Show Bear Lions Become Utah Game Animals Meeting in Salt Lake City last week the Utah Fish and Game Commission took action on hunting of the mountain lion and bear a reciprocal licensing agreement between Utah and Arizona on Lake Powell and a anew anew anew I new type of goose tag for 1967 AFTER DISCUSSION with the organized livestock groups and several other interested parties parties parties par par- ties the Fish and Game Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission declared the bear and the mountain lion game animals effective Feb 1 and then declared de declared declared de- de a closed season on bear Oct 21 through 31 1967 In action on the mountain lion the Commission prohibited holding lions in captivity and releasing them in front of the hunter This makes it illegal to carry carryon on a practice termed canned hunting FOR THE nonresident guide the Commission established a guide permit and for the nonresident hunter there is a permit The resident of Utah can still hunt lions any time without a permit THE COMMISSIONERS re reviewed reviewed reviewed re- re viewed proposals on a reciprocal cal licensing agreement be between between between be- be tween Utah and Ari Ani Arizona zona for Lake Powell and authorized the Department Department Department De De- De- De to continue to negotiate negotiate negotiate with the Arizona Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment to resolve some of the few remaining problems before es establishing establishing establishing es- es an agreement Goose tags for 1967 will again be attached to the combination and upland game licenses but I the eight tags will each contain re removable movable n not notches o t c h he e s for the I month and day when the goose I was killed I ITHE THE COM COMMISSION was given the late latest t report on the pr present sent Fish and Game financial pic pic- ture The Commission indicated some immediate funds are needed to assist the Department in carrying out programs up to July 1 1967 and then stressed the urgency of obtaining a license license li license li- li cense for continuation of essential essential essential essen essen- Fish and Game projects I |