The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-22
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HUNTERS AWAIT
SEASONS OPENING
Local GunnerS Making Prepa-
ratlonS for Big Slaughter
on Oct. |.
Pointers for Hunters.

Duck, goose. snipe. shorebird. \
Z brant or swan shooting season opens y
= October and closes January l. =
It is unlawful to shoot and have in y
y possession more than twenty-five of y
= one or all kinds Of these birds y
IL Is unlawful 10 sell except TO pri- y
= vate parties.
= II is lawful only to shoot between 3
= one hour before sunrise and sunset. y
y It is unlawful TO use sneak boats =
y or sink box. :
= Every shooter must have a license =
Quail season opens October Il and =
y closes October 26 in Salt Lake Davis >
y and Weber counties
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Ten days from today the hunters Of
Utah will be celebrating the opening of
the duck season. Between now and that
time every old musket and every modern
automatic in the state will be taken down,
oiled, cleaned and put in shape for the
great annua slaughter of ducks. During
the coming week the scenes at the many
local duck clubs will greatly resemble
house cleaning as men will be busy put
ting things in shape to accommodate the
thousands who have been wise enough to
secure for themselves places where they
can go and get the limit without fail.
Several new clubs have been added TO
the already large list during the summer
more satisfied hunters.
Every year about this time it is Gus
tOmary 20 say that the ducks are more
plentiful than ever before. In spite OF
the fact that past seasons have proven
that Utah has the best duck hunting
grounds in the world, those who make
duck habits a study are always out With
the Information that the ducks are more
plentiful. than ever as each season rolls
around. For the past two weeks hunt
ers, game wardens and those in charge OF
the numerous duck clubs have been eN-
plOTing the shooting grounds west Of the
city and the first person is Vet 10 be
found who does not say the millions of
past years have greatly increased this
season.
Reasons for Good Shooting.
That there are more ducks than ever
cannot be denied by any who are posted
on the conditions as they exist today Ii
is not only a fact but a logical outcome
of the efforts of the state and hunters
themselves 10 make this possible. Where
there was one acre of feeding grounds
ten years ago there are ten acres today.
Where ten years ago little or no attempt
made TO keep hunters from shooting
out of season, today the ducks are pro
tected right up to the minute when the
season opens. For these two reasons the
ducks have come to look upon this valley
as their broOding grounds and here they
hatch their young and remain until cold
weather drives them further south.
Inc CnduBe III llio law lAln car NilI1Il
prohibits shooting at sunset IS good
one which viii be appreciated by ali
sDOrtsmen Heretofore hunters could
shoot up until an hour after sunset. When
this is done half of the birds that are hit
get away as the coming darkness prevents
the hunters from finding them The
ducks soon learn that with the coming OF
nightfall they are safe to come into feed
ing grounds and are not nearly as shy
as when the hunters shoot up until the
last minute.
The law prohibiting the sale of ducks
in the market will greatly decrease the
number of market hunters and this meets
with the approval OF the SpOrtsmen as
well as helping along the protection of
the ducks. Those who wish to shoot quail
should remember that the season IS
changed this year and instead Of opening
on October /, opens October "A.