Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Licenses For tlunting.

EcSlslatlNc cnactmenIS looking To
the protection Of game and the con
troll Of hunting and fishing in this
state have grown from time to time
until hunters must give about as
much time to the study to law As
they do to the care of dogs and guns
if they are to become familiar with
the laws which protect and restrain
them in the pursuit of their favorite
sport Fish and Game Laws OF
Wisconsin, compiled under the direc-
ton Of James +. Ellarson, state fish
aud game warden, is a book of seven
ty-eight pages.
One of the principal changes made
by the last Legislature is that of re-
qniring hunters to procure licenses.
Section H. chapter 3l2, Laws of
1899, makes il unlawful for any non
resident of the state, unless he has
procured a license, s'to hunt for. pur-
sue. take catch or Kill any of the ami
mails, fowls or birds protected by the
laws Of this state Licenses issued |
to non-reSidents are of two kinds. |
For the hunting OF all kinds Of game
protected by the laws of the state, in |
The seasons or times fixed by law with |
the exception Of deer, ten dollars; for
license TO hunt deer including other
game, twenty-five dollars.
Section Is of chapter 312 says:
Every person who has resided in this |
state for one year previous to apply |
ing for a license TO hunt game and |
who desires to hunt the same must |
first obtain license from the county |
clerk Of the county in which he re-
sides. :" etc
Section 14a of chapter 3l2 reads
1T shall be unlawful, and is hereby |
prohibited, for any resident Of this
state to hunt for, pursue, catch or
Kill any of the aquatic fowls or deer
protected by the laws of this state or
TO pursue take, catch or kill any of |
the other fowls or birds protected by |
the laws Of this state with dog or
dogs, without having in his posses
sion ut the time Of such pursuing,
taking, catching or killing, license
therefor duly issued to him under the
provisions of this act.
Section 30a provides Any person
who shall pursue, hunt or kill game
protected by the laws Of this state
without being at the time Of such |
pursuing, hunting or killing in pos
session of license duly issued to hlm
which license shall cover the period |
in which he shall be 50 pursuing, |
hunting Or killing such game, or who |
shall furnish to another person. dur
ing the open season for such game or |
permit such another person to have, |
during such season, license issued |
to him, shall be fined not less than /
fifty dollars nor more than two hun
drcd dollars, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than two months
nor more than six months"
Like so many of the laws our repre-
sentatiycs manufacture the above pro- I
visions are ambiguous ard seemingly |
conflicting. Section ID would seem
to require a license to hunt any kind |
of game; section la does not require
licenses of hunters who hunt without |
dogs; section 30a is plain enough, |
taken by itself, and provides penalty |
for anyone who hunts protected game
without license and does not mention |
hunting with dogs at all. Inasmuch
as section 30a provides the penalty
for violation Of the tit will proba
bly, be safest to comply with its pro-
visions, Such Interpretation will re-
quirc every resident of the state who
wants TO hunt deer, prairie chickens,
ducks, pheasants or any other pro-
tected game to get license Appli-
cation must be made to the county
clerk an must be accompanied by 4
fec Of one dollar.