Show Utah Hunting Season Is s Drawing Near ear earThe The Utah hunting season comes In bulk this year car with th the thelast e last of October and the first o of f I November featured I With the special elk waterfowl waterfowl water fowl and pheasant openings se sefor set t for successive dates ardent hunters are going to have ha a busy season the last few days day s of October The Tho deer season the biggest t outdoor sporting event In the state will begin October 16 an and d will have no competition throughout through through- out its eleven day run On October 28 however th the e Utah fireworks start and th the elk hunters on the Manti l and an d I Cedar Mountain districts take tak takeover takeover e over for the kickoff In the el elk k season The waterfowl season th the e dates for which are set up by b y federal regulations will open at a anoon t noon Friday October 29 29 This s event Is Js statewide and will continue continuo con con- without stagger through 1 December 7 The next day daj at high noon the th e great upland bird season begins begin s Oct 30 and runs for two an ana and anda d sd a half halt days After that the hunts hunt s taper down to the special sp ial deer dee r hunts the elk hunt on November 6 6 and the tho waterfowl shoot With a heavy schedule on tap R. R L. L Turpin director Utah i Fish and Game today today to day warned Utah sportsmen to check their hunting licenses and hunting tags Last year many sportsmen found they had misplaced their tags and made a minute last-minute rush for substitute sub sub- tags Sportsmen were also warned to check their guns and ammunition ammunition ammunition ammu ammu- before entering on the th range Guns should be kept unloaded unloaded unloaded un un- loaded until the gunner is on a asafo safe safo practice range They should then be bo made safe until they are loaded again on tho the open range during the hunting seasons Every ery year jear several children are arc hurt or ki ed as ns a result of or negligence of their fathers or brothers in leaving live arms and ammunition within their reach Mr Turpin said We Ve appeal to sportsmen to use uso every precaution to be careful with guns before the hunts during the season and in putting the weapons away A noon opening for upland game birds has been proclaimed for Utah sportsmen this year to give gho more of the working men of the tho state a first crack at the upland targets The noon opening was set last last week by the Utah Fish and Commission and is proclaimed for the first day clay October 30 The final two days of oC the th three three- ec- ec day hunt will be opened at 7 a. a m. m un until til 5 30 p. p m. m closing time for all pheasant and quail shooting Tho The Utah pheasant hunt this year will be a three-day three affair with three roosters as the daily bag hag and six as the possession limit The rules are uniform throughout tho the state R. R L. L Turpin game director I Isaid said Saturday the noon opening openings was asked for this year by a majority of the sportsmen and also advised as a means of protecting protecting pro pro- hen pheasants Usual Usually with a 7 a. a m m. m openIng opening open open- Ing the tho birds are not readily At least east many of ot the hunters who have been apprehended apprehended apprehended shooting hens have given this early hour as an excuse To eliminate this problem the season season sea soa- son was set for a noon opening Another reason for this change which the state tried out several ears years ago Is that the noon opening opening open open- ing will give the birds a chance to get out from their roosts Into the fields It will also scatter the birds and give the hunters more imore sport over oer a wider area Heretofore the roost hunters hunter have had the big thunder TurpIn pointed out Men lien working Saturday morning morning morning morn morn- ing will be able to be on hand for forthe forthe forthe the first shoot It will also give dairymen and farmers a better chance |