Show utah deer hunting best in many years yean opens october 20 for eleven days deer quail ducks and geese seasons also pull sportsmen southern utah is news arid and views tile the greatest sport of 0 them all deer hunting will open in utah 0 on october 20 and all outdoor en thus lasts are looking forward to their trips into the hills in search of the antlered antler cd monarchs as well as aa tho the opportunity at later dates to hunt pheasants quail and ducks the elk hunt starts on the mantl national forest on november 1 and other areas on november 11 ll permits have already been issued by the state fish and game department to the lucky sportsmen and assignments of areas made pheasant and quail season ha has s not yet been definitely announced by commissioner newell B cook but it is expected that the shooting will start at noon on november 7 and continue for three four or five days in various parts of the state slate duck season is set by the federal government to open on november 1 both big game and bird hunting will be better in southern utah this year than in several years past the condition of the ranges brought about by better management and weather conditions has put the deer and elk in ideal flesh condition and the numbers are said to be plentiful particularly in certain areas hardly a town in southern utah will be without an all influx of visiting hunters deer hunters dances will be held in st george cedar city beaver fillmore Pargui panguitch marysvale Marys vale vaIe and other towns near I 1 the best beat regions the night ot of october 18 will be the date tor for most of the celeb celebrations radons thereby giving tho the sportsmen ample time to get into the hills their camps set up and made ready before nightfall october 19 the majority of the california hunters will likely again go on the dixie division of the dixie national forest near st george but many from the west coast and also nevada will journey a little farther north along highway 91 to cedar city and parowan carowan Pa rowan the beaver mountain is one of the favorite spots for salt lake city and northern utah hunters but with more than SPOrts sportsmen mea out no place will be slighted panguitch expects a record number of sportsmen this year because it Is now possible to drive a car into the more congested areas between there and parowan carowan Pa rowan sportsmen not familiar with any parts of southern utah and wishing to hunt deer need have no tear fear ot of not getting into good hunting grounds as practically the entire southern part of the state has its share of the crop the exact locations on the various mountains are arc determined only by the weather conditions at the time of the hunt indications are that there will be some snow no in the higher areas by the opening day but this will not hinder the sportsmen sport men pheasant hunters will have a largo large crop of tile the famous birds to shoot at this year particularly in the sevier and sanpete valleys reports indicate a substantial in creaso in 11 millard county but hunt ing is tough due to the tha cover other parts of southern utah have been stocked this year but as yet the birds have not increased to such an extent as the places mentioned clear lake in millard call county nty 0 IS 18 nilles miles southwest ot or fillmore and a like distance alstan e southeast of delta will bo be one of the most popular duck marshes the state fish and game department has just recently finished a huge project there of building additional addition al dykes making several moro more lakes thousands of ducks and geese are now resting there and by november 1 many more will be ready to be targets for the scatter gun artists artist 4 otter creek and pluto reservoirs bicknell bottoms fish lake and the other smaller areas scattered throughout the state will also be comparatively good reports are that members only will be permitted 1 to shoot at bicknell becknell bottoms aln in wayne county but it Is under stood that the club does not include all of 0 the good marsh land of the immediate vicinity sevier valley has many ducks but Is not large enough to accommodate many hunters considering everything hunters are due lor for six an exceptionally good year and ot of course this means thousands ot of dollars worth of bustness bustnes tor for tile the merchants merchant |