Show duck season will close wednesday the duck season for utah will close this coming wednesday night on all types of waterfowl it will mark the end of the poorest season that this part of utah has had tor for a number of years the weather has been ex open and haa has resembled sep instead of november this year no winds or storms helped to drive the birds from the north so that the hunters were left with clear balmy days and no ducks millard county isn t the only place in the state that has felt this lack of birds f the he northern marshes and hunting bunting spots have been just as un productive the bear river marsh which Is considered the best in the state has averaged 2 2 birds per day per hunter which Is exception ally poor for that marsh bicknell bottoms have been very poor clear lake has been poor in tact fact the whole state has suffered from the scarcity of ducks this season A number of the clubs of the state petitioned tor for an extension of the time limit hoping that a change of weather conditions would drive more ducks in but the federal author ties refused the petitions and would not allow the season to be lengthen ed in any respect so night the hunters can oil up their guns and clean them tor for the winter stowaway and leave the ducks and geese for next year |