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Show Sudden Storms Slow Deer Hunt Success Heavy snowfall Sunday resulted result-ed in a rapid decrease of deer hunter success following an average av-erage or better kill Saturday, Oct. 23, opening day of the general deer season, according to Grant Seegmiller, Wildlife Federation president and spokesman for the Utah Fish and Game Department. Opening day fair weather rapidly ra-pidly turned into an unexpected heavy storm over most of the state before noon Sunday. Many popular high country hunting areas had received a foot or more of snow before evening. The kill quickly dropped as hunters broke camp and headed for home. Numbers were caught without tire chains and other necessary equipment to meet the weather and road conditions. Latest re- ports indicate all parties were able to move out, many through the assistance of better equipped fellow hunters, Department of Fish and Game employees and personnel of agencies. As the season continues sportsmen sports-men are again advised to go out equipped to meet extreme conditions con-ditions afield. Side roads are expected ex-pected to continue wet and muddy mud-dy throughout Nov. 2, end of the general 11-day season in most sections. Deer herds are expected to begin be-gin migrating to lower winter range areas following the present pres-ent storm period. Predictions are that hunter success should continue con-tinue high through the balance of the season owing to the fact that they are more readily seen when in the move and where there is snow cover. A longer season continues be-yong be-yong the general Nov. 2 closing in several of the state's prime hunting areas. These include the Daggett, East Antemony, East Zion, Fillmore, Gordon Creek, Kanosh, Meadow Creek-Dog Valley, Val-ley, Mineral Range, Nebo and San Juan units. The season continues con-tinues through Nov. 7 in most of these sections. |