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Show 35,000 SCATTERGUNNERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR MALLARDS SAT'DAY The annual invasion of the state's marshlands beginning begin-ning Saturday will find an estimated 35,000 duck hunters primed for what should be an excellent opening day, according ac-cording to Fish and Game spokesmen. Opening day shooting will start at noon with the early bird hunters moving onto the marsh early Saturday Satur-day morning to get their favorite spot and have plenty of time to put out their decoys. Hunters 16 and over must have the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp in addition addi-tion to the Small Game or Combination license. Duck stamps may be obtained from any post office. Daily bag limit on ducks this year is five, with a possession limit of 10 after two days of shooting. The daily bag limit may not include in-clude more than two canvas-backs. canvas-backs. Bag and possession limits on geese are six birds again this year, but no more than two of these may be Canadian geese. In addition, there is a seasonal limit of eight on Canada geese. All Canadian Honkers taken this year must be tagged at the time of kill with one of the goose tags you received when you purchased your license. li-cense. Failure to plug shotguns is one of the most frequently violated regulations during the opening week end of the duck hunt. Hunters are also cautioned about shooting hours, since both state and federal officers issue a number of citations for infractions of this rule. |
