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Consider issuance federal permits covering night shooting [[strikethrough]] in so necessary [[/strikethrough]] during open season necessary for rice protection, number ducks present here increasing steadily. If [[strikethrough]] ducks [[/strikethrough]] birds come in at night to feed in shocked rice danger heavy damage. Recommend issuance individual permits by federal warden. If this not feasible blanket permission needed. Such permission should extend October sixteen to November twentieth. Length of rice harvest season dependent on weather conditions so that [[strikethrough]] possibly necessary [[/strikethrough]] further extension possibly needed later. General conditions of permit to be same as those given in just order. Night shooting permitted in fields of standing or shocked rice to terminate when grain is harvested.

Have sufficient data on situation and [[strikethrough]] consider [[/strikethrough]] recommend that investigation be terminated after final visit willows district.