Show Sept 28 Marks Bird Hunt Opening will be out in force this weekend as the opening opening opening open open- ing day for five species of game birds and the cottontail rabbit rolls around in a big opening for the upland game bird buffs Hungarian partridge partridge par partridge par par- forest grouse sage grouse wild turkey and cottontail cottontail cottontail cotton cotton- tail hunts open at daylight Sept 28 with sage grouss closing as early as Sept 29 while and Hungarians will cont continue nue for fora a long season season J through rough Jan 15 and hungarians will willbe willbe willbe be legal targets statewide with witha a bag and possession limit on each bird of eight and sixteen respectively THIS YEARS YEAR'S forest grouse hunt for ruffed and blue grouse will continue statewide through Oct 29 with the bag and possession possession possession pos pos- session limit of four and eight Sage grouse hunters will have only the two days to pursue their their- their bird bird and will have varying varying vary vary- ing bag limits depending on where they are hunting so this will require a close look at the proclamation to determine areas open and proper bag limits WILD TURKEY hunters must pick up a turkey permit before before before be be- fore going out to the Boulder Mountains East Zion or La LaSal LaSal LaSal Sal Mountain areas There is isa isa isa a two bird bag limit on the East Zion and Boulder areas and a one bird bag limit on the La Sal Mountains Cottontails will be legal game until March 1 with a bag and possession limit of ten and 20 although little pressure is expected expected ex ex- peeled on the rabbit until later this fall or early winter when other types of hunting have slowed down or seasons on birds and big game have closed |