| Show RECORD DUCK I IHUNT HUNT FORESEEN I Opening day on Utah's marsh marsh- marshlands marshlands lands proved to be one of the best bestin bestin bestin in recent history Although geher- geher ally good reports are arc coming in in from the entire northern end of the state the most accurate fig fig- figures figures ures we have are from the Ogden Bay refuge where on the opening day 2091 hunters checked in at atthe atthe atthe the station and checked out with ducks and 30 Canadian honk honk- ers On the second day of the hunt 1500 hunters showed up and bag ged 3 ducks and 15 Canadian I honkers The third day of the hunt found 1987 hunters checking in Within a short time after the hunt opened some hunters began I going Joing out with their limits On Sunday 2550 ducks were checked out along with 41 honkers These reports are arc an time all high in the kill of both ducks and geese for the opening days More ducks were killed on the open open- opening opening ing day this year than were bag bag- bagged bagged bagged ged in the entire season of 1946 when only ducks were taken During these first three days there were nearly as many birds taken as during the entire season of 1948 If IT the season continues as it has begun it will mark an time all high in hunting records of migratory migra migratory tory waterfowl for Utah It is interesting to note that the Ogden Bay refuge is a man- man manmade manmade manmade made marsh land As late as fifteen fifteen teen years ago not more than a a dozen hunters were using the area that on one the opening day of the hunt this th s year over 2000 men |
