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Show By Hartt Wixom buck-only hunting has generally ge-nerally (with a mild winter) increased herds. The Book Cliffs are not up to par. No one is quite sure why. Many bow hunters have liked to "patrol" those back roads morning and evening checking for easy quarry. But, there isn't much "easy" hunting left in these-rolling these-rolling hills between Green River and the Colorado border. Deer will concentrate with heavy snow, but are widely scattered this time of year. However, do not overlook the highest timbered ridges and peaks. As for equipment, check with the archery shop pros. It's their business to know what works best for you, and your budget. You can also buy your permit there, as well as obtaining a proclamation. pro-clamation. Some of the best bow hunting should be on the north end of Manti Mountain, Moun-tain, especially in the ravines farthest from roads; Rock Creek to Whiterocks and Ashley Creek on the south slope of the Uintas to Diamond Mountain; Ashley forest from Duchesne to Price; Marysvale westward through the high country; some of the west desert ranges to Box Elder County's Sawtooth forest to Clear Creek; Monte Cristo north to Bear Lake, and the Lost Creek area to upper Ogden River and Weber River, although much of this is private property. You'll have to ask permission permis-sion in such places. Be careful of fire! Close gates. Be sure to carry your big game and archery license with you and get game out quickly. " Traditionally, Utah's archery arc-hery deer hunt opener, Aug. . 22, has been for experts. You . had to practice throughout the year to have any reason for going. But, there are many more reasons other than possessing possess-ing a Robin Hood skill with the bow. One is scouting ahead for all the big game seasons. With rifle, deer, elk, moose, even grouse seasons coming later, you can check out both game and game habitat now. It is also an opportunity for an outing with the entire family when ... weather is not dangerously cold, and you won't get stuck in ice or snow. I The archery permit is $10. . ; And it is true that if you bay one, you cannot purchase a - . control permit or go out oh' both rifle and muzzle-loader hunts. But, the control hunts are all antlerless again this year anyway, not much challenge. You can take two " bucks with bow and rifle tags during the archery quest, providing both are William Tell style. In this the bowman has an advantage, for muzzle-loaders must decide de-cide between rifle and - primitive weapon. But, where will the deer be for the bow hunt? You can bet in this heat they will be high. They will be in shaded -areas during the middle of the day. You will also have fully-leaved aspens and oak, whereas during the rifle shoot later, those leaves will be gone. Certain areas of the state will also be off-limits to bowmen which are open to riflemen. It doesn't make much sense. But, that is what the Utah Board of Big Game Control has gone and done: they have closed to bowman all units open to seven-day rifle hunting. It is obvious rifle-toters can do more damage in those seven days than a whole year of chasing animals with the most sophisticated stick and string missiles ever devised since the ancient Indian. But, that's the ruling this year: if not open to the full 11 days of rifle hunting, it isn't open at all for bowmen. That doesn't work much of a hardship for northern Utah units, but it does in the south. Around Kanab, for example, hunters (even riflemen) rifle-men) can't go into the Paunsaugunt country from Arizona border north to Panguitch east to Lake Powell. Other surrounding units are 7-day. Thus, the first practical place to seek venison northward is the "back side" of Monroe Mountain. From there to Fish Lake'to Salina Canyon is, however, expected to provide excellent deer hunting. Big game biologists from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Resour-ces say there "is a healthy population of deer" in there, with fawn crops recovering from the 1977-78 drought years. The same type of hunting hun-ting is expected throughout the remainder of the state, with exception of San Juan-Elk Juan-Elk Ridge, and Dixie-East Pine Valley, also closed to all deer hunting this year. This, too, in a year when |