Show r Waterfowl ater o l lr r hunting i good r According to field bag checks by the Division of ot Wildlife Resources Utah waterfowl i r hunters have had opportunity to todo todo todo do more more shooting during this season than at this date last year i DUCK nUCK POPULATION f Principal Waterfowl Biologist Al AI Regenthal reported that the duck population in Utah waters at the start of the current season was approximately one and a quarter million birds That I population had dwindled toI to to- about one third one of a million bythe by bythe bythe the end of October The figure however represents a substantial substantial sub sub- number of birds for tor this time of year Fair weather has contributed to the larger larger than than usual October duck population Ducks tend to remain along migration paths until bad weather pushes them further south MOKE 1 SHOOTING t I Large numbers of aE ducks have been seen flying inside the rho waterfowl management marshes In general that has meant more shooting for hunters Shooters can expect even more birds to move inside to the thC protected waters as the weather becomes colder and ice forms farms outside the dikes Cold weather and ice began to affect Utah marsh areas last week As Asley Icy ley conditions spread ducks will tend to concentrate in open pools providing additional shooting for foot soldiers SUCCESS Although the best success has been for hunters shooting from airboats foot soldiers have experienced good hunting this year success has been classified as considerably con considerably considerably b better than last year As long as the weather remains fair to moderate it an to find good nr berof in the mar mar- sties I r The waterfowl season continues continues con con- times through January 1 11 I jy M 2 1 4 h c. c lOt M WILMA LEE most improved Improved Im im- improved proved golfer |