Richfield Reaper | 1931-09-24 | Page 1 | Season on Ducks Opens at Noon on October 1st

SE SON ON BUCKS OPENS 1110 ON OH fishing on streams and lakes closes october esth in utah the open season for wild ducks and other othe r waterfowl in utah this year will start thursday october 1 at 12 noon and continue until sundown october 31 according to the fish and game department part ment announcement the limit allowed hunters is 15 ducks in any one day the hours after the first day which starts at noon are one half hour before sunrise to sunset it is unlawful to hunt shoot at or kill ducks or geese with a rif rifle le state game commissioner newell B cook has set 9 p in of october 8 as the closing time for bishin fishing g in the lakes and streams of U utah tali this year this closing of the season nearly two weeks before the usual time is done in order to protect the brook trout which are spawning or just ready to spawn and to prevent the taking of the young trout which are taxing the capacity of the hatcheries and which must 1 be planted at once pheasant season dates have not yet been set but it has definitely been decided that no females rilay may be shot this year the opening will be early in november and will probably last for three days over the state in general