Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-29
THE DUCK SEASON
| OPENS SATURDAY.
Gossip Of Where the Hunters Will
Go and What They Hope
70 Find
THE CLUB MEN IN CONTROL.
The Sportsman Who is Not on the
Inside WIN Have to Content Hin
self BY Staying Out

How high wiz the ducks fly Satur'
dayY That is whot the hll depends on
now. and the clearer the weather the
higher they n.y. Hence our local hunt
ors are praying for a storm Saturday
mornng. and Watching The skies win
deep regret as they oil their spossuns
ana count their ammunition pfcpara-
tory to the opening Of the duck season
The acason opens this year uader the
most suspicious circumstances In the
history OF local hunting. Practically
every inch Of good shooting ground Is
controlled by some club. The ordinary
hunter this season may sleep late on
saturday unless he cares to take
slight Chance at the Jordan river or
Try for the ducks IN their flight be-
tween lakes. Not only are the sloughs
and lakes controlled. but the CLUBS
Owning them have stationed sentries
about their grounds TO warn on p0ach-
ers. IN some cases they have even
gone 20 FAR as 10 establish regular sys-
ttnis of feeding the featheted game,
and OF protecting their nests from
apring hoods In addition to these
pfccautions TO better the chances for
large kill The recent cold weather has
started q heavy flock OF ducks south,
and the grounds " The oluOs OF TINS
valley are swHrmlng win the nuitS
birds Teal prcdominates win
heavy sprlnkling Of pin talls, gadWays'
mallards and wigeons,
WHERE THE HUNTERS WILL GO,
Two thousapd hunters at least win
leave the city today and tomorrow for
thelf favorie hunting grounds. Bear
Lake and sab Lake valley club grounds
viii draw the bulk OF the crowd, ana
the slaughter OF ducks vii total at
least A.. 600, according TO conservative
estimates Of local sp0rtsmon Large
orders for ammunition were received
today and yesterday at local supply
companies. The Bear River Duck club
wants 5000 shells the Duckyille club,
located near the Bear River club, has
placed on order for $4,000 while tie
Chesapeak Bay club, also known as the
Harvey club. located on Bear fiyet
wants $4,000. These clubs are composed
largely Of Salt Lake and eastern hunt
crs. and are located IN good positions
10 make especially large Kills.
In Salt Lake valley the largest kllls
win probably be at the grounds OF the
New state dun club and the Black
SLOUGH club About 80 men VIII shoot
at the New State grounds, and 80 on
the slough,
The New State club opens the season
under particularly favorable circum-
stances. II receives into SIS reserve
about TWO sections OF choice hunting
grounds at the mouth Of Jordan river
left by the recedlng waters OF the lake
Added 20 the four sections already y
the clubs possession the result u 81
ideal hunting territory since thl
ground came into he reserve ny recenl
decision OF Judge Roiapp, men nave
been employed putting an an aruhcla
lake. and flooding u fol The opening OF
the season. 1t Is now finished, ana i
being populated Ia the southwark
flights OF the birds II is not neces
aary TO feed the ducks at these grounds
because OF The abundant feed In th'
river wash. Last year an experiment
was made IN feeding, but II was found
that the mud hens appropriated th'
bulk OF IL, apd the ducks found plenty
in their river haunis
Another club which ought 10 bag
large number OF ducks Is that at th'
Church Farm Five years ago the iak'
there had to be drained ON account o.
the deprdati lions OF hunters ln destroy
Ing adjacent fences To build hres an,
blinds. This year the club has Hooded
the lake again. and has men stationed
on Il 10 keep on trespassers ana fec
the ducks. The location h more for
tunate than that of most clubs. be
cause no cold stream of fresh Wate
runs into the lake, and consequently ]
remains warmer than most bodies q
water during the winter, There Is re
ouently shooting TO be had there whel
most other waters are frozen over,
only 20 men will be allowed TO u.s.
the lake this season They are J. q
Young J.. b. Mccormick ]. Sharpk. X
Hardy g. n Love, pr A. MtCurtain
Or. l.. r. Brown. d. j. sharp, 5. /
Moyle, Edward Best, George Derr Ed
ward Wright, Thomas A. Williams
Joseph j. Daynes, Harry Green, A. an
j Higham, A. ]. Asper, and NJ. Hylel
n any OF these hunters return saturdA
night with less than the limit OF
ducks II .YiR be confessng that the
are pretty poor shots
AT tha Bailey Lake CLUB VI hunter
are expected by Mn Mitchell OF IN
Western Arms company, who Is presl
dent OF the club AT SILVER Lake nea
Hunter a party OF Rlyerton and Mui
raw hunters are IN control Beck
Hot Springs lake ~ pre'empted by
club OF about 20 salt Lakers, with
clubhouse on the north shore. ie'
outsiders may be able TO get q chant
at shooting on the south shore OF IN
lake and in swamps between the lar
and tho river Another slight nope "a
outsiders comes from Smiths lax
where the owner announces that any
one can come and shoot upon paymel
az q Zee OF 81. porter's aud William
lakes are pre.empted and reserved u
the select who have tickets Ia
The gun club II new thiRg IN III
dunk hunting business In gaining cor
troll as they have OF all aVaiAble nun
ing grounds. they have done more ina
state laws 10 preserve game from wal
.on destruction. They have studied "
habits of the feathered game, an
manned 10 make everything work
successf1 raising OF the young an
orotectlon OF the old except from clu
members Utah Is known MS one OF y
best duck countries In America ana u
clubs. especially those at Hear rive
frequently entertain eastern guests WI
come west for two weeks hununs'