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Show Deer Permit Applications Heavy; Mail Available To Outside Hunters Applications for antlerless deer, special deer permits, and elk permits indicate one of the heaviest hunting seasons in Utah history. There is no indication yet as to where the heaviest hunting pressure will be found. It appears ap-pears that elk hunting still remains re-mains a very favored sport among Utah nimrods. The chances seem likely that the ratio of applications to the number of permits to be issued will be in excess of 13 to 1. This is true not withstanding the fact that it is unlawful for anyone who was successful in drawing an elk permit last year to apply this year or the coming year. The application of this new law ruled out 950 sportsmen sports-men from applying. They were Snrrpssflll tact voar The drawing of antelope permits per-mits was the least popular of any hunt. Thirty-five permits were issued out of the 135 applications appli-cations made. The deadline for making applications ap-plications for elk permits is September 8. All applications mailed in must be post-marked not later than midnight of that date. Applications for special deer permits on the "first come first served open sale" areas may be made by mail as well as in person. The mailed applications will receive as much attention as those presented in person. However, How-ever, no permits will be issued, either on the mailed applications applica-tions or the applications presented pre-sented in person until after the sales offices open at 9 a. m., October 2. Mailed applications will be processed concurrently with the sale of permits over the counter, coun-ter, so that each group may have as nearly an equal chance as possible. Applications sent by mail should be addressed to the "Deer Permit Sales Office" in the county seat ' designated as the sales office in the 1950 deer hunting proclamation. |