| Show hunters Will invade Utah Canyons for deer hunt opening 18 EXTRA CAUTION URGED BY HUNTERS IN OBSERVING LAWS AND FIRE DANGERS ARE ALSO EMPHASIZED I Good hunter success should be the rule for an expected big game hunters afield during Utah's general deer season beginning October Department of Fish and Game director Harold S. Crane said this prediction was based on several factors including present forecasts of mild weather for the opening weekend of the the past mild a good brood stock and spring fawn and a greater scattering year of hunters into some of the more distant better hunting director reminded that the best harvest years occur when weather conditions permit access into the back country sections over the Current predictions are for continuance of the present mild weather at least through-the opening weekend of the Play It Safe Crane are chiefly concerned that all deer hunters will play the game during the deer season in a sane and sportsman-like Only in this way can anyone realize the full recreational values that should attend this hunting hope each hunter party will go prepared to meet adverse weather conditions so often occur on a will respect the of the private land-owner where many will hunt where permission is required to and will all the laws governing this hunt to include those of safe gun He called attention to the present acute fire hazard on all ranges and urged each hunter to use special care with fire of any x K With Utah's statewide general deer hunting season opening the today listed the following as among the most important to observe during the No one may hunt deer unless they are sixteen years of or One deer of either sex may-betaken on the regular big game or combination hunting license over the entire state during the regular Deer must be tagged at time and place of The tag must remain with the animal throughout processing and until the meat is completely Each hunter is entitled to only two special deer See back page HUNTING from Page The multiple unit special antler-less available from license agents in counties where herd units are open to this type may be purchased until the season closes for these units by any holder of a big game license who does not already possess two special Every while hunting shall wear conspicuous red headgear and red sweater or Any person carelessly or negligently killing or wounding another person while on a hunting trip shall be subject to license privilege revocation for I a period of five I Type of Firearms I The only legal firearms for deer hunting are rifles of at least 23 shooting a cartridge of at least two inches in length with an expanding type The bow is a legal weapon provided it has a minimum pull of 40 Arrows must have two or more cutting either or arrowheads are Archery permits purchased for the September archery season will not be valid during the general It shall be unlawful for anyone to fail to stop at checking stations or road blockades where a stop sign Is It shall be unlawful for any locker plant or storage plant owner or employee to receive any game animal for processing or storage unless the animal is legally Hunting on special deer permits is confined to the area for which the permits arc The legal pursuit of deer is confined to daylight It is unlawful to hunt by spotlight or artificial light of any Sportsmen are again reminded that the foregoing are only a portion of the laws and regulations governing the deer On any hunting trip the most pleasure is derived by the best informed sportsman and it is the obligation of each license holder to know the laws before m |
