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Show Input being sought on 1986 Deer Hunt " I L JL-'"'- ,ii:;aa.i...l,u.uii..iiii''iii'' iiUyr-- ,..;:... inn'' in' fe?f OGDEN-Hunters of big game in Utah are invited to give their input into some proposed changes in hunting regulations during a public meeting set for Friday. May 9 in the Ogden Chamber of Commerce conference room. ALAN HASH, an area enforcement enforce-ment officer with the Division of Wildlife Resources, said the meeting meet-ing will seek input on the following changes being considered by DWR. First, a "Choose your weapon" hunt, in which hunters would have to specify which weapon they would be using to go after deer next fall. "It would allow us to spread out hunters with their favorite weapons all year long," he explained. ex-plained. He added that one problem prob-lem with the hunt as it presently exists is the large number of hunters hun-ters all convening in the hills at the same time. SECOND, A split opening of deer season. This would also help deviate the overcrowding of the hunting areas, by not allowing all hunters to open at once. "Our biggest big-gest problems are always with the opening weekend." he stated. "After that, the hunters tend to thin out by themselves." A third change would be a limited li-mited entry hunt, similar to the drawing of permits for other types of big game such as does and elk. Under the program, a limited number num-ber of deer permits would be issued each fall, with those not being chosen moving up in future years and thus more likely to be picked. HASH IS QUICK to point out that these changes, and others being considered, are not locked in concrete. He said the DWR is anxiously an-xiously seeking suggestions from hunters to help curb the problems inherent with the hunts as they have been conducted in the past. Those seeking more information about these changes, or others', can contact the office at 479-5143. The buck-only deer hunt in Utah is scheduled this year from Oct. 18-28. 18-28. In addition, an antcrless-only hunt is set for the first three weekends in December in Davis County, with 200 permits going for the south end hunt and 50 for the north end. More information about those will be forthcoming. i VIEWMONT HIGH gymnast gym-nast Becky Leatham saved the best for last. In her final fin-al two vaults of the season, the talented junior far outdid out-did herself, hitting a pair of 9.55's to capture the state 4A-3A vaulting title during the championships at Alta High School. |