. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 15 HOW MONTANA FEEDS WILD DUCKS By E. C. Gakkutii Mrtiihrr M(>)ifini<i Sfafr Fisli diid (uimr Coiiniussion. M E. C. Carruth ONTANA'S state fish and game commission has em- barked on a new departure in the west during the last year and is successfully planting duck food throughout the lakes and swamps of the state. It is planned to attract year after year, not only the migratory water fowl that pa
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 15 HOW MONTANA FEEDS WILD DUCKS By E. C. Gakkutii Mrtiihrr M(>)ifini<i Sfafr Fisli diid (uimr Coiiniussion. M E. C. Carruth ONTANA'S state fish and game commission has em- barked on a new departure in the west during the last year and is successfully planting duck food throughout the lakes and swamps of the state. It is planned to attract year after year, not only the migratory water fowl that pass over the state in the spring and fall flights, but also to re- tain water fowl that breed and raise their young in lakes, sloughs and waters within the borders of the Treasure state. The experiment has proven successful. The growing of aquatic foods has been tried in western and northern states and found worth while. Scattergun sportsmen who cherish the fall call of the quack-quack are elated with success of the plan. Duck foods for Montana will be varied. Montana has so many conditions and features that it will require a miscel- laneous list of foods. The prairie counties east of the Rocky mountains nearly all have water that is brackish, salty or with alkali. These ponds and reservoirs will take salt water vegetation such as grows on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. These foods are of numerous kind, the most familiar being sago pond, coontail, duck meat, musk grass, naias, smart weed, wapato or duck potato, water milfoil and widgeon grass. All of these brackish foods are found in some eastern parts of the state, in some cases grow- ing profusely. In the mountainous regions, where the water runs clear, the fresh water foods are found in variety. Some of these arej water cress, wild celery, wild rice, and many of the plants that grow in the eastern ponds such as mill foil, â widgeon grass, smart weed and sago pond. The planting of duck foods must be done in seasons, early i
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