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Show Duckological Doings There's good news from Canada where Ducks Unlimited reports the waterfowl breeding season Is progressing favorably in all parts of the range. Rains have alleviated the drought threat over most of the southern prairies removing the danger of any wholesale loss of broods through drying up of sloughs and potholes. Brood counts, for Instance, indicate in-dicate a bcttcr-than-avcrage number num-ber of Pintails. If the second half of the brerd'.ng season which ends August 15 continues to develop favorably, a successful season is assured. i 1 Vr rr"-'".:-: v- r Substantial increases in the Mallard Mal-lard breeding stock have been reported re-ported in all three provinces while the number of Pintails seems on the rise in Manitoba and Alberta with no change in Saskatchewan. Canvasbacks increased in Manitoba Mani-toba but decreased in Saskatchewan Saskatche-wan and Alberta. Increases in Canada Geese are recorded in Manitoba and Alberta but have decreased in Saskatchewan. Saskatche-wan. That's the way the fall hunting season on ducks is shaping up right now. In the main, it looks good. Happy hunting. AAA Good News Here's good news for the fly fisherman: The Shakespeare company's com-pany's famous glass fly rod the Wondered is now to be made in two new models at a retail price reduction which will put these ultra-desirable rods within the reach of many more American anglers. The new models will be made up in 7-foot, 9-inch, and 8-foot, 6-inch lengths ancV the big news is that they will retail for only $45. Prior to Shakespeare's decision to make these glass rods available to more anglers, it took ?C0 to purchase pur-chase a Wonderod. Shakespeare pledges the new rods will have the same fine action of their expensive companion models, with the only difference being in the finish, handle and put up. The Wonderod has proved to be all the manufacturers have claimed for it, and any angler who owns one will always describe it as his favorite rod. Until one has cast with the feather-light Wonderod, its wonderful action cannot be appreciated, ap-preciated, for it is difficult to put into words just what responsive resiliency, power and delight in use are embodied in its construction. construc-tion. Despite its lightness, its remarkable re-markable power makes it more than a match for all that Mr. Fish can dish out. AAA Propagating "Tigers" Here's a sight to gladden sportsmen's eyes as hatchery men start removing muskics from trap nets on spawning grounds just north of Peter-boro, Peter-boro, Ontario. Here, Henry Jackson, manager of .Ontario's muskellunge hatchery at Deer Lake, sizes up a 20 pounder before stripping its spawn. It's attention to such conservation needs as this which keeps Canada Can-ada as one of the few remaining remain-ing topflight fishing areas. AAA Takes From Maine A farm pond built for $90 already has produced at least three broods of ducklings at Richmond. Me. Here's an inexpensive way to keep the hunting seasons of the future on the productive side of the ledger led-ger . . . Nature continues to be the effective hunter: lightning is reported to have killed two bucks which were standing under a struck pine tree at Newcastle, Me. The bolt split the deer's backs and shattered their antlers. |