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Show PLENTY OF DUCKS SAYSOAHRDEN State Gamo "Warden F. V. Chambers Cham-bers returned to Ogden last eening after a tour of inspection over the slate During his trip he kept a cloe watch on conditions relative to the wild ducks and geeso and made a pergonal per-gonal examination of the grounds In "Weber, Salt like and other counties. He claims that the report of tho large number of ducks dying from some malady similar to that which killed off tho water fowl lata year Is without foundation. Of the millions of ducks throughout the state thl3 season sea-son Warden Chambers states that the mortality is not above the average, in fact, the death rate is really low in comparison to the large number, and that tho water fowl of the state arc In better condition than for many years past In making an Inspection trip along the Jordan river tho commissioner states that In a journey of 12 miles he found but six or ten dead ducks. A report from the district west of Salt Lake indicates that conditions aro fine, tho birds being better than last year at this timo. Mr. Chambers clalmH that the geese are also unusually plentiful this year , This species of wator fowl spends i that portion of the day between 10 a. m. and -l p m. in the water and !at night retreat to tho fields, where they feed on tho stubblo nearly all night, Bpendlng a few hours between i midnight and daylight In tho water and then returning to the fields to feed until the middle of the forenoon. The deputy wnrdens under Commissioner Commis-sioner Chambers report that the,-havo the,-havo found but few dead ducks, not moro than usually expected, and the few dead birds along tho Weber-Og-den river to tho lake have been burled. bur-led. Tho general mortality throughout through-out the stato Is not such as to cause I alarm. I Reports from the Bear River valley indicato that conditions aro flno and that tho birds are finer than ever before. be-fore. Warden Chambers has suggested that every duck club in tho statu mako requirement of each member that nt the opening of tho season on October 1 they live within the law and confine their kill to 2G ducks each ' day. He says that this will moan I ducks for everybody and also plenty of ducks for the future |