The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Outdoors
Hoover Sets Two Months Duck
Season

outdoors
Hoover Sets Two Months Duck
Season
Observation-Disclosures hunters
are to have a two months open
shooting season this fall and win
ter, according to the shortage of
ducks because of drought and
drainage in the breeding grounds
in the north central states and
Canada. Conditions in the breeding
grounds are reported much i'm
proved this summer.
Bag limits remain at Is, except
that the bag shall contain not
more than 10 birds in the aggre-
gate of canvasbacks, redheads,
greater and lesser scaups, ring
neck, bluewing, greenwing and
cinnamon teal, gadwalls and
shoyellers. These species are in
need of greater protection than
the common duck such as mallard,
black duck, pintail and others, &C
cording to the Biological Survey.
The season was also opened on
elder ducks with daily bag limit
of five a part of the Is maximum
limit. The season, however, was
closed on ruddy ducks and bluffle-
heads as these varities are too
scarce to permit shooting.
The opening and closing OF the
two months season vary in differ
emit sections of the country. These
dates were fixed by the U. ). De
partment of Agriculture after con-
sultation with state game depart
ments and the Migratory Bird Ad-
visory Board.
Opening and closing dates OF the
season in the respective states 1ol-
low: October 1 to November ~
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota
North Dakota Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, Utah and Nevada.
Octber 16 to December Is Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, West
Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land. Connecticut, New York Eek
cept Long Island), Arizona, ldaho'
Oregan and Washington.
November 1 to December 81
Long Island, New Jersey, Pennsyi-
vania Delaware, Kentucky, Cali
fornia, and in that portion of Tex
as living west and north of a line
beginning on the Rio Grande west
of Del Rio running easterly to the
Louisiana Line.
November 16 to January 10
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
South Caralina, North Carolina,
Moth Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,
and that portion of Texas lying
south and east of the above line.
November 20 to January 10,
Florida. Sept to Oct. 81 Alaska.
The live goose decoy limitation
was discontinued, except in Cali
fornia where the state requested
that no live goose decoys be used.
The limit was ten live goose de-
COWS last year. Live duck decoys
are limited to twenty-five by the
new regulations; states may re-
duce the number.
The present noon hour opening
for waterfowl shooting was contin-
ued. So was the usual bag and pos
session limits on geese and orant.
Control of batting, rest days, and
other regulations was left to the
states.
The bag limit was reduced on
doves from Is to 10, the no batting
regulations were strengthened and
clarified. A two weeks open season
was declared on bandtailed pigeons
in Washington, Oregon, California,
Arizona and New Mexico with
daily bag and possession limit OF
ten.
The new waterfowl regulations
lust announced are in keeping
with the general sentiment exs
pressed at the hearings before the
Senate Committee on Wild life
early in April, at which time the
American Game Association and
other organizations went on re-
cord for a continuous season OF not
less than two months. 1t was felt
that a short concentrated shooting
season was inimical to the ducks
and unfair to the sportsmen, Seth
Gordon, president of the Associa-
ton said.
With the states having had a de-
finite part in recommending sea-
sons and other restrictions, II Is
hoped that all state game officers
will make special effort to assist
in the enforcement Of the new re-
gulations he concluded.