The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-14
OHIO GAME Law.
Chief Warden Buntain Lays Down
the Law.
what Game and Fish May be Killed,
and when It IL Lawful to Hunt.

season for killing birds, game and game
birds were amended. There were nine.
teen bills introduced to amend the
game laws. Mr.. Gray, Of Fayette,
sought to stop the shooting OF quail for
a period Of five years. Mr.. Bolan, Of
Pickaway, introduced bill to stop all
kinds Of shooting for two years. Mr..
Ashford is responsible for the failure to
protect native pheasants for five years.
Mr.. Glen Dening, of Mercer, led the
fight to allow ducks to be shot In the
spring. His amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Leland, Of Noble county, made the
fight against the protection Of the rab.
bit, and his amendment was also adopt
ed, but by q mistake of the Engrossing
Clerk the rabbit was left In, and is
therefore protected from Sept. to
Dec. Is.
An amendment by Mr.. Aldrich, Of
6andusky county, to strike out the
MONDAY" and "Tuesday" clause re-
lating to the killing Of duck, was adopt.
ed, but by mistake the Clerk left this
amendment out.
The sportsmen of Ohio should thank
the members of the Committee on Fish
Culture and Game, and especially Mr..
Dutton, of Morgan, and Mr.. Mayer, of
Hamilton county, for the work they
did in bringing about the passage Of our
present fish and game laws.
The song bird law now includes many
birds not heretofore included. The
lark, bobolink, brown thrasher, jay,
wood. .pecker, ,tanager. redwing. starting,
wax. wing. bunting and American gold
finch are some of the birds added to the
protected list. The American eagle is
also protected. English and Mongolian
pheasants and deer are protected until
Nov. 10, 1900. The dove YVES left out
entirely by the Clerk in copying Section
698l, but by the provisions Of Section
1854, It is unlawful to have . dove In
possession except between Sept. and
Dec. Is, and the fine is from $25 to 500
for violating this act.
Under the law % it stands, one may
kill dove at any time, but 1t lie unlaw-
full to have them In possession except
as above stated. The open season on
birds, game, and game birds in Ohio is
as follows:
1t is unlawful to kill at any time any
sparrow Except English sparrows), nut
batch, warbler. flicker, vireo, wren, rob.
in, catbird, tansger, bobolink. bluejsy,
oriole, grosbeak Virginia red bird),
creeper, redstart, waxwing, woodpeck.
er, hummingbird, lark, cuckoo, thrush.
swallow. bluebird. bunting, redwing,
starting (redwing backbird), purple
martin, brown thrasher knocking bird),
American goldfinch, chewing pewee,
chick. .a.dee, titmouse and eagle.
1t is unlawful to buy, sell offer for
sale or have in possession any Of the
above named birds at any time. The
robin may be killed when iDjuring fruit
or berries. 1t is unlawful to kill quail
or ruffed grouse, except between Nov.
10 and December 10; prairie chicken,
rabbit and squirrel. except between
September 16 and December 10; wood;
cock except between July 4 and Nov.
10; snipe, rail, plover. mud.hens, kill
deer and duck, except between Sept. !
aud April 10. 1t is unlawful to kill
deer, English, Mongolian or ringneck
pheasant before the year 1900, or after
that date, except between November
10 and December 10. 1t is unlawful to
have any Of the above named gsme or
game birds in possession, or to buy, sell
or offer for sale any birds or game birds
except during the open season when II
is lawful to kill them.
Persons may have live deer, Mongo.
lian, English or ringneck pheasants in
private Enclosures at any time for the
purpose of domesticstion or propaga-
ton. Farmers may kill the rabbit OF
squirrel when destroying grain, fruit
or shrubbery. 1t is unlawful to have
ruffed grouse In possession except be.
tween November 10 and December Is.
1t is unlawful to kill quail or any
kind of pheasant for sale in the markets
of this State, or for shipment out of the
State.
Wild deer and prairie chicken my
be had 10 possession At any time; but II
is unIa wful to buy. sell or offer deer fol
sale before the year 1900.
It ia unlawful to kill duck with any
gun other than common shoulder
gun, or to use any kind Of boat while
killing duck except q common rowboat
or to kill duck before 6 o'clock In the
morning or after 5 O'Clock in the even
ing.
1t is unlawful to hunt or shoot or trap
or have q gun in possession for such
purpose, on Sunday.
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