The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
Synopsis of Duck
Hunting Regulations
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from the loading end of the maya
zine. so as TO reduce the capacity of
said gun to three shells; that is, two
shells in the magazine, and one
shell in the barrel.
The use of power-boats (outboard
or inboard), sail boats, automobiles,
or aircraft, to rally, drive, or con-
centrate migratory birds, or to shoot
or hunt migratory birds therefrom,
is prohibited.
The use of live decoys, or bait, to
lure migratory birds is prohibited,
and the use of cattle, horses or
mules in the hunting of migratory
birds, is prohibited.
All persons Is years of age, or
older. when hunting migratory
birds. are required to have on their
person, an unexpired Federal Migra-
tory Bird Hunting License Stamp
Commonly known as the duck
stamp. This stamp shall have writ
ten across the face of the stamp
in ink, the signature of the person
in possession of the stamp. This
stamp shall be shown to any u. S.
game management agent, deputy
agent, or deputy game warden hav-
ing authority to enforce game laws,
upon demand by the officer.
Power-boats (inboard or out
board) may be used to travel direct
~ to or from hunting location
However, if an cupboard motorboat
is to be used for hunting purposes
upon arriving at hunting location
] the motor shall be detached from
the boat while SO hunting (the mo-
tor may be placed in the bottom OF
/ the boaD after such motor is de-
tached, the boat can then be used
with oars, or paddles in the same
manner as a roW-boat, and hunting
/ done therefrom.
Changes in Season and Bag Limits
for 1914
i The shooting season has beer
i heightened 10 days. Duck and goose
/ limits have been increased, owing tC
/ crop damage, however, such changes
may be cancelled at any time.
j Daily bag limit: Ducks, (excep1
the American and redbreast Mer-
gamers, Merganzers commonly
called fish ducks), ten, (l0) includ-
/ ing in such limit not more thar
one CD Woodduck, and in addition
five singly, or in the aggregate Of
Mallards, Pintails, or Widgeons.
Daily bag limit: Merganzers, 25
| Daily bag limit: Geese, and Brant
| Except snow geese in Beaverhead
Madison and Gallatin counties, and
Ross goose in the entire state). You
may now kill Q Canadian geese
or 2 white fronted (speckled BELLY
geese, or brandt, or 2 in the ag-
gregate, and in addition you may
| kill snow geese, or blue geese
or 4 in the aggregate, thus making
a daily bag limit of birds as above
specified.
Daily bag limit: Coot, Is.
Possession limits: Ducks, Any per
soA may possess not more than 2(
ducks including not more than
Woodduck, and in addition ter
singly or in the aggregate Of NAL
lards, Pintails, or Widgeons.
Geese: Any person may possess
two daily bag limits which in Mon
tana would permit the possession oil
snow geese, or s blue geese, or
in the aggregate, plus 4 Canadian
geese, or white fronted geese, OF
4 brant, or 4 in the aggregate, max
| ing a total Of IL birds.
| Merganzers: No possession limit
The following will answer some
| rf the that hn 1cl or
regarding the new daily bag limits
and possession limits:
Question: Does the daily bag limi'
on ducks remain at 10?
Answer: Yes, except that you may
take an additional bag only Of {
Mallards, Pintails, or Widgeons, Oh
any combination Of these three
ducks.
Question. But suppose my frs
ten ducks were all mallards-can
shoot 5 more mallards for tota
of Is?
Answer: Yes. And the answer
would be the same if you had asked
about pitfalls or Widgeons.
Question: What about canvas
backs, redheads, buffleheads, blue
bills, Whistlers, ruddy ducks, teal
etc.
Answer. This year you may take
full daily bag limit Of 10 canvas
backs, or 10 redheads, or 10 buf-
fleheads, or blue bills, Whistlers
teals, etc, but not more than II
singly or in the aggregate Of these
species. and if you have these 10
you can then kill S mallards. or
pitfalls, or 5 widgeons, or in thu
aggregate Of these three species.
Question: What is the possession
limit on ducks?
Answer: 20, and in addition yol
may possess 10 mallards. or 10 pin
tails, or 10 Widgeons, singly or il
the aggregate combination, or TO
example, if you had 20 canvasbacks
or redheads, or buffleheads, or blu.
bills. or minister's. or teal, or 20 il
the aggregate Of these various spe
cies. you could in addition have II
mallards, or 10 pintails, or 10 wild
geons. or 10 in the aggregate o
| these three species.
/ Or for example. if you had al
mallards, you could have 30 NAL
lards. or likewise pitfalls or wild