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More Doves Taken
With Liberal Baer
Hunters took only 13.4% more mourning doves during the 1969-70 hunting season when the bag limit was increased 50% from 12 to 18 per day, according to the analysis of hunter reports and wings by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Populations Station. It meant an increase of about 2 doves per hunter for the entire season in the eastern management unit, and about 1.5 extra doves for each Virginia hunter. The number of hunters getting the limit of 18 dropped to 19% from the 35% credited with the limit of 12 the previous year. Only 6.6% of Virginia hunters managed to bag their limit of 18.
The increased bag limit which is expected to continue at least through the 1970-71 season is part of an experimental package designed to learn more about the mourning dove and how best to manage it. By manipulating the daily bag limit, statisticians can determine what effect dove
Sperry ville 4-H Meeting
The Sperryville 4-H Club met Monday, June 22 at the new fire hall under the leadership of Miss Sandra Foster. There were seven members present. We elected officers for our club as follows: Rhonda Byiwn, President; Kimberley Estes, Vice President; Pat Vest, Secretary; Natalie Swindler, Song Leader; Bridget Brown, Reporter. After electing officers we did our project which was working with wire, making iewelrv.
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