Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-23
Deer Hunting.

Those intending to shoot deer this
fall should remember that it is neCes-
sary for them TO procure a license in
order to do So without violating the
game law. a game license costs 81 for
those who are residents of the state.
Every resident desiring to procure the
license shall present or mail to the
county clerk Of one of the counties
hereafter designated as counties fire.
quented by deer, a written application
stating that the applicant is a resident
of this state, and containing a personal
description of himself, giving also his
place of residence and postoffice ad-
dress. This application shall be sub
scribed and sworn TO before some
person authorized under the laws Of
this state to administer oaths. Non-
license upon payment of the sum of $50,
and their application must be sent to
the Secretary of State. Of course, these
licenses are not transferable We pub
lish herewith a few extracts from the
law pertaining to the hunting of deer,
as taken from the Fish and Game Laws
of Wisconsin, in effect June SO, 1897
1t shall be unlawful and is prohibited ::
l. To take, pursue, worry or kill by
any kind of device or continuance, any
deer, buck, doe or fawn between the
goth day of November and the first day
CT November of the year following; all
of the year except the first twenty days
in November being declared the close
season.
,. To hunt deer, buck, doe or fawn
at any time with dogs.
3. To hunt same in the night time.
The term "night time" as used shall be
deemed to be the time between one
hour after the sun setting on one day
and one hour before sunrising on the
next day; and in all cases the time Of
sNsetting and sunrising shall be ascer-
tanned according to mean time as given
in any published almanac.
4. To kill or capture any deer in the
waters or on the ice Of any of the
streams or lakes or ponds within the
jurisdiction Of this state at any time.
Read this a second time.)
5. To have in possession the skins of
any deer when it is in It's red coat. or
6. For any person to kill more than
two deer, except that any resident or
settler shall have the right to kill at any
time during the open season any deer
which is to be consumed by his own
family or neighbors and not for the
purpose of sale or traffic.
The sum of one dollar for each license
issued, received by the county clerks,
will be paid to the county treasurer of
such county to be set aside for the pur-
pose of paying salary of SPECIAL county
game wardens for the protection of
game. No transportation company can
receive for transportation any carcass
of a deer, or part of Il carcass of deer,
unless the game shall have one coupon
from regularly issued license attached
thereto.
The counties of the state which are
designated as counties frequented by
deer are as follows: Adams, Ashland
Barron, Bayfield,, Buffalo, Burnett,
Brown, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas,
Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest,
Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Langlade, Ke-
waunee, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette,
Marquette, Oconto, Oneida, Pepin,
Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Sank, Saw
yer, Shawano, Taylor, Trempeleau,
Villas, Washburn, Wood and Door.