| Show Excess Buck Deer Killing Thought Unfounded Fears that too many matured bulls were killed In 1937 and desire of some hunters to have a longer I deer season find little sympathy Inan in inan an Incomplete report of the deer deer I Ian I season issued Saturday by the state fish and game commissioner Newell New New- I ell eli B B. B Cook The commissioner who points out the total number of animals killed that his figures by no means cover during the past season said the information In Information Information in- in formation was WM compiled to determine determine determine deter deter- mine sex ration of the buck deer deerIn deerIn deerin In the state He explains the four four- point buck Is considered a fully developed deer Two and three- three point bucks are d developed until they can be used as breeders The sex ratio taken Is about 50 50 or in the state as a whole we have lave no fear that we are taking too x o many matured bulls However In some few districts the percentage runs to small bucks Especially is this true on the Dixie national forest for for- i est t. t Indicating that we are no the time when we must ease up on the he killing of mature bucks In that locality Mr Cook points out The incomplete figures on this phase of the report Antler points No pct Pet Not given 84 94 One point 5 Two points 1395 37 Three points 19 Four FV ur points 21 Five points or over 7 Cook In view of the request for fora a longer season had his department department department depart depart- ment obtain data to determine whether such a move more would be feasible or necessary You will note by iy the report he said that on the opening day October 20 a total of per cent of the deer were killed and by the end of the first four or five flye days of the hunt the large percentage had been killed It has haa been our observation that most of the hunters disappear from the field after the fourth or fifth day We believe that the same same condition would exist should the season be extended for 30 days and that after the first few days we would have only a few stragglers a condition which forces us to keep our men In the field and necessarily Increases the operation costs of the hunt The commissioner pointed out one advantage of the long hunt how how- ever To have a longer season season he said would help those who desire to direct parties of hunters They would be able to guide many more than one or two parties In a season sea sea- son Date killed No Pet Pct Not given 27 7 Oct 20 1319 1319 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 9 93 99 Oct 24 85 95 Oct 25 32 92 Oct 28 75 75 2 Oct 27 64 94 17 Oct 28 40 11 Oct 29 42 11 Oct 30 68 66 18 Another Interesting phase of the report points out that the ranges are In good condition We are goIng goIng going go- go Ing Into the winter with ranges for deer In a much better shape than we have since 1930 Cook said The rains of July have made this possible In the reproduction of browse on which the deer must winter In congested areas Where the food supply Is not sufficient we have supplemented the food supply by the purchase of alfalfa hay and are conducting conduct conduct- Ing an experiment at the agricultural agricultural tural college on concentrates of different different dif dlf- ferent kinds such as the cottonseed cake It Is hoped by this department that anyone who finds strayed bunches of game animals anywhere In the state during the coming winter winter win win- ter will notify the game department department department depart depart- ment and especially our representatives representatives representatives represent represent- In their locality Figures on condition of the deer reported killed Condition No Pet Pct Not given 93 2 25 Poor 34 oS 9 Pair Fair 71 Fat Pat 89 69 6 Salt BaIt Salt Lake Tribune |
