Hunters being registered at a checking station prior to shooting on a waterfowl management area. 

 The state waterfowl areas supply hunting opportunities to the unattached sportsmen. 



to hunting was increased from 10,105 in 1949 to 15,939 in 1951. During 

 the same period the number of hunters accommodated on these areas 

 increased from 2,834 to 21,708. Most of the expansion in this program 

 can be attributed to the addition of three new areas, which include Grizzly- 

 Island, Colusa and Merced. Grizzly Island, an 8,600-acre area purchased 

 with Wildlife Conservation Board funds, is the most recently acquired 



