Show Day 90 Duck Hunt Will mall Open Saturday By Don E Redfearn Ouray Refuge Manager It looks as if the weather will be bright and warm for forthe forthe the opening of the waterfowl season Saturday at noon This means the chances of the will be bedImmed bedimmed dImmed Actually there has been very little migration movement to date and the local populations are consid- consid considerably considerably lower than they were for last years year's opening LAST YEAR at this time there were an estimated ducks in the vicinity of Ouray Refuge and Pelican Lake and this years year's num- num numbers numbers bers are estimated to be less than 2000 birds The picture on Canada Geese is pretty much the same Populations at Stew Stew- Stewart's Stewart's arts art's Lake and the Jensen area follow the same pattern THIS DOES NOT mean that the duck hunter should shotgun hang up the old shotgun though because a few storms in the North will have the birds winging South The forecast in the Pacific Fly Fly- Flyway way is for a slight increase In fall flights ThIs forecast has been re- re reflected in a day 90 90 day season sonson This is an extension of 15 days over the 75 day sea sea- season son of a year ago THIS YEARS YEAR'S bag limit is five ducks and the posses posses- possession I Ision sion limit is the same as the theba ba bag limit Hunters are cautioned that the restriction on shooting Redhead and Canvasback is still in effect thIs year Even though the limit on geese Is six birds only two can he be of the dark species Canada Continued on page 8 Duck unit Hunt Continued d from page page 1 White front and Emperor geese IF YOU HAVE been out after partridge you are re- re reminded minded that guns must be plugged to limit three shells hunting waterfowl All waterfowl hunters 16 years and over must possess a 1963 Migratory Bird Hunt Hunt- Hunting Hunting ing Stamp in addition to t their State hunting license Shooting hours for the first week of the season is as follows October 5 shooting begins 1200 noon shooting ends pm Oct 6 am pm Oct 7 am pm Oct 8 am pm Oct 9 am pm Oct 10 5 54 am pm Oct 11 am 54 4 pm Oct 12 am pm |