| Show I Goose Banding Opens In Imo Utah Waterfowl banding started nearly a half a century ago and is still used with modern refinements in today's waterfowl waterfowl waterfowl water water- fowl management programs according to John Nagel Waterfowl Biologist for the Division of Fish and Game PRESEASON banding is underway on Canada Geese with the duck banding fol fol- fol- fol lowing Two types of oC banding programs programs programs pro pro- grams have been established Preseason banding of oC ducks geese and swans which commences commences commences com com- after fter the waterfowl season closes COLOR marking of oC birds using collars feather dyes and back tags is a recent innovation inthe inthe in inthe the banding program WHY BANDING programs Nagel pointed out this program program program pro pro- gram gives information on migration to wintering areas or breeding grounds where ducks are produced and mortality mortality mor mor- mortality rates such as determining ing how much hunting pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure each species of duck can stand Today over birds are banded annually in the United States Over 15 million million million mil mil- lion band returns have comein comein come comein in mostly from hunt hunters rs providing data needed for waterfowl management DURING THE last 13 years offer o Canada Geese inthe in inthe inthe the Great Basin Goose population lation have been banded in Utah making this possibly the most intensively banded bunch of waterfowl in North America Banding information has revealed that the Great Basin Goose population is a local group of birds What we raise here on Utah marshes is what we have to shoot We do not receive any influx on geese from other areas OUR CANADA Geese Geee are harvested at a high rate and several changes have been I made in the management of this bird Bag limits have changed from three birds to a low of one bird and are now back to two birds A season limit was established on Canada Geese in 1965 BANDING studies have shown that locally raised mallards go north to the Snake River Valley to winter and pintails move into Southern Southern Southern South South- ern California for the winter Swans and Snow Geese are tied to Southern California as wintering areas and move to the Arctic for nesting |
