Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-14
MARYLAND CANE LAWS.
Local and State.Laws for the Gun
ming Season In Anne Arun
del County

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The Maryland State law for wild ducks
prohibits shooting at any water fowl
while bedded in fiocks upon their roost-
ing or feeding grounds The law pro-
hibits shooting from bobby blind or ar
tificial point more than 100 yards from
natural shore. Fine of SO TO 800 and
forfeiture of guns, boats. &c the law
also prohibits shooting over tie waters
of the Chesapeake with any big or
swivel gun from any boat or craft. Fine
Of 800 To $500. The shooting is restrict
ed To any area of not less than a quarter
of mile from shore. The laws allows
shooting bet Seen November and March
81. and prohibits shooting at any other
time except from shore. Any person
owning land bordering upon the Chesa-
peake bay In the above described area
may in October or November of each
year select and mark any one point on
mis- shore as reserved for his cunning
during the season. Thereafter such own
er shall have during the season the ex-
elusive right to station craft. gun or set
decoys within the quarter Of mile line
from the shore, and also within the ad-
| ditional space between said quarter OF
mile line and line distant half a mile
from any shore. 1t is lawful TO shoot
other ducks known as marsh ducks in
any manner other than by swivel gun or
| by big gun from one hour before sunset
until at least one hour after sunset every
day from August Is 10 October | on the
waters of the Chesapeake bay. The
shooting days until January /, between
the lines above described. are Monday.
Wednesday and Friday After January
shooting Is allowed On Saturday also.
| The law prohibits anchoring OF boats on
any but cunning days or going over the
waters on cunning days before O'Clock
A NJ.
The local ducking laws for Anne
/ ARUNDEL prohibits duck shooting at night
time, except from the land shooting with
gun from boat, day or night, that cannot
be conveniently discharged from the
| shoulder. Prohibits the use or sink
boats, sneak boats, &c Allows shooting
| from singh upon obtaining a license
Prohibits shooting on South river from
BOBBY or bush blinds. except on Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday; license required
| TO erect such blinds, and they must be at
least SOC yards apart.
| No one is permitted TO shoot wild fowl
| from any BOBBY blind or brush blind on
the waters of the Severn river. in Anne
| Arundel county, except on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays. and on the
waters of Magothy river, in Anne Arun
del county, except on Tuesdays and
| Fridays. License TO shoot from any
BOBBY or brush blind must be obtained
No one Is permitted to erect blind
| within 800 yards of licensed blind.
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
are the days for shooting on West and
| Rhode rivers and their creeks. No per
son can shoot over decoy ducks within
800 yards of any blind. Shooting may
be done only from the natural shores or
from blinds placed in the waters OF Rhode
or West river within twenty five yards
| from wwater mark.
The Maryland general State law al
lows partridge shooting from November
| to February / This law applies in all
counties where there Is no local law.
Where there is local law 1t takes pre-
cedence over the State law. The part
ridge season commences in this county
October IS, and extends to January LIST,
The season for woodcock is from No
vember 1st to December "a, and from
June Is to September 1st.
The general State laws allow shoot
ing for rabbits between October 10 and
January IS, rabbit shooting in Anne
| Arundel county extends from November
| / to December "a
Pheasant shooting is allowed in Anne
| Arundel from October Is to January LIST
and robins from November l to April !,