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Show Cover Game PRICE - Utah's general bull elk and buck deer hunts will be underway this month. Mountains and hills will be dotted with hunter orange-clad sportsmen enjoying one of Utah's favorite pastimes. Such an image is sure to conjure con-jure up fond memories for Utah's hunting public but may mean something entirely different for many Utahns. Please be mindful that the majority of Utah's population neither nei-ther hunt nor fish. They don't necessarily object to sport hunting, but could change their mind. Imagine how offensive it could be to be stuck in traffic behind a mud-splattered truck with a carcass hanging over the tailgate. Hunters, who proudly drape game over the hood of their vehicle or hanging out the bed of their truck, have a lot to learn about good manners. The Division of Wildlife Resources urges hunters to put harvested game under cover. Not only does this help protect the meat from flies, dust and heat, but reduces the chance of offending non-hunters non-hunters and provoking anti-hunters. Some states even have a law forbidding the "gratuitous display of wildlife." In these states, hunters may be cited for transporting game in public view. "A true sportsman should be satisfied with the hunting experience, exper-ience, without feeling the need to 'show off by flaunting the kill," said Mike Milburn, a lieutenant with the Division of Wildlife Resources. Re-sources. Hunters can do a lot to encourage en-courage public acceptance of sport hunting by exercising sensitivity and common sense. Keeping game under cover and out of sight is a simple thing hunters can do to safeguard their chosen pastime. |