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Show Deer Season Will Open On Saturday Big game hunters of this city are making elaborate plans for the opening open-ing of the deer season which starts Saturday, October 20, and closes October 30, both dates inclusive, D. II. Madsen, state fish and game commissioner, com-missioner, gives some timely advice regarding the laws, care to be exercised exer-cised and the penalty for infringing in the following article: The deer season opens Saturday, October 20 and closes Wednesday, October 31, in all parts of the state except within the game preserves, where all shooting is strictly prohibited. pro-hibited. The limit which may bo legally taken is one male deer, with horns at least five inches in length. The killing of fawns of either sex, or does, is prohibited. A cooperative working agreement has been effected with the Forest department, de-partment, and the rangers will cooperate co-operate with the game wardens throughout the national forests of state in the enforcement of the law. i Special deputies have been appointed appoint-ed and detailed to work in connection connec-tion with the forest people., and there will be no part of the state that will ; not be patrolled during the open season. j The increase in deer during the last few years that the buck law has been in effect is proof positive of the benefit bene-fit of such a law, and it is the purpose pur-pose of the department to bring about its rigid enforcement this year. A fine of not less than $200.00 , is the penalty for violation of the deer law. Every hunter, therefore, should make certain of his game before be-fore shooting. "If you can't see his horns, she hasn't any." Deer hunting in Utah at the present pres-ent time is not without danger to the hunter. More men than ever, before be-fore are going to take advantage of the opportunity of trying to secure a deer, and while the law prohibits boys under sixteen years of age from hunting, yet there is always certain danger in forests where numerous men are hunting with high-powered rifles. This danger is greatly increased in-creased by the fact that there are still some hunters who do not take the necessary time, before shooting, to determine that there is no one within range of their guns. It is hoped that we may go through the ! deer season this year without serious seri-ous accidents. In case of an accident in the forest, for-est, hunters are advised that there are numerous forest ranger stations equipped with telephones, and in some instances first aid treatment may be obtained. The rangers at these stations will give whatever assistance they can in any accidents which are reported to them. There will also be numerous game warden camps, where the wardens will render rend-er every assistance and also give advice ad-vice as to the shortest routes to places plac-es where help may be obtained. All hunters, hunting in close proximity prox-imity to game preserves, are advised to call on forest official for information informa-tion with reference to boundaries, etc. |