Evening star., 1947-08-01
Duck Season SIasbed
To Lowest Limit in
Last Ten Years

The Nations duck hunters viii,
have a not unexpected drastically
cut season this year. Regulations
announced yesterday shorten shoot
ing time and bag limits to a 10-yeal
low. Each hunting day was short
ened an hour.
Albert M. Day, director of the
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
echoed the sentiments of water
fowlers when he said while discuss
ing the new regula tions that I'VE
are in for poor shooting season. u
The drastic curtailment was made
necessary by the poor crop of ducks
found in winter and spring surveys
Waterfowls have been on the de-
crease for the last three years. and
the new regulations are designed to
cut the annual kill to less than the
seasons increase.
AS compared to an average of As
days last year. this years season will
be limited from the 20 shooting days
in Maryland, where a split season
will be in effect, to the 80 shooting
days in North and South Dakota
Virginia has no split season and
shooting will be allowed there for
26 days. States earlier were given
their choice of a split or straight
season.
Bag limits are four ducks, includ-
ing not more than one wood duck,
and possession limits are eight, with
one wood duck. Geese limits vary
in different States, but generally
the limit is four.
Shooting will be permitted from
sunrise to one hour before sunset,
a cut of one hour from last year.
Shooting may not begin on opening
days until noon, a move designed
to cut into the generally heavy
opening-day kill The ban on bait
ing and use of live decoys, as we'll
as the use of certain types of boats,
remain in effect. There are num-
Der of other minor or local regula-
tions, and hunters are warned to
consult specific regulations for their
areas before shooting.
Season dates are:
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi. North Carolina.
South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
December 8 to January s, 194S:
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
October 7 to October 20 and December 23
to January 5, 1913.
November and December % to Janu-
Colorado, Idaho and wyoming
to October 20 and December 10 De-
Connecticut. Indiana. Louisiana. Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey-Nov. 1s to- De-
peiaware and New YORK. including Long
Isdand-October 2l to November L and
December to December, 13:
Illinois, Missouri and West Virginia.
November 4 to December 3.
Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and
Wisconsin-october 2l to November 70.
Maine and New Hampshire--October 7
to October Is and December to Decem-
Der i3.
Maryland-November 4 to November IA
and December 23 TO January 3
Michigan and Minnesota-october to
Montana, Nebraska. Nevada and Utah
October p to November "a.
North Dakota, and South Dakota-octo-
Der Z to November 10.
Rhode Island-December to Decem-
Texas-November to November II and
December 6 to December %.
Washington-October 81. to November 3
and December Is to December 20.
Puerto Rico-December 10 to Febru-
ary -.
Alaska-In fur districts 1 and 3-Octo-
ber / to November 4 in the rest of Alaska,
September | to October 5.
Woodcock November IS to
November 90; Virginia, November 20 to
December 4.
Morning doves-Maryland, September /
to October Is; Virginia, September l6 to
October 81