OCR Text |
Show Public to Help in Deer Count A deer count on the Dixie Na-tloral Na-tloral Forest will begin March 28, according to Albert Albert son, Dixie Forest Supervisor. Plans for the count have boon made by Claude Macfarlane, i state game warden; Myrvin K. Noble, ranges manager and Floyd C. Noel of the forest staff. A five day count recently completed com-pleted on the Antimony-Circle-ville area, showed more deer this year than last according to L. D. Heywood, assistant forest supervisor. super-visor. The men counted 1516 deer, 379 more than were seen in the same area last year. The deer, according to Mr. Hey. wood, are now living on sage brush and are In poor condition. An average of three dead deer a day, mostly bucks, were seen during the five-day count. The herds are down lower than they were at the same period last year. Tersons participating In the Dixie deer count will furnish their own saddle horse, feed and equipment for their horses, and their own camp equipment. Stockmen, members of organizations organiza-tions and individuals are Invited Invit-ed to participate in the count. Food supplies will be purchas ed in bulk with members of the hunt sharing the expense. Cooking Cook-ing utensils will be furnished by the Forest- Service. Tersons' may participate in the entire hunt, or they may meet the group and take pirt as they wish. The hunt will last about 10 days. The following is the schedule for the count: March 28, establishment estab-lishment of camp in Plntura; March 29, ride Big Sand, Coal Hill, Leap Creek and Cave; Mar. 30, Trails to Leeds Corral, ride Italian, Cedar Range, Savage Range and Big Hollow; March 31, trail to Beaver Dam Wash and camp. April 1, ride Slaug-ter Slaug-ter Creek and area; April 2, ride East Fork and Bunker Peak Draw, trail to Diamond Valley; April 3, ride to Diamond Valley; April 5, ride Tovan Bench and Cactus Flats; April 6, trail to Pinto, ride Wheatgrass, Holt Canyon Can-yon and Cove mountain; April 7, ride Kane Springs, Richie Flat, Iron Peg and Little Pinto Creek. |