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Show l. Archery Season Opens, Restrictions Listed jr Deer hunting permits for r Utah's 1961 archery season may now be secured from the fish and game ofifces over the state ; and from many regular license ' agents in the cities where these f offices are located. An experiment this years finds a cardboard tag attached to the archery deer license In place of i( the previously issued metal tag. ' It was designed to meet the request re-quest of many hunters preferring prefer-ring this type tag, is issued at considerably less cost than the metal tag, and has many advantages advan-tages from a management standpoint. stand-point. Archers were reminded that the permit must be carried at all times while hunting, that the tag must be attached to the carcass car-cass at time of kill with the appropriate ap-propriate holes punched to supply sup-ply management Information, and remain with the animal through processing and until it is consumed. The statewide archery deer season Is set for Sept. 2-17, inclusive. , Anyone 16 years of age or older old-er possessing a valid Utah big game license may obtain an archery ar-chery permit and hunt during I this prescribed season when only the bow and arrow is a legal weapon. Tackle requirements decree a minimum bow pull of 40 pounds and the archer's ability to shoot 300 yards at regular draw length. Arrowheads must have two or more cuttii. edges and not be capable of passing through a Y8 inch hole. Other laws governing this hunt make it illegal to carry firearms of any kind while hunting, hunt-ing, or to hunt or discharge an arrow from a vehicle. Red or yellow headgear is required by law. Growing popularity of the archery deer season is shown by the 8,831 permit holders who were afield during the 1960 hunt. Records show them taking 1,820 deer for a hunter success of 20.6 7r. The hunt has proven popular and successful In ail of the State's 62 deer herd units. |