Show Many ny Changes in Laws on Deer De r Hunting Deer hunting sons sel seasons for 1963 were set by the the Utah Board of f Big Game Gare Control during an allday all all- day session at Department of ofFish ofFish ofFish Fish and ana Game offices last Sat Sat- arday Hunters can now begin planning their fall hunts as the board set seta a n general statewide deer season tot for animals of ot either sex to begin Oct 19 and c continue for tot eleven days through Oct 29 Balanced Program The board closed one herd unit to all deer hunting set earlier seasons for four tour herd hunts long long- er ej seasons in several areas and I made provisions for issuing both two deer special permits I for some units in an effort to further channel hunting pressure I into many of the states state's 62 deer herd units where a greater harvest harvest harv harv- est is needed to balance herds with available forage A statewide archery deer season season sea sea- son was set for Aug 17 through Sept 8 bu but eed upon by t the e board oard only after much discus discus- cion don I Other actions saw saw the board legalizing the use of archery gear I for the taking of all species of big game during the regul r regul pre pre- pre ph- seasons The board also rescinded firearms fire arms regulations and legalized the use use of all rifles firing IrIng a center center- fire cartridge Handguns shotguns shotguns shot shot- guns uns crossbows and the use of rim fire cartridges in rifles re rt remain rn- rn main illegal Deer hunters may purchase only one special permit in addition addition addi addi- I tion to their regular license deer tag This may be a special antler antler- less either elther two deer per I nit mit I Other Rules Other governing rules and regulations regu lations will follow the same pattern pat tern a as in the past several years These rules along with the seasons sea sea- sons soIls for each herd unit will be Ix published In proclamation form and available to the public soon after mid Board Doard actions followed public hearings conducted over the state where individuals and organizations organizations submitted recommendations for these seasons These recommendations were weighed along with those of Department Forest Service and Bureau Dunau of Land Management Man Man- range game managers as the seasons reasons were set Board members are Chairman Harold S S. Crane Welby Aagard Dan Freed William D D. Huist Hurst and Othel Pa ray Pay I |