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Show Pheasant Hunt Opens at Noon A noon opening for uplands birds has been proclaimed for Utah sportsmen this year to give more of the working men of the state a first crack at the upland targets. The noon opening was set last i; week by the Utah fish and game i , commission, and is proclaimed for jl the first day, October 30. The final v two days of the three day hunt will be opened at 7 a. m. until 5:30 p. m., closing time for all Pheasant and quail shooting. The Utah pheasant hunt this year will be a three day affair with three roosters as the daily bag, and six as the possession limit. The rules are uniform throughout the state. Usually, with a 7 a.rm opening, the birds are not readily identified. identi-fied. At least many of the hunters who have been apprehended shoot ing hens have given this early hour as an excuse. To eliminate this problem the season was set for a noon opening. Another reason for this change, which the state tried out several J years ago, is that the noon opening I will give the birds a chance to get I ut from their roosts into the field. " will also scatter the birds and S've the hunters more sport over a wider area. Heretofore the roost , hunters have had the "big thunder" was pointed out. Men working Saturday morning : wi'l be able to be on hand for the "fst shoot. It will also give dairymen dairy-men and farmers a better chance to protect their stock. Wardens have been active this year arresting violators of the fish id game laws. Ladd Broderick, of ' Delta was fined 25 and forfeited his shotgun for hunting pheasants out of season. M. E. Ward, Delta, Jas fined 25$ for a fishing violation. |