Show Game arne On Th 4 Mat Manti Forest The rang rangers rangers' rs' rs fish and game estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates for 1926 show a total of mule deer elk 47 black and brown bear 35 mountain lions wild Hd cats coyotes and 1254 beaver in addition to a few fox for marten mink and ermine and quite a large number of badgers Four hundred two forty-two deer were ere killed on the Manti Forest last sea- sea json son Three elk one bear seven lions seventy-five seventy bobcats and 1429 coyotes have also been poisoned poisoned poisoned pois pois- or within the boundaries boundaries bound bound- aries alies of the Manti l during the past season One hundred seventy deer are are reported as having been killed b by predatory animals These deer have ha been killed prinCipallY principally by lions however coyotes have been bee known wn to kill deer especially y those that have been be n slightly wounded The Gentry Mountain Mountains Game Pre Pro servo erve north of Huntington Canyon according to reports shows an in in crease in hi total numbers of deer A small bunch of elk are also now located on that preserve j i Reports show that a total of approximately approximately approximately ap ap- proximately trout fingerlings fingerlings fingerlings finger- finger lings came camo from the state hatchery however a number of shipments furnished by the federal hatch hatchen cry en at Springville Grouse and other native game birds are reported as fairly numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous and increasing over most of the forest However the results from plants of Mongolian and Hungarian pheasants as well as quail have be been n somewhat disappointing in the showing made and there is a ques- ques In the minds of many of the sportsmen as to whether or not there thE is a chance to do with these birds at least in Sanpete |