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Show Moose Hunt Provides Besi Research Besides providing a rec- . reational opportunity to hunt, ( Utah's moose hunt is part of the Division of Wildlife Resources' continuing re- search effort to provide bet- ter hunting without injuring 4 the resource. By attempting attempt-ing to widen the cow-bull ' ratio to approximately 1 bull: 4 cows, more producing an- imals can be kept on the i range. Division biologistsare trying to determine whether ' the 1 bull to 4 cows ratio affects moose calf produc- , tion. At this point, it appears to have no adverse effect. ' Other big game species have wider ratios than 1:4 with no effect on production. Prior to the 1973 season, there were 38 bulls per 100 cows. This year the Ogden River 4 unit, which included the Cache forest, had a harvest of four bulls from the five . permits issued for 80 percent per-cent success. The BearRiv- 4 er-Hole-in-the-Rock" unit reported 45 bulls harvested by 98 hunters afield for 46 percent success. Two permit holders did not hunt. The first sanctioned moose hunt in Utah was held in 1958 when ten bull per- . mits were issued. Seven hunters were successful. i Since that time, Utah's moose herd has increased rapidly and is extending its . - range. It is reportedly one of the few herds in the world that is increasinginnumbers i . and area. 4 |