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zones, which were open to public hunting by permit. Restricted zones were 

 limited in size to 20 percent of the total area ; open zones had to be either 

 a 5,000-acre tract or 50 percent of the entire cooperative hunting area, 

 whichever was larger. The maximum number of hunters allowed at any 

 one time was one per five acres of open land, with the stipulation that the 

 number of hunters could be decreased as conditions warranted. 







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These hunters, ready to make use of a cooperative hunting area, are being briefed by a check- 

 ing station attendant, who shows them an area map and the signs designating various zones. 



During the 1949 pheasant hunting season, six cooperative hunting areas 

 were established by the bureau. By maintaining checking stations on each 

 area, bureau personnel were able to control hunting, issue permits, and 

 gather pertinent information regarding the pheasant kill. These six areas 

 provided 58,450 acres open to hunting and accommodated 41,166 hunters. 

 By 1951 the program had been expanded to 11 areas with 115,835 acres 

 and 54,701 hunters accommodated. This type of hunting has found favor 

 not only with the hunters, but the landowners have also indicated satis- 

 faction with the plan. Further expansion of the cooperative hunting area 

 program is contemplated. Table 1, Appendix D, lists the areas with the 

 amount of land open to hunting, and it shows the number of hunters 

 using these areas and their hunting success. 



WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT AREAS 



The program to furnish the unattached hunter with a place to shoot, 

 and to provide waterfowl with areas where they could feed and rest was 

 considerably expanded during the biennium. The number of acres open 



