Show NO SHOOTING OF DUCKS OF YEAR so that the duck drics hunters would not be confused cont used as to the closing of 0 the duck season fred W chambers state fish and game commissioner has issued a statement announcing that it will be unlawful to shoot ducks or any other protected water fowl after december 31 many ahny of the duck hunters are ot of the tha opinion according to mr chambers that the federal game law which was passed recently providing that it would be unlawful to shoot ducks atter after janu ary 16 would supersede the state slate law the federal law however does not an nul the he state law as to the date of closing but merely images makes inoperative any state law which provides a later closing than is provided for in the federal law and does not act against a state law which provides for an earlier closing of the hunting season there has been considerable misunderstanding of the provisions of the federal game law said mr chambers and I 1 desire that the public should know that the state law closing the duck hunting season on december 31 is as much la in effect as ever it will be unlawful to shoot ducks after that date notwithstanding the provisions of the federal law ghreir makes it prohibitive to shoot ducks duck u after Jan january uxry 16 the federal law does not interfere with the state law setting an earlier closing but mak makes it necessary to stop shooting in all states after the date set therein |