Show estimates place deer on dixie at live thousand can be taken annually without reducing herd says forest supervisor 9 pro posed reduction in in interest terest of range that there are approximately 1 head at 0 mule deer on oil the dixie game preserve that a conservative I 1 estimate ot of the annual increase Is twenty five per cent that about five thousand head can be taken annually without depleting tile the herd and that range conditions demand consideration are some of 0 the interesting things pointed out in a statement from forest supervisor 1 jas E gurr which we publish herewith as follows according to the best available information there were 1250 head of deer on the dixie game pr preserve serve it in 1920 As a result of afforded protection and adaptable environ environment mert there has been a 1530 increase I 1 during the intervening period according to best estimates thua leav ing before this thia years hunting 1 I 1 head I 1 in 1924 the estimates showed 1 2600 head on the preserve during ihn intervening teri ten year arifi A thre has been an estimated h ir crease creaso despite the bract that sl si c 1927 tn thousand head of mae ma e j deer have been removed during regular hunting season season this number having been actually checked out the estimated number of deer as obtaining in 1934 was based upon special studies of forest officers and game wardens assigned to this area tor for the express purpose of at making counts while all deer could not be counted the basic law of averages should pretty accurately de le tho the number more afore activity has been prevalent during the 1934 season in an endeavor I 1 to properly integrate the usage ot of the range resources on the dixie forest as between agricultural livestock and game interests As a result of this ac ivirty about abolt I 1 deer were removed during the summer season of 1934 from the ranges seventeen hundred fifty se ian ani bucks were removed curing the laeulah hunting hurt ne period land wele actually lually pc checked out ot at the dixie game preserve As result of the sI secial cial doe season at F P devalley 87 ind were reis oved this makes a total of 2028 head of deer removed through hunting activities laying a residual head on the tl c Pr preset e at present of head if ills head Is reduced by the does it is proposed to remove during the special hunting season which b bigins 3 november 24 it will leave a iema remaining ining estimated herd of or a net increase in III this herd of head over the number that prevailed early in the spring of 1933 studies have pretty conclusively shown that after ing losses from predatory animals disease poaching etc there is a net annual average increase of 25 per cent and that this percentage is ia very conservative on the basis of at these atud stud lles lies and the present numbers of deer tit in the dixie herd we therefore can annually remove approximately five thousand head of deer and yet maintain this herd at its present numbers it la is with the foregoing thought in mind that recommendations were made tor for removal of some of the deer on the dixie furthermore this was influenced by the tact fact that we are of necessity facing reductions in livestock and viewing tho the situation from an integrated and correlated use stand standpoint pint it seemingly Is necessary to base action in this respect on present day condl conditions it should be understood however that damage by deer Is by no means general that a removal Is contemplated only from localized congested and as a result overgrazed over grazed conditions dit ions in this removal of at doe deer there will not be unrestricted killing the removal will be under rigid restricted regulations and supervision er of the state stale game caine department and the forest service during the special season to begin november hunters will necessarily cessa rily need check both upon ingress and egress irom from the proscribed hunting areas for the plate pinto division checking stations will be established at newcastle and pinto all persons obtaining permit tor for this area should take rote pole and make certain that they check both upon entering and leaving the hunt ing areas it issuance ot of permits to an extent that justifies for or the ma gotsi moody and shoal areas occur I 1 then checking stations will be established at veyo and enterprise |