Show I Sports In The Open Space The annual spring range investigations have been completed In Western Duchesne stockmen and others are Invited to parti- in these surveys which are by the Utah Department of Fish and A later dato was rescheduled for investigations this year because of heavy snowfall during last Results of the trend rides have been reported by Lloyd Stevens of game manager for District 2 in the Uintah Basin Conditions nn the Current Creek unit point to a healthy deer Stevens Unfortunately this condition does not carry through to the which Is badly He states recommendation will be presented for a heavy deer removal there during the fall In Altonah particularly around the browse is in fair Stevens says recommendations to the Big Game Board will be to take a few does off this range on special permits to maintain the herd population-feed supply On Rock Creek in the Currant Creek some special hunts likely will be recommended in the over-grazed feed in the unit is' in fairly good Stevens Possibly it is a little better than it was last The district manager said he hoped the deer population could be held at about Its present figure particularly the Currant Creek and Altonah Information gained through these trend rides will be used in making recommendations for the inter-agency meeting big game control scheduled to be held in Wernal on May 22 at p.m. |