^UNITED^STAT E S 

 ^^^DEPARTM.ENT 

 UP AGRICULTU 



WITH UNCL5 Sm'S MTURALIST$ . 



OFHICE CjJ=^ 

 F^QRMATIO^^ 



NOT FOR PUBLICATION. 



Speaking Time: 10 Minutes. 



All Regions . 



3AG LIMi:i?S RSrUCED ON WATERPOTVL FOR NEXT SEASON^ , 



OPENING AITiPUNCa^^ENT ; Today our old friend the '7ILDS MAN is going to tell 

 us how many geese and ducks we will be allowed to kill in one day next 

 season, Tlie new Federal regulation has reduced the bag limits for waterfowl, 

 and we arc all anxious to learn more about it. The IILDS MAN has just had a 

 talk with Uncle Sam's Naturalists, and he is ready to tell us about this 

 new ba^ limit regulation. These Naturalists programs come to you regularly 

 every two weeks through the cooperation of the United States Department 

 of Agricultui-e and Statio n. All right, Mr, WILDS JUN. 



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Especially is it sv/eet if the old leading gander indicates by constant 

 quackin;2, that his flock is circling for an imnediate landing nearby in a 

 Cornfield, or in the waters of a quiet lake or river. 



But the wild goose, like the old gray mare, "is not what she used to 

 be," 25 years ago. Wild life is slowly receding before the advance of 

 civilization, and it has become necessary to increase the protection of 

 waterfowl and other species of migratory game birds throughout the United 

 States. 



From my own hunting experience I knew that many of you radio listeners 

 would bo interested in knowing about the new Federal regulations affecting 

 the bag limits for next season. So, I went over and had a talk with Col. 

 H. P. Sheldon, the game conservation officer for the Bureau of Biological 

 Survey, I might add that this branch of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture administers the Federal regulations on migratory birds. Acting 

 under the direction of Col Sheldon is a force of 25 United States Game 

 Protectors. 



Col. Sheldon pointed out that duck guns must (^o on the rack at 

 sun-set on January 31 of this year. That's today, and it marks the close 

 of the 1929-30 open season for hunting ducks, geese, and other migratory 

 game birds all over the United States. When the season opens next fall, 

 we'll have a new bulletin with some new regulations. 



Nov.- what are you going to do with the waterfowl auid those game birds 

 you have in cold storage? According to Uncle Sam's game officer you are 

 allowed 10 days to eat the accumulated game on hand to-day, January 31, 

 which is the cloBe of the open season. That means all migratory waterfowl 



