The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
Duck Hunt Season
Open On Saturday
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have winged southwark, it is toe
early, but the general consensus Is
the fact they are searching Out
heavier feeding grounds.
Sank Centres sportsmen groups
breahed a sigh of relief this weei
when announcement came from the
State Game and Fish Commission
that a nine-day pheasant season
had been pared to only three five
hour days. The days are inclusive
of October 18th to 18th with shoot
ing from II noon to 5 p. m.
'tOne of the finest acts the Com
mission has done in recent years,
many local conservationists opin'
ed. Reason for the action was cit
ed as scarcity of the upland birds
in a number of the 50 open coun'
ties. Still there Is that flicker OF
hope that the season would be
closed entirely.
Those who are entitled to speak
authoritatively have voiced the op'
inion that the bad winter" talk is
a lot of hokum. That what really Is
taking the toll of the pheasant and
causing its scarcity is a disease
Farmers, who reported coveys OF
pheasants on their farms all win
ter in spite of heavy SHOWS, now
find the coveys disappearing.
There is a danger of extermina-
ton of the specie-for it's easy to
do with a planted" bird in spite
of the fact that the bird thrives
we'll in this habitat, is an opinion
expressed by local sportsmen
Many of them have voiced the ex,
preston that, in spite Of the fact
they know where pheasants are to
be had, they will not hunt during
the pheasant season.
Speakes Warns Against Taking
Protected Ducks
State game wardens have been
instructed to make every effort to
enforce federal regulations pertain
ing to hunting of migratory water
fowl this season, particularly with
reference to protected ducks, Harry
E. Speakes, Director of the Division
of Game and Fish announced.
Wood ducks, ruddy ducks, buffle.
heads, redheads and canvasbacks
are the ducks afforded complete
protection by both federal and state
regulations this fall. 1t Is illega
also to take swans and greater anc
lesser yellowlegs.
Federal authorities are concern
ed with threatened extinction o.
certain species of wild ducks ant
as a consequence full protection
was given these ducks Throughout
the country" Mr.. Speakes said. awe
cannot alter these regulations anc
must make every effort to see tina
hunters observe them.
There is considerable difficulty
in distinguishing the various spec
les of wild ducks while in flight, 81
hunters should familiarize them
selves with markings and fligh,
characterizations of the protected
ducks. It should be borne in mine
that redhead and canvasback duck:
are partial to lakes where wild eel
cry abounds."
duck hunters must provide
themselves with both state small
game hunting license and fedora
duck stamp costing one dollar,
Director Speakes cautioned. Thu
duck stamp must be validated will
signature written in ink across tht
face. Duck stamps must be secured
by all duck hunters 16 years old Oh
over.
The daily bag limit for migratory
waterfowl is Is birds in the aggre
gate Of all kinds of which number
not more than 10 shall be ducks
rot more than four shall be geese
not more than II shall be Wilson
snil'e or jacksnipe and not more
than IL shall be a combination o.
rails ard gallinules.
The possession limit for migra
tory game birds is 30 in the aggre
gate Of all kinds of which not more
than 10 shall be ducks. not more
than five shall be geese, not NOR,