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Show Local Deer Haunls Yield Many Prizes Southern Utah's hunting- preserves proved the big- attraction this year, when hundreds of big game hunters crowded practically every territory open to deer hunting. Hunters came from all points in Utah, California, Nevada and other western points, and very few met disappointment, each hunter returning home with a broad smile and a prized buck anchored to his automobile. No estimates as to the number of deer killed are obtainable at this time, but the kill, in the opinion opin-ion of close observers, will exceed that of last year. And an additional feature fea-ture in bringing down the deer was the fact that every animal, without exception, was fat and in the best of condition, and the lucky hunters will enjoy some real feasts from the forests for-ests of Southern Utah. The caravan of hunters southward bound began as early as Tuesday evening eve-ning of last week, and there was a continual stream of automobiles and trucks, loaded with red-capped men and ample supplies of "grub." Thursday, Thurs-day, the day before the season opened, open-ed, travel readied the high peak and as many as ten cars were lined upv in haste to reach favorite hunting grounds. Gunnison nimrods, as usual, succeeded suc-ceeded in bagging their deer, many returning early on the morning of the 20th. It is estimated that more than forty of the prizes were brought in. Twelve Mile canyon and the ravines leading from it, Willow Creek, Clear Creek, were the favorite haunts for the Gunnison hunters. All the mountains moun-tains east of here proved the presence of deer, and it is conservatively estimated esti-mated that more than 400 deer, taken by all hunters, were killed in this section. As usual, evidences of infractions (Continued on last page) I Local Deer Haunts Yield Many Prizes (Continued from page 1) , of the law were found in many instances. in-stances. A few doe and some fawn , were found dead and deserted and in Willow Creek canyon a game warden found; a huge elk that had been killed and then abandoned. This game warden war-den also located a fawn. Both elk and fawn wTere recovered and taken by the warden and now a close investigation inves-tigation is being 'made to locate the "hog" sportsman. ! The deer season will closn next Monday evening, October 30, and the next attraction will be the pheasant and quail season, opr-ning Sunday, ! November 5, and continuing until the i 7th, the three days inclusive. Shoot-I Shoot-I ing of both species of birds will be j from 8 a. m. to G p. m. on Sunday, November 5, and from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. on the following two days. Bag I limits will be three pheasant per day ! and ten quail per day. The dates for hunting elk will be November 8 to j 22, inclusive. |