| Show State Federal Duck Plan Gets California Airing SACRAMENTO Cal Feb 17 UP A PI-A A pioneering experiment in state federal-state joint game refuges and public shooting grounds which may solve the conflict between hunters seek seeking ng ever scarcer game and farmers fighting to save their crops awaits only the Ute go signal from the state legislature Prospects are good that the plan will be carried out observers say after federal fish and wildlife service officials and state fish ish and game heads agreed that cooperation cooperation cooperation tion by both hunters and agriculturalists agriculturalists agriculturalists will help solve the problem problem lem of both The Thc federal service will govern the game refuges and the state the adjacent shooting sites under the plan It will be the first time wildlife refuges and public shootIng shootIng shooting shoot- shoot Ing grounds have been linked in virtually single projects The California plan is primarily for the benefit of duck hunters and the protection of grain farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers mostly in the rice nee growing regions but observers believe it itcan itcan itcan can be applied to many kinds of game management In California thousands of duck hunters netted comparatively little lit lit- lit Ut- little tle for their efforts last season At the same time the rice growers and farmers in general complained loudly about damage done to their crops by great flocks of waterfowl The federal service operated a refuge system last year and the crop damage was much less than the previous season reason but it was still too high The ducks often orten had to be bo herded to the refuges in many cases with airplanes i Y The spots open to the public for duck shooting failed to to produce produce pro pro- duce as did the grounds of many private clubs The plan devised in California and which awaits only the action I of the legislature in appropriating funds is to acquire at least four sites with a minimum of acres each in areas strategically located for farm protection Half of each will be used for tor a refuge and half for a a. public shooting ground each year Annual rotation rotation rotation rota rota- tion of the public shooting areas with the game refuges it is believed believed be be- will keep the ducks from getting so wise they stay on the refuges when not gorging on the farm crops Maintenance of so many refuges where birds could be fed is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to attract ducks from farm areas and at the same time make for better hunting Shooters would be charged a afee afee afee fee to enter the grounds to cover cost of administration As now planned the fee tee would not be bemore bemore bemore more than 5 a trip and the commission commission commission com com- mission would try to reduce it season by season The federal government has approprIated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap to purchase the game refuges and the state commission is B asking the legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture for to buy the hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing grounds Fight Results By the Associated Press Now New York York Danny Danny New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Humberto Za ali Za la 13 1 3 Mexico 10 rounds nos Boston Reedy ton Reedy Evans Erans Chicago knocked out Smith 1 9 Sidney Mines N N. N 8 8 five rounds y vf f nA |
