Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 12 | Deputies Shoot to Save Ducks

Deputies Deputies' Shoot Shoot To Save Ducks s A crew cre of 12 deputies armed with powered high-powered rifles reported t to Commissioner Newell B B. Cook o ohe of the he state fish and game commission Thurs Thursday ay after three weeks spent on the borders of Great Salt lake Jake hunting ducks However the th deputies s were hunting h hunt hunt- nt- nt ing lag sick ducks ducks' ducksin in order ordet to transport them to fresh water regions reglo's s am and cut down dawn th the high mortality rate o othe of the th migrating birds during the s summer summer sum sum- m- m mer months Commissioner Cook Commissioner Co Cook k reported that tha excessive rainfall during August Augus caused an ani alarming Inc increase ease in the death rate of ot ducks by making stagnant stagnant stag stag- nant alkaline ponds along tho lake bed which soured the plant plant growths The powered high rifles powered rifles were employ em em- ploy td by the deputies to frighten the flying fling ducks from the poiso poisoned ed water areas during the heavy migratory migratory migra migra- tor tory periods Thousands Thousands' of birds were believed saved through this measure Commissioner Cook said