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Show Bait Planting, Hunts Used in War on Rabbits This Week This week, beginning with December De-cember 2C, has been used as a period for "War" on rabbits in Iron county, with poison baits and hunts being used to exterminate exter-minate as many cf these pests as possible. Poison bait was mixed and distributed on Monday and Tuesday Tues-day of this week, and more bait was mixed and a gun and club rabbit hunt was staged on Wednesday. Wed-nesday. Bait mixing was done at Beryl Monday and scattered over the rabbit trails. Tuesday bait was mixed in Parowan and scattered scat-tered over Parowan valley. The rabbit hunt Wednesday, was sponsored by Enterprise civic clubs, under the supervision of Arch Richards, Utah-Idaho Sugar company representative for the Beryl area, and resident of Enter- prise. Sportsmen throughout the county were Invited to participate partici-pate in the hope that thousands of the pests might be exterminated. exterminat-ed. Shot guns were the only firearm fire-arm allowed In the hunt, and it was planned to have two people with clubs accompany each man with a gun, to kill wounded rabbits rab-bits thus saving ammunition. The hunt began at the Beryl "crossroads" with hunters going in all directions in the Escal-ante Escal-ante valley. The hunt started at 10:30 and continued for two hours. The Hunt on Wednesday was similar to the one staged during the Thanksgiving holidays when more than 2000 rabbits were killed. kill-ed. The drive on these pests is being conducted to rid the county coun-ty of a heavy infestation, which threatens to wipe out the crops in some sections of the county next summer, it is stated by Lamont E. Tueller, county agent. |