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Show SPRING SHOOTING PROHIBITED The United States Department of Agriculture ' has received inquiries from many sportsmen in the middle west in regard to spring shooting of waterfowl. In response, the department de-partment has made the following public announcement: "Under the federal regulations there is a closed season from Feb ruary 1 to September 6, inclusive of each year throughout the Unltod States on waterfowl and other migratory mi-gratory game birds. The season for hunting is further restricted in various var-ious parts of the country to periods not exceeding three and one-half months. The open season on water fowl in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, is from September 16 to December 31, inclusive, and it is unlawful un-lawful to hunt or kill waterfowl in those states at any other time. Persons Per-sons committing violations of the regulations may be prosecuted at any time within three years after the 'offense has been committed." |