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Show Game Officials Hake Deer Count During the past week a deer count was made in some of the favorite hunting ranges in this area. For three mornings in. a row, a two-hour count was made by three Duchesne county Fish and Game department employees and members of the Duchesne Fish and Game club. The count was made from an airplane piloted by Lynn Hatch, manager of the Roosevelt Flying Service. Lynn Nickell made the count in the area through Red Creek, Tabby Mountain and . Blacktail Mountain. He tallied 364 in this region. Dave Thomas tallied a 255 count for the area at the head of Red Creek, Currant Creek, and Mill Hollow. In the Currant Creek Mountain Moun-tain region south of Fruitland, a 202 count was listed by Ralph Halstead. The survey showed a total count of 821 head of deer. Game officials stated that this Is comparable com-parable with the game count made last year in these areas. |