| Show ELK mm HUNTING TO T BE ALLOWED ON CEDAR MOUNTAIN elk hunting will bo be allowed on oil the cedar mountains early in november it was waa decided at a mooting meeting ot of tho the state game refuge committee and tho the board of 0 elk control held in salt lake city last friday recommendations hail had been mado made by tile the local stockmen stoc kmen men that from 20 to 30 elk of 0 any kind be killed this fall but the limit set la Is 13 12 bull elk out ot of tile the estimated herd of ISO only matured elk with a minimum of two prongs on their horns may bo be shot under tinder tho the permits permits will be issued this year tor for the shooting of bull elk over tho the state andallo and the hunting will be under careful supervision of the state flak fish and game department part ment the season will bo be november 11 to 19 15 the late date tor for the elk hunting was chosen to permit ot of the interposition of 0 tile the pheasant shooting season dates to be announced later between the regular deer hunting sea son october 20 to 30 and the season tor for elk hunting ll hunters will be required to report to tile the fish and game department which with the federal forest service will have organized camps at strategic points for the hunters convenience ven veni tence ence Il hunters also will be restricted strict ed as to the localities in which they may hunt the alm aim being first to clear the elk from the localities where they have been damaging crops of farmers and ranchers the aim ot the committee in authorizing the hunt bunt it Is explained Is not to kill bill the elk but to get them away from localities where they cause causa excessive damage hunters lami cedar mountains will lie be expected to check rn in and out at the forest office in cedar city when they check la itt they will be given an identification tag and will be expected to report back to the office leavo leave their permit and give a description as nf to the age etc of the elk they shoot that the state department will be aided in an intelligent management of the elk herds over the tha state applications for permits must he be in the tha office of the fish and gamo game commissioner in salt lake city not later than october 10 and by a 10 tee fee applicants should name first and second choices of hunting location 0 something less lesa than 10 per cent of the elk ek are to bo be disposed of by the hunting it being estimated that ahat there are about 2700 elk in tho the state at present pie sent besides the 12 from an estimated herd of in the cedar moun mountains taing other permits will bo be issued as follows for ri or 75 head out of the tha on the cache national nai lonal forest this was in accord with recommendations for 35 head out of the goo estimated on bit alt nebo the recommendations tor for this section was placed at 75 in the be beginning kinning but was later cut to 60 50 head for F or head from the herds in tile the mantl and fish lake national forests the recommendation asked for unlimited shooting on these forests es ts where it Is estimated there are 1100 head F for or 12 head on the aleaton game perserver pers Per erye serve in the oquirrh mountains iron county record |
