Slow Down-Save A Buck.

When we encourage folks to slow their vehicles down, it is not about the gas they may save, but by the deer that are wandering where their winter range used to be. In the late 1950's, it was the Utah deer hunter that convinced the Utah Fish and Game officials to hunt for Buck only, rather than what it used to be, including does. In the harsh winter of 1983-84, once again it was the Utah deer hunter who eventually convinced Wildlife officials we needed to work together to feed the deer. It took a long time to convince their biologists there were times when the deer can't paw through the frozen tundra to find their natural food source. This year they recognized the need and The Times News recently reported they are doing just that. Deer hunters and groups such as the Mule Deer Foundation, Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation are the ones helping to save the deer. Although some developers and groups don't like to admit it, the major source of killed deer is what we call progress.....folks that build homes, businesses and roads where Utah deer used to roam in the winter. So this Utah deer hunter recommends to slow the cars down-to keep the bucks for the family gathering on the deer hunt this fall.