New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08

A MEAsI-r FOR SPORTSMEN To READ
THE TROUT son TO BE UNIFORM ThhoOuh-
OUT THE s~ATE OTHER IMPORTANT


OUT THE s~ATE OTHER IMPORTANT
CHANGE. let's TO BE LICENSED
Albany. June Senator Donadson's revision Oh
the Game laws. which was signed by Governor MOI
ton to-day is OF much interest to spor'smen' i"e
bill the result NJ the investigation maze ny Inv
Senate Committee on Game Laws last year Inc
Information gathered by the committee was SUI
mitted to Mr. Van Cleef and his associates on 'he
Law Committee of the New-York State Associa-
ton for the Protection of Fish and Game ana 'hey
drew the bill.
The new law makes the trout-hshing season uni
form throughout the State. the open season being
from April l6 August 81. Under the old law
trout fishing opened April in Caledonia creek
and on Long Island, and not until April 10 IN the
rest Of the state. An important feature OF the
bill is that which provides for the registration ana
licensing of nets. This measure was recommended
by Governor Flower in his al 7ual message III 1871
and is practically the system tnat has been so Sue
ccssfully used in Canada for many years III nets
are licensed and each has a tag number, the pro-
tectors and foresters readily identify the
owner OF a net Illegally used and II the tag IS
missing the can be destroyed at oace without
further process.
Another valuable provision increase The powers
given 10 the Commissioners OF Fisher q TOT 'ssu
ing permits to nets in certain la ana 'o
certain kinds of fish. The Commissi $ haNo
placed enormous quantities OF ioodnsE inc III
land lakes OF the State. Many OF them cannot re
taken EXCEPT by nets and the value or III OF them
as food supply depends largely upon re n'ea
tina, may be used to capture them Lax yer a
number OF these permits were issued. m,inly or
Oneida and Onondaga lakes. and the records u
tho Commissioners show that In only tires IL
stances we're the rules violated. and during ''
months of November and December the narh j.
OF Syracuse and the surrounding towns were hiieu
Wit chean and excellent food fSn
Another provision allows the state TO give TIL
to lands under water for the purpose OF sheiins
culture in Jamaica Bay. Here ofore leases nav
been granted on these lands by the town OF Fla
lands A surety OF tenure is now opta1heh uf i.
oys,ermen in this valuable land under water! ~
bill prohibits the pout!ng OF streams taxing u
bv drawing off water using dynamite. ana Ia
inc FISH from a stream 10 stock private ponds
fishing through the ice In waters lhhap4'rh y
trout or salmon is 10 be permitted.
Salmon trout and land-locked salmon may '
EassIFrom May 81 to December II. sinch m't
Pckercl pike and wall-eyed pike-From Map
to January 81. excep; as provided IN Secton ~ '
the Game law. ,..,-- NJ, ~.
Ieer-Open season. AUGUST 10 10 OcloDef o. h''''
two deer TO each person.
squirrels hares and rabbts-open season Sel'
teuber ! 10 November .o :erreis prohibited
Wcbfoo,ed Wild fowl-open season september
Ouail-Open season. November ard Decembe-.
Woodcock and grouse-Open season, August 10 10
December 81. -.
or possessed during May. June. July or August
SHARING netting or trapping % game birds IS pro
h.btei. Dealers may have game or b!rds in tneli
possession out % season. provided ihai t.ey ca
over three hundred miles from the borders OF ih'