Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-29
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The shooting season opens Noven,-


bcr I5th-tscod Sport Promised.
The fall hunting season opens in Della
ware ON the 18th of November and closes
IN New Castle county January LIST, and in
Kent and Sussex "a month later. During
the open season it is lawful to shoot par
tridges or quail, rabbits or hares, grouse
and woodcock. Wild geese, SWIM, brant
and wild duck may be killed between
October LIST and April 18th. The killing
OF rufiled grouse or pheasant pinnate
grouse or prairie chickens or western
jack rabbits, is prohibited until April
10th, 1889. The night trapping or shoot
ing of birds at any time, by the use of
swivel or punt guns, artificial light or
similar devices for the capture Of wild
fowl is also forbidden under penalty of
fines ranging from So to $50 foi each
/ offense.
Under a recent act of the Legislature il
is unlawful for any person to carry or
| ship ont of any county in the State for
purposes of sale or profit, any bird or
| animal above named except wild geese
and duck without the payment of n
| license. The shipment of game however,
Is permitted, by any person killing the |
| same, to any part of the State or outside /
OF the same provided they are not for the |
purposes of sale or profit, upon the
shipper making affidavit to that effect /
The act does not prohibit any one from
cunning for sport or amusement, from
taking or shipping game from one county
into another county of this State. 1t is
also illegal to hunt or shoot upon the
lands of any person without having first
obtained the consent of the owner
As is well known the law forbids nom
resident of the State hunting or fishing
within its borders without securing a
license or membership in the Delaware
Game Protective Association which NAV
be procured for So the first year. and So
each succeeding year. The annual MEM
bership fec for residents of Delaware is
w. and certificates or licenses may be
procured of George Churchman, secre A
tary and treasurer, this city.
The association aims to rigidly enforce
It's laws, and has agents employed with s
that end in view, some of whom are now
Engaged in watching lest the temptation Il
% engage IN the fascinating sport before Ii
me END OF the "close" season may prove ii
irresistible TO some enthusiastic sports u
men. :,
With regards to the outlook for game. | n
t is said the approaching season riyes | f.
promise of offering good sport. There
an abundance of game at this time. | n
,irds 1t is stated being more plentiful m
nan usual. Rabbits, which, however, f.
ne treated with contempt by mos; sports, q
men, are also numerous, and taking IL all | h
round it is probable that the six weeks Ia
hooting season may return big rewards
o the sportsmen. m;
The quail released early in the summer ne
" the Game Protective Association m
mated early and have multiplied sew. d
raj fold. The propagation scheme oc
las been successful, and as q result there fr
Vlll be bigger bags this season. As much III
an hardly be said of the prairie chickens mr.
which were also distributed through the "a
tate, as but in few instances have they
aiken kindly to the artificial migration m
cheme, and if any have remained here q
hey are but few. U
There is n feeling among gunners here M
hat the game laws need amending con- ca
Several local sportsmen ex- in
ress themselves that tue season opens III
90 late. As winter approaches the quail st,
Migrate toward the bays and seek cover III
rom which it is impossible to drive them. | TIT
he first snap of cold weather send the To-
lrds toward the shore and depriyes The nv
ocal sportsmen, whose affairs NAV not | of
ermit his nbsense more than day or two | or
any opportunity of n hunt. Those, how II
yer, who can make trip of week or two bn
D the points where the birds migrate have, he
5 matter of course, much better oppor re
lnities for large bags, even though the | sa
uniting may be harder. November LIST. | tn
he same us in Pennsylvania, the majority di
I gunners believe would be the proper hi
ime for the expiration of the "close" M
easOn n