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Show Increase Reported in 1 9 60 Deer Harvest , ot hunters took 130,915 ani-..u.s ani-..u.s during the 1!H0 seasons, arjording to final rejnirt figures .ssued by the Utah Department of i-'ish and Game today. This figure represents the high- est dter harvest on record for the .state, with the increase being l.Ktl) animals over tho previous high kill of 1215,315 taken in 195;). A total of 150,401 regular license li-cense hunters bagged 100.7G1 deer for an averaage success fig-gure fig-gure of 67. This was one mt-cent mt-cent higher than the CG'e success figure for regular license hunting in 1959. Special ermit hunting accounted ac-counted for the additional 30,18-1 animals making up the total of 130,945 harvested during all seasons sea-sons and types of hunts. Included In the special jwrmit totals are 1,826 deer bagged dur- ins the September archery hunt at a hunter success of 20',; . Sex ratio for the over-all kill was COM bucks and 40 does. Generally good hunting conditions condi-tions and greater accessibility into in-to the off -high way areas were listed by the department as factors fact-ors accounting for the high harvest. har-vest. The figures are tabulated annually an-nually from hunter questionnaire cards and field data as final reports re-ports of license sales are returned return-ed from agents over the state: Department director Harold S. Crane voiced thanks to all sportsmen sports-men who returned questionaire .cards, checked through stations during the 1960 hunts, or in any way contributed information or assistance necessary in compiling these important management records re-cords covering the annual deer harvest. |