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baiting fields for them has made countless thousands of real sportsmen moiim. 

 It has resulted in a tremendous slaughter of these "birds, which are easy 

 enough to kill as it is. In many sections of the co-untry, hunters have fallen 

 into the practice of getting farmers and others to "bait fields for doves. 

 Then when the hunters gang £Lro\ind the field, they find it a little too easy 

 to exceed the Federal limit of twenty-five, and are often tempted to try to 

 stretch the "bag. 



In order to protect the dove supply from such a menace, under the 

 new regulations this year the himting, killing, or taking of mourning doves 

 is not permitted on or over, at, or near anj"" area that has been "baited with 

 salt, with corn, wheat or other grain, or with other foods placed or scattered 

 thereon. 



The most strilcing changes in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Hegulations 

 for the coming season, as Mr. Sheldon points them out, are five in num'ber: 

 First , the seasons are shortened on migratory waterfowl fifteen da^''s; second , 

 on the opening dai'' hunting may not begin until noon; third , a limitation is 

 prescribed on the use of live goose decoys; fourth , it will be unlawful to 

 hunt mourning doves around or over baited fields; fifth, all shooting of 

 migratory waterfowl will be unlawful anywhere in the United States after the 

 piddle of January and at any time during the month of September. 



Of course, there are a number of other regulations with which you 

 hunters should be familiar. However, if you want more detailed information 

 about the Federal hunting laws you can obtain a copy of the regulations by 

 writing to the Office of Information, "United States Department of Agriculture, 

 at Washington, D. C. 



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CLOSIITG AITNOUITCEMEI-TT; Our Wildsman has just outlined a few of the striking 

 claanges in the Federal game bird laws this yee,r. Tliis outline is presented 



to its listeners by Station as part of its plan of cooneratinn with 



the United States Department of A;'; ri culture. 



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