountains will be expected to check in and out at the forest office jn in cedar city when they check in they will bo be given an identification tag and will bo be expected to report back to the office leave their permit and give a description as to the age etc of the a elk lk they shoot that the state department will be aided la in an intelligent management of the elk herds over the state applications tor for permits must bo be in the office of 0 the fish and game commissioner miss loner in salt lako lake city not later than october 10 and by a 10 tee fee applicants should name first and second choices of hunting location Y something lhing 10 per centon rent of the elk bik are to iq disposed of by the hunting it being estimated that there aro about 20 6 elk in 14 the state at present besides besides r the 12 from an estl esti i 0 co continued n t to back page ELK HUNTING TO BE ALLOWED I 1 ON CEDAR MOUNTAINS continued from page one mated herd of in the cedar mou mountains stains other permits will bo be issued as follow for 75 head out of the on the cache national forest this was in accord with recommendations for 35 head out of the estimated on mt DIL nebo tho the recommendations for this section was placed at 75 76 in the beginning but was waa later cut to 50 head F for or head from the herds in the mantl and fish lake national forests the recommendation asked for unlimited shooting on forests where it la Is estimated there are 1100 head bead for 12 head on the heaton game perserver per serve lif in the oquirrh mountains iron county record |