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Show Deer Harvest Good Says Local Market Despite the warm dry weather weath-er and the reported scarcity of deer in the nearby mountains, Pleasant Grove area deer hunters are doing well. At 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, more than 200 deer were hanging hang-ing in the chilling rooms of the Smith Bros, cold storage plant. Veteran deer butcher Paul Adam-son Adam-son said that this season to date was one of the best he could remember. re-member. "The deer are fat and in excellent ex-cellent shape this season," he said, "and best of all the hunters are learning to take care of them better each year." The excellent condition of the deer this fall is really surprising, surpris-ing, since range conditions have been poor most of the summer due to the drought. No doubt the heavy rains during September improved conditions to a considerable consid-erable 'extent. The biggest buck checked in at Smith Bros by early Tuesdaj' morning was a fine four-point animal an-imal shot by Thoral Rasmussen on the south end of Strawberry Ridge. The prize buck weighed at least 210 pounds and was in prime condition. "I got him at about 7:30 Saturday morning with two shots," Thoral said. He was the finest deer I have ever brought in, he added. Like always, some of the local nimrods returned empty handed. Deer, like gold, are where you find them, and Lady Luck has considerable to do with it. There's one thing certain,' the steaks, chops, roasts and stewing stew-ing meat will come in mighty handy for the families of striking strik-ing steel workers and others who are currently a little short on "eatin' money." Local market men report that already purchases purchas-es of beef, pork and poultry are showing a decline. |