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Show I j r 1 - 9 ( n (- 1 A ( S LaSa" j,m Mountains p'ne Valley Boulder 4 ty Mountain l""' J yL i i . ! r if Blue Mountain - fK7 C Elk Ridge 1 T" J I Shown are the best turkey hunting area in the state. It opens next week. Turkey callers face Snowy Hunt population of turkeys this spring, but snow is still deep in the mountains. Unless we have considerable melting in the next few weeks, as much as 75 percent of their range may be unavailable," said Coles. "The turkey is primarily a wilderness bird," continued Coles. "It does not do well Shortly before sunrise on April 29 many turkey hunters hun-ters will be encountering knee-deep snow in the higher elevations of southern Utah. This prediction comes from Floyd Coles, Division of Wildlife Resources Regional Game Manager in Cedar City. "We have a fair where human activity is extensive." This fact has made turkey hunting a popular sport with a relatively small group of Utah hunters. But reaching the birds may be a problem this spring. The turkey is not native to Utah. It was introduced in 1952 and has adapted well to the Ponderosa pine, oak and grassland association in southern Utah, where it finds all its basic range requirements. Turkeys have been hunted in the state since 1963. The Division of Wildlife Resources is urging hunters to review the 1978 Turkey Proclamation before venturing ven-turing into the field. In addition, since much hunting may be done at lower elevations, the hunter is reminded that permission to hunt on private land is a common courtesy. |