Show i t rt r- r r. r It t r t i c I o v vO O r tI 6 o RJ I 0 ti t u w M 4 QI 0 i. i r rO O r. r r a e t Ja c Or O- O 1 r.- r. r UTAH'S UTAH S DUCK HUN HUNTERS will start or t shooting h at noon hl this S Saturday Duck hunt to begin in this Saturday The duck hunt is set to blast blastoff blastoff blastoff off this Saturday in the State Stale of Utah According to Clair Davis Law Enforcement and Education Officer of the Utah Wildlife Resources in the region of Uintah Duchesne and Daggett Counties the ducks in inthis inthis inthis this area are congregated up north There is a good population of waterfowl in Browns Brown's Park FLIGHTS OF ducks have not come into the Vernal area yet but the birds should be moving down soon Many of the ducks according to Davis David should be pintails Stewart Lake should be a pretty good spot although it is a little early on the fourth said Davis Browns Park should be one of the best spots and Reservoir should have plenty of coots mud hens I DAVIS A VIS SAID that hunters should be familiar with the Waterfowl Proclamation as aswell aswell aswell well as other game proclamation proclamations The The time table for shooting should be followed The elk lk hunt which began Wednesday y yesterday should a ol one I The e hunt will m be more Its as as the the ek I k wilt will wi t have good cover with the leaves still on the trees Due to the moist weather conditions during the year the elk as well well as the deer will be scattered THE TIIE OPENING was not figured to be as large as last year due to the change from a Saturday opening to a Wednesday Wed opening This Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- opening for the elk hunt will be tried on a year five-year basis THERE ARE AHE three quarters of a million ducks along the Wasatch Front and over one half million are on state and federal managed waterfowl areas Predominant bird is the pintail followed by teal and baldpate A fair sampling of cinnamon teal and are also noted No swans have been sighted as yet THE TIIE GREAT Salt Lake is receding exposing some But as was the case last year there is little vegetation outside the dikes of the managed areas What it amounts to is that tha t hunting areas are limited Hunters will either have to shoot pass-shoot over the dikes or take cover in the them m managed units said Division of Wildlife Resources Principal Waterfowl Al AI t Reg Regenthal nth l r Y We look f forward to a good migration through the season as many birds in Canada haven't even gathered yet to head south he noted Success as always will depend on the weather and the aforementioned aforementioned availability of adequate cover for the hunter pointed to good hunting in such outlying areas as Clear Lake Desert Lake and Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management nt Areas All All of these areas are good places to go to avoid a lot of other hunters he said Regenthal noted that steel shot will be required at Sear pear River Refuge and possession of lead shot on the refuge is prohibited Steel shot is available for purchase at refuge headquarters a GOOSE season begins OCtober October October Oc OC- Oc- Oc tober 11 and the deer hunt will begin October 18 |