Show FISH and GAME viola utah elsh Fi shand and game commission i 1 frank daly local game warden and other wardens of southern utah met at beaver recently with 0 L fretwell united states game management agent george reid held utah state warden in chargo charge of 0 law enforcement also attended the meeting and aided the national representative in explaining law enforcement con cernig the coming hunting seasons doth both the state and national representative urged strict enforcement of state and federal game laws they especially urged enforcement of the duck stamp law and the regulation allowing only three shells to be loaded in a shot gun used for hunting waterfowl some ot of the more important regulation concerning the waterfowl hunting season are as follows fellows SEASON EASON october 14 1944 to january 1 1945 both dates included i HUNTING HOURS S from F rora one halt hour before sunrise to sunset each day DAILY BAG LIMITS ducks ten but an exception is made in the case of mallard widgeon and pi pintails rit alls the increase lil id the three named species has baa resulted in a special limit being set on them A hunter may therefore there foie kill ten ducks of all kinds in any one day and then kill an additional dit ional five of any one or five or apy combination of mallards widgeons or pintails alls it a hunter has killed ten ducks and his kill Is either mallard widgeon or pintails pint alls or of ten of these birds he may kill additional ait an five of any or f ive five in any combination ot of malla mallard rd widgeon or pintails geese two canada geese dally daily and four snow geese dally daily coots twenty five possession LIMITS ducks A person pei son may possess at one time 20 ducks of all kinds and in addition he may possess ten of any one cue or ten of any combination of 0 mallards or pintails the possession limit represents all of the birds a hunter may have in his bis possession at one time it does not mean that a hunter can kill the number specified in the PO possession limit in one day geese four canada geese and eight snow geese coots the possession limit Is the same as tile the dally daily bag limit HUNTING METHODS legal methods ghods shotgun not larger than amber number nu 10 gauge tired fired from the shoulder or bow and arrow automatic Automat tc or repeating shotguns must have the magazine plugged so as to limit the capacity 0 of such guns to three shells at one loading including the shell in the chamber waterfowl may be taken with the aid of a dog from a blind boat or floating craft not under sail or tow the use of sink boxes batteries is prohibited hibi ted lut bui this dose not refer to a box or other device sunken in the ground where it becomes become a stationary blind the sink box mentioned in the regulations refers to a waterproof device capable of holding one or more persons weighted down into the water an capable of being towed into the middle of a lake or bay illegal methods rifle pow er or boats sailboats any boat under sail or any craft or device towed by a powerboat or sailboat automobiles aircraft cattle horses or mules may not be used in the pursuit of waterfowl fowl nor may powerboats power boats sailboats or floating devices be used to rally or drive birds the distributing of grains salt or other foods placed for the purpose of luring birds to a hunting hurit irig stand is illegal as is the use of live decoys deboys PROTECTED SPECIES swans and shorebirds shore birds shore birds on which there is an open season are not commonly found in utah hunters should therefore retrain from killing any of the birds referred to as snipes MIGRATORY WATERFOWL TAMP STAMP every ger er son man or 01 woman over the age of 16 years who hunts waterfowl must have in his or her possession before hunting a validated valid atea waterfowl hunting stamp these stamps are sold through the post office at each and are validated by the hunter placing his or her signature la in ink or indelible across the face state wardens have been advised that they should not receive the tea fee tor for a migratory waterfowl stamp but it in case the postmaster may be out of stamps and should issue a recel p s in lieu of the dein stamp the warden vi r ls Is allowed to lionor ahe receipt recel pt it was stated that 95 per cent of the money spent tor for duck or waterfowl stamps in this state emmins in the state tor for the purpose of propagating waterfowl after october 15 a lot of favorito favorite fishing waters will be closed for the year according to a re iii nider from the state fish and game commission in fact fish lake has haa already closed september an 3 having been the last day deer hunters can obtain free of charge a copy of a specially prepared map depicting utah big game hunting areas for foj 1944 1044 according to director ross rosa loe mard of 0 the utah fish and game commission the commission has litho graphed of these maps and a limited numbers have been mailed to license agents it if your local agents supply Is depleted the state office will mail one upon request |