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Show Hunting Seasons Vali Commence In Mid October The Utah hunting season comes m bulk this year with the last of October and the first of November Novem-ber featured. With the special elk waterfowl, and pheasant openings set for successive dates, ardent hunters are going to have a busy season the last few days of October. Oc-tober. The deer season, the biggest out door sporting event, in the state, Will be2in Oftnhor 1C ...:n i no competition throughout its 11-day 11-day run. On October 28, however, the Utah freworks start and the elk hunters on the Manti and the Cedar mountains take over for the kickoff in the elk season. The Waterfowl Wat-erfowl season, the dates for which are set up by Federal regulations, will open at noon Friday, October 29. This event is statewide and will continue without stagger thru December 7. The next .noon the great upland bird season begins (Oct. 30) and runs for two and one half days. After that the hunts taper down to the special deer hunts, the elk hunt on November 6, and the waterfowl wa-terfowl shoot. With the heavy schedule on Ian. R. L. Turpin, director, Utah fish and game commission, today warned warn-ed Utah sportsmen to check their hunting licenses and hunting tags mmediately. -Last year many of the sportsmen found they had misplaced mis-placed their tags, and made a last-minute last-minute rush for substitute tags. Sportsmen were also warned to check their guns and ammunition before entering on the range. Guns should be kept unloaded until the gunner is on a safe practice range. They should then be made safe until they are loaded again on the open range during the hunting seasons. |