Show Game Officials Tag Deer Migration Study One hundred fifty-one deer have received special earrings during an I operation carried out to study the summer to winter migration of deer LeVon beaver trapper for the Utah State and Game reports does and bucks were tagged in Lake Sam's Canyon and Sam's Wash on the Strawberry River drainage during the past two months this program was Lloyd Stevens of representative of the Big Game was in charge of the Thomas patrolled the 40 traps most of the These were set up 20 in Lake 10 each in Sam's Canyon and Sam's Made Of Heavy Cord The traps set up to catch the deer are constructed of heavy cord so trapped deer cannot hurt They just bounce from side to the The collapsible trap folds like an accordion with the deer still thus making it possible for one man to tag the A special pair of pliers is used to attach the metal tag to the deer's Von Thomas was assisted in moving the traps by other fish and game department workers in the Lynn Nickell of Roosevelt and Dave Thomas of Idea back of the project here and in other parts of the state is to get positive checks on where the deer herds migrate from summer to winter The deer are lured into the trap by fresh When they get inside they break a the front of the trap slides down and the deer is Turn In Tags A special request will be made to hunters to turn in these particular tags when they find them on a buckskin they down during the the 1957 and previous By mailing in the tags and listing the area of the hunters will be giving the department information on just where this certain herd and with this the department will have help in determining where to hold special 1 FAWN IS TAGGED LeVon state J fth and attaches f special tag to fawn's assist- L ed by Bill Harrison of v Tagging operation will help dc- 4 officials to trace sum- mer to winter migration of the Collapsible trap is shown A V in is Rodney Harri- son He frolicked with the fawn before |