| Show game gossip HUNTING DATES SET FOR DEER ELK ELIC PHEASANT the following list of information regarding the fall fail hunting seasons has been released from fish and g game ame department offices dep department artmont spokes m men e n aga again in note that all sportsmen should ho id carel carefully ully study the rules and regulations covering each season as shown in the proclamation for that purpose 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 half hour before sunrise to sunset check time table shotgun must be incapable of holding more than three shells sage grouse season sept kept i and 20 special permit hunt 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 application dates are aug 11 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 hunting license application 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 cashiers 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 one days in length all ali special permits open to application pU cation sept 7 by qualified holders of big game or combination fishing and hunting licenses 3 resident and 5 nonresident non resident 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 first served basis holders of a regular license may hunt the antimony district piute diute garfield counties from sept 26 through oct 27 without special permit pheasant season opening date set for a in 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 five day season bag and possession limit for ducks of seven birds plus four bonus ducks of either pintail or widgeon bag and possession po session limit for geese of six birds of which three may be canadian geese or sub species shooting hours of one half hour before sunrise until sunset waterfowl hunters must have a migratory waterfowl stamp 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 purchase the game bird license but are required by law to hunt only while with someone of adult twenty one years or older years applications for elk permits are acceptable 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 form of a certified check cashiers 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 app ficano both red headgear and red shirt sweater or jacket must be worn WOM 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 timi time of the kill and accompany t the he carcass until the meat is processed yellowstone native cutthroat trout eggs numbering are now be processed at several of the state fish hatcheries for fall fail planting this represents about one third the total number of such ggs eggs that had been pevious ly expected to come to utah 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 are the chief reasons given for the above reductions native cutthroat trout eggs egg from yellowstone have played an important imp orant part in the state fisheries program for this species of game fish for a number of years a cooperative project has been conducted with the wild hace service resulting in annual shipments of several million eggs to the utah department each year on may 28 1952 sixty f five ive pounds of rainbow fry were planted in nine mile reservoir near the highway between sterling and gunnison they numbered 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 arld arid game departments 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 heined 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 su summer amer months of 1952 left the reservoir with a carryover carry over of considerable water the re sevoir was opened to fishing this spring anglers and the department alike were pleasantly surprised when an estimated trout were caught weighing an average of two and three quarter pounds each an additional plant of walleyed pike fry was vas placed in N nine I 1 ne mi mile 1 e reservoir on april apri 1 23 this year this was done to determine the success of raising the small pike fry to a larger size in na tural rearing ponds before releasing them into larger waters As the reservoir finally drained on august I 1 this year five inch pike and an additional large rainbow trout were recovered from the catch pond b below e ow the dam the pike were transplanted t r n splinted ted to t 0 nearby aba reservoir and the rainbow into other waters in the area the nine mile reservoir e ex pediment peri ment forms another successful step in the fish and game departments natural re rear a r i ing n g P pond program j |
