Show Sports In The Open Space g general deer season continued in 22 major hunting areas following closure 29 of a majority of the state's hunting units after an eleven day season began October 19 Department of fish and game spokesman said holders of regular big game licenses and tags who have not yet a deer may still go afield from November 3 and in all 22 of the areas where extended season hunts were set by the Utah Board of Big game In four areas the reason is continuous through November These are the Black's Fork herd the Ridge section of the Book Cliffs unit the West Zion and the seasons in the Manti and Juan areas ended while regular hunting will be re-opened on a weekend only basis during late November and in early December on sixteen hunting areas after the November 3 closure in these Sportsmen holding unused additional doe tags were reminded that these may bd used on nine of the 22 areas still open to The department noted that hunters going afield during any of these extended seasons should be certain of the boundaries and regulations for the unit they mint These are listed in the 1957 deer hunting proclamation both by verbal description and Proclamations are available for those who do not have them cither from department offices or from license Hunter sUccess during the extended season prove good as the animals move from the high country into Ithe lower elevation This should be especially true during the late weekend hunts on the several this type season is F-S The following actions were taken covering department of fish and game policy and programs during a recent special meeting of the Utah Fish and Game Approved calling for bids on purchase of fish and game licenses to be used during This will include licenses of all kinds to supply the plus license agents over the state during the coming 1958 license year beginning next April Sportsmen were reminded that the 1957 licenses arc through April and must be displayed when afield to hunt or trap prior to this Gave to four new posted pheasant hunting These are located at Fountain Riverdale and Studied policy concerning the collection of brine shrimp from the Great Salt It was decreed that collectors would be issued renewable permits for a period of one year with a six percent royalty to be paid to the department on all shrimp Anglers were reminded today of the whitefish winter fishing seasons set for December 1 through February 15 on all or part of five Utah The waters are the Logan River proper from Right Fork of Blacksmith Fork River proper downstream from the confluence of the North Fork and the West the entire of Asay Creek proper in Garfield and Kane and the Weber River proper in Morgan and Summit The season for taking white-fish from these waters was set by the Utah Fish and Game on an experimental basis and for two The first was to give additional winter fishing areas where anglers could go afield during the period The second was to reduce heavy populations of whitefish in these streams not normally caught by angler during the general trout |