Show DUCK SlAUGHTER I Will Of GREAT Thousands Are Doomed to Die by Army of Hunters l rb succeeding year it is claimed by jy who hp ought to t know more inor interest t in tho df tit tho season s on t ever over before befort This Qt n ht nt grow grow if It were not tit truth It is a simple problem to solve and to do so one heed but watch the sales of guns and ammunition at the numer numerous ous OU sporting goods stores stor s in the city cit citA A visit to these the e places yesterday brought ht out Ot the information that the pro reason sales this t is year broke broko all records Last year the dealers claimed the sale of ammunition and guns was by far the greatest in the history of or the sport in Utah Yesterday they say the tho sales ex exceeded I those of a year ago by a big lg margin Now for the quantity of d One can find some somo who will say are not as afi plentiful as they have been in the past Again another old will say ducks are ara more plentiful ouch each year Whether er the thousands of af hunters are diminishing the supply is hard to say but the tho tact fact re ro remains mains that there thore are still stUl millions in Utah This I ls year ear the ducks are as plen plentiful plentiful as a over judging from the reports brought in daily Jail from the constantly growing duck clubs clu s in 10 the vicinity of Salt e Members of oC these clubs have made trips to t their due duck grounds during the past pa t week yeek and the first fr t report that th t the game gmO is scarce has yot to be brought In Inn It n Is always the same thousands upon thousands at every club in th valley Feeding Grounds Increased Ono thing that favors the increase of ducks this season is the greatly increased amount of water in the tho valley vaHey Places that were dry an five years ago ao are now ideal duck feeding grounds and a num number ber of clubs have formed in the past month in places where five years ago apo there was nothing but sagebrush or alkali flats These clubs all report plenty of duck r so taking it on tho whole the supply must be fully as great g as ever Tho opening of the season at ono hour before sunrise tomorrow morning will Without doubt see soe tho largest field of hunters that ever evor attended the opening of ot the season in this state before This will mean the largest kilt kill on the open opening ing In day How many will go down before tho scatter guns Is hard to say but the t e numbers will reach into the thousands All AU day long hunting parties will leave the city today for their respective clubs or ora ora a previously selected pot and It will keep the game wardens busy to prevent shoot shootIng shootIng Ing this evening The gamo wardens have wade made preparations to prevent this thisby thisby by employing additional deputies and many of the tho sportsmen will take a u hand handin in preventing shooting before tomorrow morning |