| Show Hunters Requested To o Return 1943 Big Game Permit PermitS Deer hunters and in fact every every ev ev- ery person holding a Utah state big game hunting license were reminded this week by Ross Koss Leonard director of the state they should turn in the largo fish and game commission that portion of their deer hunting card to the commission Mr 1011 Leonard urged the complete co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation of every person holding holding holdIng hold- hold Ing either regular or special hunt permits He stated that the response on returns from hunters thus far has been excellent however there are still a large percentage percent percent- age of ot the the cards that have not been returned ed Hunting conditions and the nature of our deer controversy make it more vital than ever to have complete kill figures for forthe forthe forthe the past season he stated He urged that sportsmen fillin fill fillin fillin in the cards stating whether or not they made a kill or if it they did not hunt to so state This Tills data he said will control the number of ot deer to be taken from the state next year and provides I the only possible accurate clues I to our game management lem While most sportsmen in iii the state will admit that there are arc areas in which deer eer should be- be reduced in number most of ot them feel that the livestock interests and Forest service are imposing imposing imposing ing on the sportsmen and are taking doe deer in excess inmany In Inmany inmany many cases True rue representatives tives have had a part In the quotas set each year but according according according ac ac- cording to reports their wishes have been ov overruled by livestock men and t forest rest service officials This con condition Is explained by the lack of conS con crete information concerning deer kills In previous seasons If H the sportsmen of this state wi ii h to protect ct their their rights lights ts concerning concerning concerning con con- the deer kill and numbers numbers numbers num num- bers to bo be taken from various arious areas it is important that they do their share toward compilation tion of ot an accurate record of ot the kill during luring the past season This can be done if every sportsman holding a deer tag will see that it is either mailed to the tle state fish and game commission or handed to a game gamo warden wardon |
