Show DUCK SE SEASON ASON TO LAST SIXTY DAYS THIS YEAR the regular 45 day duck season that has been in force for the past few years has been lengthened to aj 61 days this year according to ne new w regulations issued by secretary of the interior harold L iskes on aug 12 shooting will begin at sunrise instead of 7 a m as ha here to fore been the rule closing time will vill be 4 p m the same as last year the season in utah and idaho will be from october 16 to deneem ber 14 this will be much to the liking of local hunters because of the fact that very few ducks reach this part of the country until very late hunting for the past few years tas has been very poor in this section section because 1 cause 0 of tle the abw mentioned fact at the same time secretary ickes icke approved the new regulations on hunting ducks geese coots anti and jacksnipe lie he provided for a shorter season on woodcocks and reduced the bag limit on geese and mourning doves which will not effect us as we dont have any open season on doves the hunting season in the northern zone will be from oct I 1 to nov 29 in the intermediate from oct 16 to dec 14 and in the southern from nov 2 to dec 31 inclusive the secretary said that an increase in the duck population for the past five consecutive years has made it possible to liberalize the hunting rules but added we cannot yet be sure the day of stringent regulations is past closed season was continued on wood ducks ross geese and swans swan and no open season provided for on snow geese in the atlantic states the bag limit on ducks remain at 10 0 a day the bag limit on gee geese e ha has been reduced from 4 to 3 a day th the number of waterfowl that may be possessed pos at one tine is limit d j to two days bag limit but a new rule brulc rr akes it possible tf t possess the legal limit for 20 days after the season S instead of 10 days the bag of redheads re rel heads canvass bicks backs buffleheads heads and ruddy ducks i to three a day of any of if these species the regulations also provide that not more than three 1 of this entire group may be taken in tony ony one day the posses possession sCon limit of these birds is also double the daily bag limit hunters may use bow and arrows or shotguns not larger than 10 gauge gange the three shell limit on repeating 1 Iv beating shotguns snot guns is continued the use of bait or live decoys is isalio ralso forbidden all persons over 16 years of age must have a migratory waterfowl stamp before they will L be permitted to hunt miss francis barney left for her home in chicago this morning after a several weeks visit here with re It 11 tives she went as far as salt lake city with mr and mrs deli smith and their daughters edith and norma miss MI ss barney will meet friends from chicago in salt lake city and will make the rest of the trip home with them the smiths went to salt lake city to visit and get some dental work done the regular east ward sacrament meeting g will be held at th the usual time and place on sunday sunda y august with a special program being arranged for that afternoon j |