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Show Fewer water fowl hunters this year Harvest figures for the 19G9. 70 waterfowl season indicate a reduction in the number of waterfowl hunters afield. The reduced number of hunters harvested fewer ducks and geese than were harvested during the previous season. er geese were killed by duck hunters not specifically hunting hunt-ing for geese. John Nagel, principal biologist in charge of waterfowl, stated that this significant reduction in the kill of geese by duck hunters reflects the delayed opening According to the report, re-Fish re-Fish and Game, a total of 36,-G33 36,-G33 hunters harvested 379,073 ducks and 12,437 geese during dur-ing the G9-70 season. There was an increase in goose hunting trips, but few- of the goose season. In 1969, the goose season opened 7 days later than the general waterfowl season The goose season opening was delayed de-layed to reduce the total harvest har-vest of geese. |