Show DEER ON INCREASE ON DIXIE PRESERVE Acco according to eno boat best available information thero there were 1250 head of 0 f deer on the dixie game pro pre dserve in 1920 duo to afforded protection and adaptable environment there has been a 1530 per cent increase during the lilter port od up to and including 1934 thus leaving in the mariy bearly part cart of 19 1934 34 head in 1924 the estlin Aw showed 2600 2000 noad nead on oil the dixie lame game preserve during the intervening toil tell year period there lias has been a increase despite the fact that since 1927 ton ten thousand head of mal male I 1 deer have been removed during I 1 regular hunting and tills this number has been actually checked out the estimated number ot of deer 40 obtaining in 1924 was based upon special studies of forejt officers and game Varden 3 assigned to io thia area for the express purpose of malting making counts while all deer could not be ba counted the basic law of averages should pretty accurately determine the number more activity has been prevalent during tile the 1934 season in an endeavor to properly integrate tho the usage of 0 tris range resources on the dixie forest as between betl keen agri sul cultural tural livestock and game interests As a result of this activity about door doer were removed dur ing the alie summer season of 1934 from the ranges seventeen hundred fifty seven bucks were removed during the regular hunting period and were actually checked out of tho the dixie game preserve As a result of tho the special doe season at pine valley 87 jihad load were ro removed moved tills makes make s ia total of 2028 head of oc deer removed through hunting activities leaving a residual herd on the dixie game preserve at the cho present time of it if this head bead Is reduced by the does doea it la Is proposed to ye rp move during tile the special hunting season to begin november 24 it will heave davs a remaining estimated herd of or a a net increase in this athla herd of head over tho the num berthat that prevailed on this preserve early eaily in the spring of 1933 1033 studies have freily pr eily shown that after subtracting losses from predatory animals disease ang etc tere to la a 0 net annual BV av y rag 0 at t pa that this percentage la is very conservative serva tive 0 on the basis of these studies and the present numbers of deer in tile tho herd we ve therefore there tord fora can annually remove approximately five thousand head oi of deer and yet maintain this herd at its pros pres ent numbers humbers it la is with the foregoing thought in ill mind that recommendations were made tor for removal of some of the deer on the diets furthest Furt heri hert more thin was influenced by tho the fact that wo we are of necessity facing reductions in livestock and viewing the situation from an integrated and correlates correla correlated tep jiso ilso standpoint it seemingly li la to base action la in this ibis respect on oil cosent dry conditions it should be understood however that damage by deer li liy by no means general that a removal to la contemplated only buly from localized congested and as a result over grazed conditions in this removal of doe deer there will noi be unrestricted strIct ed killing the tha re removal will be under rigid restricted regulations and supervision hf altha the state lame game department and the forest service during the special season to be gin november 24 hunter bunters will necessarily cessa rily need check both upon ingress and egress egres s from the proscribed hunting areas for the pinto division checking stations will be established establish old at newcastle and pinto all persons obtained permits tor for this area should I 1 take note and make certain that they check both upon entering and it dav ay ing the hunting areas it if issuance of permits to an extent that justifies for the magoteau Mago Mag tau moody and shoal areas occur then checking stations will be established establish od at veyo and enterprise JAMES R N supervisor dixie rational national forent |