The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-24

hunters and Fishermen VIII Have
Not a Little Trouble Unless They
Famtliarixe Themselves with the
There Are Quite a Few Radical
Differences.
The state game and fish commission
have just completed a synopsis of the
game and fish laws of the state, and are
distributing 1t in bulletin form through
out the state. The law as revised by the
last legislature is novel in several re-
spects. 1t provides that whitefish, wall
eyed pike, trout or bass less than six
inches in length shall be returned to the
water as soon as caught The law ex-
cepts rock bass A penalty of from IS
to $40 is prescribed by the new law for
each fish kept under that length
There is section of the law which pro-
hibits the wanton destruction Of game
and fish, and defines the meaning of the
phrase to mean more than twenty-five
birds and more than fifty fish killed in
one day. From So to SIS is the penalty
for the violation of the provision. Then
again any one who kills deer elk, carl
bou or moose, without first securing q
permit from the executive agent is la
BILE to have the game wardens on his
trail
The sale of cartridges, quail, ruf1ied
grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, prairie
chicken or pheasant Is prohibited, and
the transportation companies are re-
strained from accepting shipments. The
open season on deer is from Nov. 1 to
Nov. 20. The owner is compelled to ac-
company all shipments of deer and each
hunter is limited to five of the fallow spe-
cies. For the twenty days of the season
no deer can be sold or offered for sale.
The commission gives the open season
on birds and game as follows:
Turtle dove, snipe, prairie chickens, pin
mated grouse, white breasted or sharp
tailed grouse, September 1 to Novem-
! Der 1.
| Quail cartridges or ruffled grouse or
| pheasants, October to December l.
Upland plover or woodcock, July 4 to
October 81.
| Aquatic fowl of any variety, September
| l to January. l.
| Moose and caribou, November to No
vember TO-
| Trout, May / to September l.
| Is to March 1.
All other kinds of food fish, May to
| March 1.
Chinese and English pheasants are be-
coming very scarce in the United States,
and the law prevents their killing until
| after 1904 The sale of black bass and
brook trout is prohibited.
The game laws in Minnesota are more
stringent than in some of the neighbour
ing states. At fashionable restaurants
game birds and brook trout are served to
guests the year around, and no questions
are asked. The supply is supposed to
come from Wisconsin, and most of the
brook trout are the product of Wisconsin
streams. DR.. Justus Ohage has a very
fine trout pond at Osceola Mills, and
many of the Twin City restaurants are
supplied with rainbow trout from his
pond. He also has several trout streams
| on the premises. The use of dogsin hunt
ing deer is absolutely prohibited, and it
| is unlawful to kill or have in possession
| at any time, fawn.,
Except with a gun held to the Shout
der is the limitation placed upon the de-
| vices of the hunter. -
Red horse, suckers and pickerel are
| singled out for slaughter by the law, as
| it allows these varieties to be speared at
any time of the year.
| Executive Agent Beutner stated yester-
/ day that the commission would vigorous
! Yly enforce every provision of the law
| That especially relating to the shipment
| of game out of the state would be care
fully looked after by himself and. depu-
| ties. Section 9 of the game law covers
| the subject, as follows:
| mo person shall at any time or in any
! manner acquire any property in or sub
| ject to his dominion or control any birds,
| animals or fish within this state, Of the
! kinds herein mentioned, but they shall
| always and under all circumstances and
conditions be. and remain the sole prop
| erty of this state BY killing, catching or
taking the same, In the manner and for
| the purpose herein authorized and during
the periods when their killing is not here
| in prohibited, the same may be used at
| the time, in the manner and for the pur-
| poses herein expressly authorized, but
| not otherwise
The law further makes 1t the duty of
common carriers to report to the state
| authorities any attempt to ship game out
| of the state.