Show Hurting Hunting Rules TELL FAMILY where you are hunting before belore you leave for the hills This message from law enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- officials is prompted prompted prompted ted by the fact that each year they receive several requests requests requests re re- re- re quests to locate hunters for emergency messages NO ONE knows when an emergency emergency will arise at home and knowing the approximate area a person is hunting in makes the job of locating him easier for law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment personnel If you change your hunting plans after leaving home take the time to call home and notify your family of your new plans RESPECT property A spokesman for the Utah D Di Dision f v sion of Fish ish and Game cautions all hunters to respect respect respect re re- re- re the land where they hunt Littering destruction of offences offences offences fences buildings or other improvements improvements improvements im im- im- im and indiscriminate indiscriminate indiscriminate use of vehicles can result in lands being closed to public access Hunters should obtain permission permission permission per per- mission before belore entering private private private vate property Land ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship can be determined by checking the records at the County Clerks Clerk's office LANDS posted to no trespassing trespassing trespassing tres tres- passing should be respected and state and federal areas that are closed to hunting should also be observed The fhe sportsman is the loser if lands are closed to access so hunters should respect all lands Your stake in the future depends on your actions actions actions ac ac- ac- ac today OBSERVE DEER hunt rules Law enforcement officials officials officials of of- of the Utah Division I r Fish and Game ure we all deer going afield this to observe the rules governing the deer hunt and respect the rights of others Each year during the deer hunt several arrests are made for violations of the deer proclamation LAWS MOST frequently vi violated violated violated vi- vi are carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle failure to tag deer failure to validate validate validate vali vali- date the tag by cutting out the proper dates and sex and improper use of license or permit Game officials also remind deer hunters that the black blackbear blackbear blackbear bear is not legal game during the deer hunt THE TIlE ENTIRE state is closed to bear hunting from Oct 16 to April 15 Ignorance of the law is no excuse and hunters are advised advised advised ad ad- to become familiar with the proclamation before starting their hunt ACCIDENTS involving deer hunters are generally caused by by carelessness or failure to observe the laws governing the hunt Each hunter has the responsibility to make sure of his target Wore bore he shoots and to be besre besre besre that he is properly alired himself with the pre- pre red or yellow clothing clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing and headgear Accidents involving hunters are reason enough for lor added caution during the hunt but the accidental killing of elk during the deer hunt also indicates the need for proper identification of the target AN ESTIMA ESTIMATED TED elk are killed annually during the deer hunt This waste of ol game could be eliminated if the hunter was sure of his target before he shot Deer hunters hunting on buck only units should make sure that the animal they shoot at atis atis atis is a legal buck Does killed by mistake are usually wasted and the productivity of the herd is reduced GAME CI CHIEF EF urges respect respect respect re re- re- re for property With some deer hunters poised to invade the hills in search of deer this Saturday Fish and Game Director John E. E Bud Phelps urges all hunters to respect private property rights Each year sees more and more private property being closed to all hunters because of the unthinking actions of just a few Phelps pointed out WE CAN only stop this trend toward closing vast sections of property by acting as true sportsmen and respecting respecting respecting re re- re- re the rights of the landowner he emphasized |