Show pheasant season to open november 7 four das of hunting allowed in duchesne daiche ne and uintah counties no open sea season s on given for quail the 1937 pheasant season will be officially opened suigay Sui Jay N no vember 7 according to a procla mation released in full sunday bj state fish and game commissioner newell B cook A few changes have neen been madi this year regarding hunting rules the season in most of the c cou buil i ties of the state will last foul days compared compare d to the he genera three days the daily bag lini lind has been changed so that hunters will be allowed to take three mak birds b on the first day of the season but only two mate male birds on the last three days in coun counties tle where four days hunting will be allowed those shooting will be permitted to get et nine birds the same total as a allowed last year in the three day season dates set after survey the dates were set following a statewide survey of sportsmen civic clubs and tish fish and game organizations in nearly every instance it was found that a longer season was wanted and in a majority of cases those cont contacted aced sought to keep the bag limit the same as last season both aims have been accomplished the following counties will be open for four days beaver box lider eider cache carbon davis duchesne emery juab millard san pete salt lake sevier uintah weber and washington in iron morgan and tooele thoele counties a three day season will be in vogue last year hunting was only two days in tooele thoele county beginning to increase quail will not be permitted to tc be taken this season two majol reasons were advanced for giving these birds protection the first and perhaps the most important was ivas because these birds are just beginning to show signs of in creasing after the haw hard winter ol of 1936 1937 and the second was t tc keep beep quail hunters from convere ing on several points where quan are fairly plentiful officials of various fish anc game organizations have wobkea hard in an effort to have quan quah protected this season and the state game department has also advocated for some time a closed season on these birds ma many ny sportsmen have asked that quail be permitted to be taken but tor for the most part utah hunters are happy that they will be protected until next year liens protected only male pheasants may bo be killed hunters are urged to refrain fron from killing hen pheasants this year the increase of these birds has brought satisfaction to wildlife enthusiasts sand and within the next two or three years a longer season may mak be declared il if hen pheasants are given protection hours for hunting will be from 8 a m to 5 p in with the exception of opening day in sevier county when hunters may no shoot until 12 noon hunters will not be permitted to use revolvers pistols or rifles |