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Show WANT.8 DUCK SEASON TO OPEN EARLIER Sportsmen Will Ask Legislature For Changes In Fish and Game Law Changes In the game and fish laws of the stato will bo asked of the legislature leg-islature when It meets January 13, according to plans now under way. A meeting ot sportsmen ot the stato had been called for Wednesday evening even-ing to take concerted action on tho changes to Do requested. Tho meeting will bo held at tho Western Arms company's stores and all sportsmen nro invited to attend. It is proposed to outline tho amendments amend-ments thought advisable and to np-point np-point a committee to present tho requests re-quests to tho legislature ..arty In the session Tho most important modification -of tho existing game regulations to bo aBkcd will bo a change In tho duck season. Tho legislature will bo requested re-quested to make tho open season begin be-gin several months earlier than at present. The sportsmen nro convinced convin-ced that with shooting permlssable some weeks earlier than at present, the mysterious duck disease which appears each spring can bo stamped out. With the earlier opening ot the season, the ducks will bo scattered over the state instead of overcrowding overcrowd-ing certain sections and making It easy for the epidemic to spread. Tho fish and game commissioner and other oth-er authorities are said to favor an early opening ot the season for this reason. Amendment of tho fish law, giving sportsmen tbo right to fish In all streams Is to bo asked. At present, owners ot ground adjacent to streams may prohibit fishermen from fishing tho waters and tbo sportsmen claim tho right to fish all parts of a public stream, providing no damage to property prop-erty Is dono. Wednesday's meeting promises to bo largely attended. |
