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Show 1953 Deer Hunting Rules Offer Greater Diversity Utah's 1953 deer proclamation shows a greater variation in types of hunts and methods of hunting than ever before, according accord-ing to Fish and Game Department Depart-ment spokesmen. All sportsmen interested in deer hunting are urged to carefully care-fully study the general rules and regulations and the special provisions pro-visions for the particular area they intend hunting in. These wili be found in the 1953 deer proclamation, available Aug 1, at all livense vendors and department depart-ment offices in Salt Lake City. Greater diversity this year in the deer harvest regulations is a result of broader management powers given Utah's Board of Big Game Control by the 1953 legislature. Under this new authority au-thority the board has attempted to more equitably distribute hunting pressures into all areas of the state. While the general 11-day deer season was set fcum Oct. 17 through Oct. 27, longer and shorter seasons ranging from six to 31 davs have also been scheduled. sched-uled. Some of the several types of hunts include buck only, either 'ox, additional nntlerless deer on the regular license, post season, conditional, and special permit hunts for one and two deer. Department spokesmen said all special additional deer permits per-mits will be issued on a first come-first served basis this year. Permits for scheduled special hunts go on sale Sept. 7, at deer permit sales offices for each hunt as shown in the deer proclamation. proclama-tion. No special permits will be sold at Fish and Game Department Depart-ment offices in Salt Lake City. Citing the need for prospective deer hunters to know the rules and regulations as shown in the 1953 deer proclamation, Board Chairman J. Perry Egan said, "recognizing the need to decrease hunting pressure in some areas, and at the same time a serious need to channel more hunters into other areas, the board this year has scheduled a variety of seasons and hunts greater than ever before. This is a necessary procedure in good game management man-agement if we are to continue the high success level of deer hunting in Utah and at the same time meet the deer-range problems prob-lems in many of the outlying sections. |