The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-01

the Department of Agriculture
Today will witness the first exodus OF
| the mighty Nimrods of this city into the
| wilds and forests OF the surrounding
country, in quest Of such birds as are law
| full game since the stroke of midnight
| Sporting enthusiasts. whose names are
legion in this city. have been furnishing
| up guns and ammunition since the first
! caroling of the feathered tribe an
nounced their arrival in the neighborhood
on their way to Southern winter resorts
| The hour when the season would open has
| been awaited with anxiety, and visions OF
great bags have filed them with joyous
| anticipation.
Within the District OF Columbia the LIST
of November suspends the law against the
killing of ruffed grouse or pheasant, OF
wild turkey and quail or partridge The
! whirr of the quail is not so frequent a
note within the precincts Of the District
line that the hunter will be Indifferent to
its call. But when wearied of tramping
through the brake and underbrush in the
suburban districts. with fruitless quest,
! few hours ride in the cars will convey
him to the game frequented districts
Of Maryland and Virginia, where the sea-
son is also about to open.
Within the District for some time 1t has
been lawful to kill wild deer wherever
found. and the restrictions on the shoot
ing of prairie chicken or pinnated grouse
have been removed for the past month,
but of the former the first quarry Is still
to be brought to bay, and no Overlooking
bags of the birds have yet been recorded
despite the sportsman's tendency to ex-
cessive imagination.
In anticipation of the approach of the
cunning season the Biological Survey of
the Department of Agriculture has issued
circular concerning game, seasons,
shipment, and sale. The main contents Of
this circular have already been published
with the exception of the table of the
closed season for game prescribed by the
laws of the District of Columbia, Mary
land. Virginia. and West Virginia.
Closed seasons in the District of Column
bia for the various games are:
Deer meat tsale or possession prohib-
ited)-January l to September 1.
Rabbit excepting English rabbit squir-
reD-February to November /.
Quail or partridge-February / to No
vember /.
Woodcock-January Is to July Is.
Ruled grouse or pheasant Except Eng
lish or foreign pheasants raised in en-
closures) wild turkey-December &c to
November l.
Prairie chicken or pinnated grouse
February 1 to September l.
Snipe. ployer. wild duck, wild goose,
brant-May to September l.
Reed bird falso Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays. and Sundays during the remain
der of the year, or rice birds. marsh black
birds. water rail or ortolan-February 1
to August 90.
The following are the closed seasons in
the State of Maryland:
Deer-Only in following counties: AL
legany, January 1 to August 1; Garrett.
to September 30. 1906: Washington, jan
uary 10 to November 1.
Squirrel-December l to September 1.
Exceptions: Allegany and Garrett I'M
protected (State law; Caroline, Decem-
Der Is to November Is: Frederick (grey
fox or squirreD, November to June Is;
Howard, October to May /; Kent. pro-
tected at all times: Montgomery (grey
squirreD, December Is to August 1;
Washington, December 1 to June 1, and
July l to September 10; Wicomico, Feb
ruary Il to September l.
Rabbit-December l to September 1.
Baltimore. Baltimore City (sale). Calvert
Dorchester. Howard. Kent. Prince George,
December % to November L tState law);
Allegany, January l to October Is; Anne
Arundel Caroline. and Queen Anne. De-
cember % to November Is; Carroll, De-
cember % to November 10; Cecil. jan
uary 10 to November 1; Charles. January
Is to October Is; Frederick and Hartford.
har IN
February l to November 1 Estate law.
Montgomery, December 20 to November
1: st. Mary, January Is to September /:
Somerset, January l to November 10; Tai
bot, January to November 1: Washing
ton. December % to October 20; Wicomi-
CO. January Is to November 1; worces-
ter. January Is to November Ii.
Quail Cor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. / to
September /. Baltimore. Baltimore City
(saie). Charles, Dorchester. Howard.
Kent. Prince George, st. Mary. Decem-
Der % to November / (State law); ALLIE
gany January l to October Is; Anne
Arundel. Caroline. Queen Anne, December
% 10 November Is; Calvert, January IL
to November /: Carroll, December "a to
November 10; Cecil, January 10 to No
vember 1: Frederick, until November l.,
1902: Garrett, December l to November
!; Hartford December ID to November 10:
Montgomery. December 90 to November L:
Somerset. January 90 to November 20;
Talbot, January l to November 1 Wash
ington. December Is to October 20; Wi.
co;nico, Worcester January Is to Novem-
Der ID.
RULED grouse Tor pheasant)-Decem-
Der ] TO September l. Baltimore, CAL
vert Caroline. Charles. Howard. Kent
Prince George, Talbot, December 25 TO
November l Estate law; Allegany. Mont
g.mery, January to September L. Anne
Arundel, December 25 to November 10:
Baltimore City (sale), December % 10
October 1 Estate law); Carroll, Queen
Anne. St Mary. December % to November
10: Cecil, February / to September 3;
Dorchester. Wicomico. Worcester Febru-
airy / to November 10 State law: Fred
erick, until November 10. 1e'@' Garrett,
December l to November l: /. ord. De-
cember II to November Is; Somerset, IN
til November TO- 1903: Washington, De-
cember % to August II.
English pheasant. Monaghan pheasant
December % to November /. Exceptions:
Dorchester, Somerset. Wicomico, Worces-
ter. February l to November 10 Estate
law: Garrett. December ! to November L.
Wild turkey-December % to November
l. Baltimore, Baltimore City (sale), Cal
vert. Caroline, Charles. Frederick, How
ard, Prince George Talbot. December % to
November l Estate law): Allegany. Janu-
airy to October 10; Dorchester. Somerset
Wicomico. Worcester. February l to No
vember 10 Estate law; Garrett December
/ to November j; Kent, protected at all
times; Montgomery. February l to Novem-
Der /: Washington January - to Novem-
Der /: Anne Arundel, Carroll, Cecil. Har-
ford, Queen Anne. st. Mary. unprotected
Dove-Dccember % TO August Is. Elk