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Show Saturday Marks Opening of Duck Season The annual invasion of the State's marshlands begins this Saturday, Oct. 12, with an expected 35,000 duck hunters hun-ters primed for what should be an excellent opening weekend. Opening day shooting will start at noon with the early morning time being devoted to finding the favored spot and getting out the decoys before the noon hour arrives. Hunters 16 years of age and older must have the Fe deral Migratory Bird Hunting Hunt-ing Stamp in addition to the small game or combination license. Duck stamps are available from any post office. of-fice. Juvenile hunters 12 thru 15 years of age must have only the small game license, no duck stamp is required. Daily bag limit this year is five with a possession limit lim-it of ten after two days of shooting. This year's bag limit may not include any more than three mallards or two canvasbacks and this year's possession limit may not include more than six mallards or two canvasbacks. Goose limit is six birds, only two of which may be Canadian Geese, and there is also the seasonal bag limit lim-it on Canada Geese of 8 birds. Failure to plug shotguns and not starting and stopping stop-ping with the shooting hours are two of the most common com-mon law violations during the opening weekend of the duck season. Season on the Wilson Snipe begins with the duck hunt on Oct. 12 and will continue thru Nov. 30. |