Show Sports In The Open Space Outdoor Dates Set The following calendar of dates concerning Utah's outdoor seasons was listed today for the state's sportsmen by the department of fish and The general fishing season continues through November with many waters open after that date on an all year Earliest deer hunts are on the Antimony and Henry Mountain units where only holders of special permits for these two hunts took to the hills September 20 through the Most elk permit holders will begin hunting September though later seasons are set on four elk hunting The annual waterfowl season starts October 4 and continues through January The regular deer license and tag may be used one week prior to the opening of the general season on two hunting These are the Black's Fork unit on the north slopes of the and the San Juan unit in southeastern The general deer season begins October 18 and continues for eleven or more days on all hunting units over the The upland game bird season will open at November No bag length of seasons and other regulatory measures for these hunts will be set by Dates for several special permit deer hunts concurrent with or following the general season are all listed in the 1958 deer hunting The department again reminded that is the obligation of the license holder to know and observe the laws covering each season as shown in Proclamations are available from license vendors over the state or from department Deer hunters preparing to embark on one of the early season deer hunts were cautioned by the Utah Department of Fish and Game today to carefully check their Since many deer like the Henry lie in rugged and remote sections of the hunters were urged to make sure automotive foot and camping gear are in sound It was also mentioned that since cold weather and long hours of exercise will be the extra food and heavy clothes should be included in the Containers of extra water and gasoline are always good insurance on trips into outlying In a final word department spokesmen reminded hunters used to the city that heavy exercise accounts for large numbers of heart attacks each Hunters can again help in reducing an over-abundant population of porcupines while they are in the mountains during the near-at-hand big game This word came from the Utah Department of Fish and Game and the U. S. Forest Service today as both agencies again noted increasing numbers of porcupines are taking a heavy toll of trees and forage in many sections of the Spokesmen noted that these animals are easily dispatched by hunters in the but urged normal precautionary measures when shooting then in trees and other places where they are The Ring-necked pheasant was first introduced into Utah in the late First hunt on these birds was held in Eleven species of game birds are found in These included Uie ruffed and sage the and Hungarian California and quail and the mourning The American Bittern and he Black Crowned Night two rather common birds of Utah appear almost identical when Differences between the two become apparent only as the birds reach Rattlesnakes add a new each time they shed their skin about three times a The number of rattles is NOT in any way indicative of the age of the The buck which made legal game of only buck deer possessing antlers five inches in length or was passed by the legislature of Approximately deer were killed during the 1914 deer season when this law went into For a five year period prior to passage of the Buck Law in all big game seasons in Utah were closed by the State The milk snake was named in the erroneous belief that It was able to milk Though it often frequents barns it is attracted by the mice found there rather than the |