The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-11-07
Schedule For
Duck Season

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The open shooting season for
ducks, geese, Except Snow white
/ Geese" Geese in Madison, Gala
tin, Beaverhead Counties, and Ross
Geese anywhere in Montana); Brant
and Coot, will commence October
10th, and continue As days, closing
on December 9th, both dates inclu-
sive.
A closed season exists throughout
the State of Montana on Swan and
Ross Geese. Madison, Gallatin,
Beaverhead counties are closed to
hunting on Snow White" Geese.
Shooting Hours; Shooting may be
done daily, starting at 80 minutes
before sunrise and closing at 80
minutes before sunset.
I Daily Bag Limit: Ducks.-(Ex
cept American and Redbreasted
merganzers, locally called fish
iucks) I'd including in such limit
ne Cd Woodduck Merganzers:
Twenty five (25).
Possession Limit Ducks.-Ex-
cept American & Redbreasted Mer-
ganzers) Fourteen (14, including
not more than one ID Woodduck,
same being two days daily bag
limit
Daily Bag Limit: Geese.-Two (2)
Of any kind in any combination,
Canada, White Front Hutchins,
Cackling, including Brant, and in
addition, any person may have Two
~ Snow Geese, or Two (2) Blue
Geese, singly or in the aggregate.
Possession Limit: Geese.-Any
person may possess not more than
one days limit.
Daily Bag Limit: Coot-Twenty
five (25).
Possession Limit: Merganzers.-
No Limit.
Migratory birds may be shipped
at any time during the open shoot
ing season, and remain in transit
> days to reach destination after
the close of the open shooting sea
son, but no migratory birds can be
shipped after December 9th, which
is the last day of the shooting sea
son.
Cold Storage:-Migratory birds
may be possessed in cold storage, or
otherwise, for period of 80 days
after the close of the shooting sea
son, which in Montana the final pos {
session limit date will be March 10, !
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Repeating Shotguns - Either /
Automatic or hand operated pump
5uns, shall have the magazine plug
Jed with a one-piece filler, incapa- j
lie of removal from the loading end F
# the magazine, so as to reduce c
he capacity of said gun to Three G
b shells, that is, Two ~ shells n
n the magazine and One Cd shall n
e in the barrel. n
The use of power boats (inboard f;
r outboard), sail boats, Aautomo- n
lies, or aircraft to Rally Drive, or tt
migratory birds, or to S;
boot or hunt migratory birds, d
lerefrom, is prohibited.
The use of Live Decoys, or Bait, Il
lure migratory birds is prohibit it
I'd, and the use of cattle, horses, al
Mules, in the hunting of migra- W
Try birds, is prohibited. G
All persons Is years of age, or OF
der, when hunting migratory tn
rds, are required to have on their tn
arson, an unexpired Federal Migra- ez
ny Bird Hunting License Stamp de
commonly called duck stamp'). ali
MS stamp shall have written across he
e face of the stamp in Ink, the ca
gnature of the person in posses Tt
On of the stamp. a
Shooting hour schedule for the ga
IS Duck Hunting season, October de
tn to December 9th, both dates WI
elusive, for the Libby district, of of
ontana. Eureka district five 80 res
lnutes earlier Shooting COM col
anceS So minutes before sunrise. sat
oses 50 minutes before sunset. dis
halispell shooting hours open and SCI
ose eight minutes earlier than :
DOW shooting hours N1rn