Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-30

1: st. Mary. January 15-September 1; Som
erset, January 1-November 10; Talbot jan
uary November I; Washington, Decem-
Der 25-October 20: Wicomico, January 15-
November 1; Worcester, January 15-No-
vember Is
Quail: Baltimore. Baltimore city (sale),
Charles. Dorcester, Howard. Kent, Prince
Georges. st. Mary, December 25-November
l state law); Aliesany. January 1-October
10; Anne Arundel, Caroline, Queen Anne,
December 25-November Is; Calvert, jan
uary 1-November 1; Carroll, December a.
November 10; Cecil, January 10-November
l; Frederick, December 15-November 10;
Garrett, December November /; Hartford.
December 15-November 10; Montgomery,
December 20-November 1; Somerset, jan
uary 20-November 20; Talbot. January l.
November 1; Washington, December 600
tober 20; Wicomico, Worcester, January 10
November 10.
Duck. goose, brant swan and other wild
fowl.
Exceptions: Anne Arundel ("wild fowl
on Magothy, South and Severn rivers), May
1-October 1; Caroline (duck), April 1-Sep-
TENDER 20; Cecil, Hartford, special local
provisions: Charles c'acorn or genuine
duck'), April 10-October l (state law; Dor
cester, special local provisions; Somerset
duck, except wood ducl), April 1-October
l; wood or summer duck, January 1-Sep-
TENDER l; goose, April November I; Tai
bot wild fowl. except summer duck). on
Great Choptank river. May 1-October 10;
summer duck, January 1-September 10;
Wicomco wood or summer ducbO. January
1-september 10; Worcester wood or sum-
mer duck), March 1-September 1.
There has been some perplexity over the
law governing quail and pheasant shoot
ing In Frederick county, Md, chapter $50
of the acts Of 1900 making close season
for both birds until November Is, 1902. A
later chapter, No. 5S7. Of the acts of 1900
permits the killing Of both between Novem-
Der Is and December 10. and the legal au-
thorities are Of the opinion that the latter
regulation is in force
Virginia Quail Laws.
The quail laws Of Virginia, as contained
in the table, are as follows:
Quail or partridge-Accomac, King George,
Lee, Northampton, Northumberland, jan
uary 10 to November 15
Albemarle, Fauquier, Gloucester, LOU
doun, Mathews, Prince William. Roanoke.
Shenandoah, Wythe, January 1 to Novem-
Der l.
Alexandria. Bland. Buchanan, Campbell.
Carroll, Charles City, Chesterfield, Craige.
Dickinson. Giles. Goochland, Grayson.
Greene. James City, Louisa. Lunenburg,
Kent. Orange, Page Patrick, Pittsylvania,
Powhatan, Prince Edward Rappahannock,
Russell, Scott. Tazewen. Warwick, Wise.
York. January 1 to October 10.
Allegheny, Augusta, Bath. Botetourt.
Highland, Rockbridge. December % to No
vember l.
Amelia. Brunswick. Buckingham. Cum
berland, Lancaster. Nottoway, Richmond.
February l to October Is.
Amherst, Caroline Charlotte. Dinwiddie.
Essex. Franklin. Hanover, Henrico. King
William, Nelson, Prince George. Pulaski.
Washington. Westmoreland. February to
November 1.
Appomattox unprotected.
Bedford, Culpeper, Fairfax. January Is
Clarke, Warren. December Is to October
81.
Elizabeth City. Norfolk, Princess Anne.
February 1 to November Is.
Floyd January Is to October 1.
Fluvanna, January Is to October IS.
Frederick, December Is to November 1.
Greenviue, Sussex. Isle Of Wight, Nanse-
mond. Southampton, February Is to No
Halifax. King and Queen, February Is to
October Is.
Henry, February 1 to October %.
Mecklenburg, March / to October Is.
Rockingham, December Is to October Is.
The West Virginia regulations are as fol-
lows: Deer Except spotted fawn protected
at all times), December Is to October IS;
quail or Virginia partridge December 20 to
November 1; ruffed grouse, pheasant, PIN
mated grouse, or prairie chicken, Decem-
Der 10 to October 10; wild turkey, January
10 to September Is; woodcock, November 2
to July 10.
Export frOn1D1t1OnS.
Many Of the state laws prohibit export Of
certain game at all times. and a table, to
which attention is specially called in the
pamphlet, contains list of such game.
Among game birds the most general
prohibition is that against the shipment Of
quail. All but twelve Of the states pro-
hibit export OF these birds. Among the ex-
ceptions are seven southern state. Montana
and North Dakota; but in Montana the SALE
and in North Dakota the killing of quail
are at present unlawful.
Messrs. Palmer and Odds then present a
concise table of the export of game prohtb-
tied by state laws
The conditions of this character governing
contiguous states will be surprising to some
sportsmen who have been bringing game
away from favored territory unsuspicious
Of having thereby broken laws.
The penalties for taking game out Of
some Maryland counties severe as the
following table will show:
Maryland, 1S9S-19OO:
Anne ArundelQuail, partridge, pheasant,
woodcock; penalty. IS for each bird.
carolineIRabbit: quail, partridge, wood
Frederick-Squirrel. partridge, pheasant,
woodcock, taken in county; penalty, $50
kent-Squirrel, rabbit or any bird taken
in county for sale; penalty, $50.
MISUNDERSTANDING. pheasant, wild
turkey. for sale; penalty, $40.
Queen Anne-Rabbit, partridge, woodcock,
taken IN county Tor sale; penalty, S. for
each bird.
Somerset-Squirrel, rabbit, partridge.
pheasant, dove, wOodcock, duck, goose;
penalty, S. to $25 for each animal or bird.
Washington-Deer, squirrel, rabbit, part
ridge, pheasant, wild turkey. taken in coun-
ty for sale; penalty. $40 to $40.
Wfcomico and Worcester-Quail or part
ridge (both counties considered as one ter
ritory); penalty IS to $25.
The Montgomery county statute onIy
covers birds taken out for SALE
There are no prohibitions in Virginia, but
In North Carolina the export of quail, dead
or alive. out of the state is prohibited un-
der penalty of not exceeding $50 for
each bird, while the shipment of deer, quail.
pheasant or wild turkey from West Virginia
is liable to cost a shipper from $40 to $50,
with Imprisonment not to exceed ten days
all in the discretion Of the court. Market
hunting as well as the sale Of quail pleas
ant. wOodcock and wild turkey is illegal in
Montgomery, Frederick. Anne Arundel
Washington, Wicomico and Worcester coun-
ties, Md. Non-residents are required to OBJ
tain licenses varying in cost from 50 to
$40, the usual rates being SO or s25 in West
Virginia and in all counties Of Maryland
except Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert
Frederick. Montgomery, Washington, WI
comico and Worcester.
Messrs. Palmer and Olds it will be in
teresting to know, request sportsmen and
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