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Article: Fremont Island
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2003
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FREMONT ISLAND -- This rarely visited desert island in the
northern Great Salt Lake seems on its way to becoming both a scenic
destination and a private game preserve featuring a modern rarity:
buffalo hunting.
Justin Barrow, co-owner of Castle Rock Adventures with his father,
Dean, plans to open the island to hunting from September through
March each year. Hunters would pay between $1,000 and $10,000 to bag
a buffalo. Hunting will halt during the spring and summer, but the
island will remain open for other forms of outdoor recreation,
including hiking and overnight stays.
The Barrows have leased the island for 12 years and are stocking
it with buffalo. They have just doubled their buffalo ...