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Show Utah's big game herds wintering well, report shows Utah's hig igame herds appear ap-pear to Ibe wintering well in most areas of the state. The warming trend that started in mid-January allowed game to move back to higher elevations, eleva-tions, however, cold temperatures tempera-tures and deep snows in November No-vember and December have left deer generally weak. To the casual observer, deer may appear healthy and in good condition; but this is not true according to a report of the Fish and Game Department. De-partment. Snowmobilers and rabbit hunters are urged to avoid any harassment of deer, as losses could easily occur. The report Indicates that In the southern region agricultural agricul-tural damage problems that occured in some areas ' are now almost nonexistent. Prior to the mid-January thaw, some highway mortality occured, oc-cured, but vehicle-animal collisions col-lisions have decreased since that time. |