Show hunting seasons set by big game board annual fill fall seasons for or deer elk and antelope hunting were scheduled by the utah board ot of big game control dis dining ing the day long yearly executive session held july 12 in salt lake city for the first time in several years permits were author authorized iced for two antelope hunting units twenty rive fivel are for a buck only hunt on the herd unit west of cedar city and fifty of oc either sex in the west box elder county area elk permits pei mils allocated by the board this year totaled 1465 on eleven hunting units of 0 these ISO 1150 were set up tor for an it if and when conditional hunt to be held in the mt alt nebo area only it if weather and other factors put the animals in problem areas during the late tall fall early winter months the total elk permits allowed amounts to fifty less than the number authorized toi for the 1953 season elk are aie harvested on a limited permit system apen to application only to t 0 resident lesl dent holders ot of big game licenses lit scheduling the hunting seasons on the states 62 mule deer herds most important and numerous big game animal required a large share of the boards time the past two mild winters have been chief factors in herd increases resulting in an oversupply over supply of deer compared to available range in fit several sections most of these fictions are in southern utah and the daggett county areas because 0 this and the present acute drouth conditions in many range dreas areas the board recognized the need to set up several special types of hunting seasons to meet the current problems the general either sex 11 day season tor for most hunting units will begin october 23 and run n through nov 2 duck buck only hunting bull in was set for most of 0 the west desert section the san rafael desert area and the vernon heaston stansbury and north tintic gintic sections of tooele thoele county other special type hunts included an early two deer regular license shoot on the antimony unit two to deer regular license hunts on five units during tile the general and extended seasons two units where two deer may be taken on special permits seven areas where a longer season was scheduled a short season for tho the raft river section an unlimited long season hunt tor for two deer in the bear mountain three corners section across the green river in daggett county additional dit ional it and when hunts on many units to be held only it if the animals animal create a damage trespass pi eblem as a result of severe weather and other factors actors special permits tor for the deer seasons numbered a drop of about one third over a year ago |