Show Sports In The Open Space HUNTING SEASONS SET The 1959 hunting seasons for antelope and moose have been set by the Utah Board of Big Game A statewide general deer season will begin October with an eleven-day or longer hunt scheduled for taking animals of either As In past the Board set longer seasons and several special hunts to channel hunting pressure into many of the state's 62 deer herd units where field information showed a more equitable harvest was needed to balance herds with available A statewide archery deer seasons was set for September 5 through September One earlier opening season for rifle hunting on the regular license was scheduled for the Black Fork's October on the northwest slopes of the Two unlimited deer permit on the Antimony and Henry Mountain will also open October 10 and continue through October A total of elk permits were authorized for 14 hunting Antelope hunts were set to allow buck only permits for seven hunting Ten permits were authorized for taking mature bull moose from the Bear River-Beaver Creek section in the Uinta The Board again ruled that each hunter may purchase two special deer only one of which may be for the same deer herd By only residents hunt antelope or Only minor changes were made for the general rules and regulations governing the big game All the regulations covering these seasons will be printed in proclamation form and available to the public on or about July Proclamations may then be secured from department fish and game offices or from license agents throughout the The five-man Board set the hunting seasons following public meetings over the state to gather recommendations for these Members are chairman Harold S. Welby Jack William D. Hurst and J. Wells |