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Show Game Gossip HUNTING DATES SET FOB DEER. ELK. PHEASANT The following list of informa- tion regarding the fall hunting seasons has been released from fish and game department offices. Department spokes men again note that all sportsmen should carefully study the rules and regulations covering each season as shown in the proclamation for that purpose. eggs that had been peviously to Utah expected to come through the U. S. Fish and Wildlife service from the Yellowstone Park section this year. Latest information indicates that very few, if any, more shipments of eggs can be expected from this source during 1953. A probable decrease is also noted for the years ahead. Reduction of the Yellowstone egg take because adverse water conditions and extreme fishing presesure are the chief reasons given for the above reductionsNative cutthroat trout eggs from Yellowstone have played an imporant part in the state fisheries program for this species of game fish. For a number of has years a cooperative project wild-lifee been conducted with the service resulting in annual shipments of several million eggs to the Utah department each year. - Mourning Dove Season: Sept. 1 through 13, inclusive: Either a state game bird or combination fishing and hunting license required (no special license or federal stamp needed); All of state open to hunting, except all of Davis and Weber and parts of Salt Lake and Carbon Counties; Bag and possession limit, ten birds; shooting hours, one-ha- lf hour before sunrise to sunset (checktime table);; ShotOn May 28, 1952, gun must be incapable of hold- pounds of rainbow ing more than three shells. Sage Grouse Season: Sept. 19 and 20; Special planted in Nine Mile reservoir, near the highway between Sterling and Gunnison. They number- ed 300 to the pound. This reservoir, like many others over the state, is ordinarily drained dry each year and for this reason is not a dependable fishing water. The Nine Mile plant was made with the intent of using the reservoir as a natural rearing pond in the fish and game department's growing program for so utilizing such waters. To this end a catch pond was constructed below the dam from which the fish would be seined and transported to lakes and streams as the reservoir drained. All weight and size gained would be on natural feed and at much less cost to the state than the hatchery raised trout. Plans had to be changed when an extremely high water table during the summer months of 1952 sixty-fiv- e fry left were the reservoir with a of considerable water. The resevoir was opened to carry-ove- r ' i j : fishing this spring. Anglers and the department alike were plea-- j santly surprised when an esti-- ! mated 3,195 trout were caught weighing an average of two and three-quartpounds each, An additional plant of walleyed pike frv was placed in Nine Mile Reservoir on April 23 this year. This was done to determine the success of raising the small pike fry to a larger size n na tural rearing ponds before re- leasing them into larger waters. As the reservoir finally drain-- ! ed on August 1 this year, 4,812 jfive inch pike and an additional 129 large rainbow trout were recovered from the catch pond below the dam. The pike were transplanted to nearby Yba Re-- ; servoir and the rainbow into other waters in the area, The Nine Mile Reservoir ex- j periment forms another succes- - THE SAN JUAN RECORD 4 sful step in the fish and game Thursday. Aug. 20. 1353 Paga I department's natural rear i n g Read the advertisements It pay pond program. . i For Your Insurance Needs When Utah farmers harvest crops, they need good local markets. Good markets depend on buying power created by thriving lead-zin- c industries. One industry is mining to due badly depressed, flooding of U. S. markets by foreign metals. This seriously affects the farmer's market, and Utah's entire economy. Every sound move to revive the industry should have the support of all Utah citizens. William J. Hunter General Agent Pacific National Life Assurance Co. 187 S. Main Helper, Utah 03a tan 0b hunt; permit Only holders of game bird or combination fishing and hunting licenses eligible to apply for such permits, at three dollars ($3) for a four bird permit; Ap11 dates are Aug. plication through 17 by mail only to the Utah fish and game department 1159 West North Temple, Salt Lake City: A public drawing will be held at the State Capitol Aug. 22 for all oversubscribed sage grouse hunting units; Permits for units not oversubscribed will go on sale at department offices Aug. 28, first come first served. Elk season: General hunt Oct. through Oct. 13, inclusive (several post season hunts listed); Special permit hunt, open to application by all sportsmen, 16 years old or older, holding a big game or combination fishing and Application license; hunting dates are Aug. 24 through Sept. 2, must be made by special envelope only (available at all license vendors), enclosed fifteen dollar fee to be in form of money order, certified or cashier's check, and by mail only to the Utah Fish and Game department as shown on the special envelope application forms; Elk hunt by successful applicants is restricted this year to certain rifles (check proclamation); Under the new fish and game code, any qualified sportsman may apply for an elk permit this year, but if successful in obtaining a permit, may not apply again for five years. Dear season: General opening date October 17, with season varying by hunting units from six to thirty-on- e days in length; All special permits open to application Sept. 7, by qualified holders of big game or combination fishing and hunting licenses . resident and $5 application fee, application by mail or in person to Deer Permit Sale Office" at the address shown in the proclamation for each respective special hunting unit, all special permits sold on a first come-firserved basis; holders of a regular license may hunt the Antimony ' district $3 non-reside- nt st (Piute-Garfiel- d 26 Sept. counties) through Oct 27 i from without special permit. Season: Pheasant Opening date set for 8:00 a. m. Saturday, Nov. 7; Length of season, bag and possession limits, and other rules and regulations for this season will be set by commission action during late September. Migratory Waterfowl Season: Actual hunting dates to be set in near future by Utah fish and game commission and shown in proclamation to be published later this month: General provisions for this hunt already by U. S- Fish and Wildlife Service include seventy-fiv- e day season, bag and possession limit for ducks of seven birds plus four bonus ducks of either pintail or widgeon, bag and possession limit for geese of six birds of which three may be Canadian geese or sub species, shooting hours of hour before sunrise until sunset; Waterfowl hunters must have a migratory water-fostamp in addition to state game bird or combination fishing and hunting license. Other general information is listed in answer to most often asked questions: No one under sixteen years of age may hunt big game in Utah. Juniors, fourteen and fifteen years of age, may puchase the $2.00 game bird license but are required by law to hunt .only while with someone of adult (twenty-on- e years or older) years Applications for elk permits are aceptable only when made on the special elk application envelope form provided. Application for special sage grouse and deer permits may be made on plain paper or upon forms available at license vendors. All moneys for special permit should be in the lorny of a certified check, cashier's or money order made payable to the Utah Fish and Game Commission. Only one special permit for any given season may be held by a qualified applicant. Both red headgear and red shirt, sweater, or jacket must be worn at all times while hunting big game (deer and elk). The metal deer tag provided for the 1953 season must be attached to the animal at the time of the kill and accompany the carcass until the meat is it T' II fZ - 3sJy V Iff one-ha- lf Yellowstone native cutthroat trout eggs numbering 1,138,990 are now be processed at several of the state fish hatcheries for fall planting. d This represents about the total number of such one-thir- t V ' J "T . i vo ' Get All These Extra Features At Low Sale Prices! More Non-Ski- d Safety. Greater Blowout Protection. Lower Cost Per Mile. Lifetime . y v' ' Guarantee. tuJ Os '' ;SXJ cr 6.00., 6.Sn.. Phone 49R2 onticello, Utah 24S0 2JOO 445 .. 00. ;5 2&s 45 I 3890 20.9 5.20.75 -- - ?86 225 iai. 0 45 I I w Size f $ r 'co, PPobU fui |