The Heart of a Commodore: True Blue!

            Do you know the signs that identify the heart of a Commodore? Besides the obvious of wearing school colors and sailing ships, one really needs to know the heart of the person, for there lies the tell tale signs of being a Commodore. Perhaps you have sited the following actions that quickly identify the owner as a true Commodore.

• A certain group of young men who camped out on a soccer field to keep it safe.
• A certain group of close to 100 who walked 20 miles to Burlington and presented over $ 6,000.00 in raised funds for programs to help with childhood cancer.
• A certain group who row longboats with speed, strength and cross the finish line first, but cheer on their opponents until each boat has crossed.
• A certain group of individuals who come together to help those in need of a hug, a smile, a meal, or even clothing.
• A certain group/school that goes into the community to help with service based activities.
• A certain group who get excited about planning school events to foster spirit, fun and lead by example.
• A certain sense of fashion fun that makes Halloween not only interesting but the envy of every catwalk in Europe’s fashion world.
• A certain collection of close to 100 who go out into the community and volunteer in businesses, schools, churches and civic organizations to learn skills and to give back.
• A certain team of athletes who play with heart, strength and poise in the face of adversity.
• A certain grade of students who learn CPR and Basic First Aide to be more helpful and caring citizens.
• And the list goes on…..

If you have witnessed the True Blue of a Commodore Heart and want to see them recognized, send a description toand it will be in the next edition of Karybdis, the new VUHS Newspaper.

Duck Season Calls
             By Jordan Grant

Duck season started from Oct 12- Oct 16 for the Lake Chaplain zone. It starts back up again Oct 29- Oct 22. Interior Vermont zone started from Oct 12th, and ends Dec 10th.

During duck season you can only get so many ducks every day and so many of each kind.
You can get 5 Mergansers, 1 Black duck, 1 Canvasback, 2 Red Heads, 4 Scoters, 6 Tal, 4 Mallards, 3 Wood Duck, 2 Pin Tails, but not in one day. What this is telling you is that you can get 3 wood ducks and 2 red heads and 1 black duck in one day. You can’t go over you daily limit for ducks; (witch is 6.) But if you get those kinds of duck or any others you can get 5 mergansers on top of you daily limit. The next day you can get the same ducks but you can’t get more than so many of each species. It doesn’t matter what ducks you get as long as you don’t get more than six a day and you don’t shoot more ducks of one species than you can get.

When you are hunting, you only can use Waterfowl shells, which is made of steel not lead. There is lots of different kind of shells. There is buck shot, turkey shot, bird shot, target load, sport load, and slugs. Those are all made out of lead. Those are illegal to shoot at any Waterfowl.

If you use any thing but steel shot when shooting any Waterfowl, you will be fined. If you shoot over your legal limit you can be fined. If you don’t have a H.I.P number you can be fined. Your H.I.P number is just saying that you’re legal to hunt ducks or geese. If you shoot a duck and you leave it in the water you can be find. If you don’t put you plug in you gun you can be find, or if the gun holds more than 3 shells at a time. Your plug is what makes your gun hold fewer shells. If you have more ducks than you personal limit you can be fined. Your personal limit is twice as many ducks as your can bag in one day. So if you shoot 6 ducks one day you can still have them in the truck with you the next day. So you can have 12 ducks with you for personal limit.

Hunting from a boat.
When you are hunting from a boat, and you shoot at a duck, the motor has to be pulled out of the water. You most not be moving. You can be fined.

Hunting from land.
You have to be 15 feet or more away from the road. You can’t shoot from a car or you will get a big fine.

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         Vermont Hunting Seasons
                By Andrew Coyle

Vermont hunting seasons are here. Duck season updates and ideas about winter hunting are valuable information for many VUHS students involved in the seasons. I am Andrew Coyle and I love hunting. The seasons for duck and goose hunting are a lot different than regular seasons because it opens and closes at different times. Ducks, coots and merganser season opens on October 12th- October 16th and it closes on the Lake Champlain zone and then reopens back up on October 29th thru December 22nd. Goose season opens September 6th through September 25th then it closes up again reopens to people October 20th thru December 3. You are allowed to take six ducks a day, 5 Mergansers and 3 Geese. For duck hunting, I normally go to Red Gate in Ferrisburgh or sit in the slang. Those are two of my favorite spots to hunt. For goose hunting, I normally go around and find a nice corn field where they are and hunt them there.

Another season that opens up hunting opportunities for people is turkey season. That opened on October 22nd and ends about two weeks from when it started. The winter season for deer includes rifle and muzzleloader. For deer season, I pretty much hunt on family land. We have almost 200 acres, do it is really good hunting. I normally try to get out into the woods a little before the sun gets up and that is the best time to be out there.

Once I get there, I head right to my tree stand. It is in the perfect spot and I have taken at least three deer there in the last couple of seasons. I love to hunt on family land because you know who’s hunting around you and you know that it is family.
For those people who really enjoy hunting and the outdoors there are even more seasons before and after rifle season for deer. These include squirrel, partridge and rabbit. I also enjoy hunting during these seasons and simply love being outdoors and involved with nature. My favorite one to hunt is squirrel. I am glad to share with you a bit about the hunting seasons and opportunities in Vermont and hope you enjoy the time in the woods or even the information might make you try it.