The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-30
BIRD HUNTING SEASON
WILL OPEN IN ALL IFS GLORY ON
 TUESDAY, oCTOBER1.

TUESDAY,, OCTOBER 1.
 No Quail or Partridge Must bc Sold at
 nny Place or Time-Penalties for vi-
 oIation of the Law-ERorts Made for
 the Protection of Game of All Kinds
 Illegal to Trap Snare.
 On Tuesday, October 1, the open sea- son, when it will be lawful to shoot quail, woodcock, ruffed grouse or par fridge, gray squirrels and rabbits, will begin, and for the birds named and the squirrels the season will be 'open" for two months, or until December 1. flares or rabbits may be taken until January 1. While it will be lawful to shoot the birds during the open season, it will not be lawful to sell them. A law prohibiting the sale of woodcock, quail and partridge for two years was passed at the last session of the gene ral assembly. This law is very explicit as follows:
 Section i. For a period of two years after the passage of this act, no person shall sell, or have In his possession with intent to sell or exchange, and ruffed grouse, called partridge, quail or Wood- cock.
 Section 2 The sale, or keeping with intent to sell, of any of such birds shall be deemed separate offense.
 Section 8. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be fined not more than fifty dol lars, or imprisoned not more than twenty days or both
 SEPARATE STATUTE.
 The above is not incorporated in the body of the revision of the fish and game laws Adopted by the legislature at the last session, but stands by itself as separate statute. Its designation is chapter "A of the public acts of 1901. Under this law it will be illegal for the gunner to dispose of his game by sale or trade and it will of course be illegal for hotels, restaurants or boarding houses to serve the game birds men toned to their guests. Marketmen also cannot sell to customers. The law is sweeping one and was passed in the in- terests of the protection of the fast de- creasing numbers of game birds.
 It Is also illegal to trap or snare upail or partridges. and no person can legally kill or have in his possession more than five cartridges in one day or thirty-six in any one year, The killing of Mongolan, Chinese or English pheasants is forbidden until June l, 1906. Hunting on Sunday is forbidden Every person who violates any of the provisions of the law enumerated above Is punishable by fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and by an additional fine of ten dollars for each bird or part of bird taken or possessed in violation of the law.
 WHAT LAW FORBIDS.
 The law also forbids the use of fire, gunpowder, dynamite or other explo- sive compound, birthstone or sulphur for the purpose of taking any gray squirrel or rabbit from a burrow, hole or tree. This however, does not impair the right to shoot any gray squirrel or rabbit. The use of ferrets for the pur- pose of taking rabbits is forbidden un- til October 1, 1905.
 To enforce the game laws the fish and game. commissioners have appoint ed county wardens and the wardens are empowered to appoint special protect ors to assist them. The law provides that no more than twenty special pro- tectors shall be appointed in one coun- ty. A. c. Collins is the warden for Hartford county and his vigilance when a game commissioner is an ear nest sign that the laws will be strin- gently administered in this county.
 Sportsmen are looking forward to a fair season. The quail wintered we'll and judging from those that have been seen and heard throughout the state, there is a larger number of those birds than usual in the fields and woods. partridges are said to be fairly abun- dant.
 WOODCOCK SHOOTING.
 Woodcock shooting of late years has depended largely on the number or these birds which come from the north during flight" For the past few years the flight has not been large and woodcock shooting has not been very satisfactory. Gray squirrels and rab- bits are reported to be about as usual in abundance.
 The season for shore birds, rail and ducks, began on September l. Teal have been unusually abundant along the Connecticut and it's tributaries. At Middletown, on Thursday, there was large flock on the meadows near the Sabethe river and several fair bags were made. Two young lads got into the flock and secured seven. At Essex, Deep River and Lyme there has al- ready been fair black duck and teal shooting. The rail have not been as plentiful this year as last.
 The year 1900 was an exceptional one for these birds. The last legislature placed a limit on the days bag of rail at fifty and not many gunners nave reached that number this year. An ab- sence of a large crop of the wild oats on which the birds feed has doubtless caused the reduction in the supply.