The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-07-17
OREGON GAME LAWS
Last Legislature Passed Many
Amendments.

started In to amend the game laws of
this state, resulting In the production Of
piece of crazy quilt patch work longer
than the moral law and more complicat-
ed than the old Mills tariff act. The
law is being generally discussed by state
papers, which are contradicting each
other and correcting themselves regard.
ing its provisions, in successive issues.
Local sportsmen don't know where they
are at and several have asked THE MINER
to publish such sections as apply to this
region. With view to complying with
this request, a copy of the act, House Bill
ITO, has been secured and diligently
studied.
1t is a MOSAIC, without form or design;
what is legal in one spot is a crime in
another, and a man who is shy Of meat
and starts out to make killing il liable
to board with the sheriff THE MINER
advises any one who contemplates going
hunting or fishing and wishes to con-
tinue a law abiding citizen, to employ a
lawyer to construe the statute, a sur
veyor to definitely locate him before
taking shot or casting hook, and
naturalist to decide whether the bird in
the bush or the fish in the water is of
the species around which the strong arm
Of the state Is thrown, or Is merely one
Of the unprotected mob that is taking
chances along with the rest of us.
But from this conglomerate bunch of
legislative lunacy, THE MINER thinks it
has cleaned these facts, Of local interest.
1t is made unlawful to kill, hunt or
trap beaver for the next twenty years,
or spotted fawn in all eternity.
The open season for deer, antelope,
moose, mountain sheep is from July 10
to November l except in Grant, Harney,
Malheur and Baker counties. Here
they can be killed only during the fif-
teen days from October to 10. None
OF these animals can be killed between
one hour after sundown and one hour
before sunrise, or hunted with dogs ut
any time. No one il permitted to kill
more than five deer in one season.
Silver squirrels can be killed from DC.
tober to January l.
Duck, geese and swan can be killed
between September l and March l, ex-
cept in Jackson, Klamath and Lake
counties, where the open season is from
September to January /. The limit is
100 week or 80 in one day.
Water rail and upland plover are un-
protected from August to January l.
Open season for prairie chickens,
grouse, native pheasant or rufiled grouse,
Chinese pheasant, quail and partridge is
from October to December l, with mum.
erous exceptions. East OF the Cascades,
except in Wasco county, pheasant and
Quail can be killed between August
and November |. In the same territory
prairie chickens are protected until Au.
gust l5, 1903, after which the open sea.
son is from that date to November 10.
Except in Klamath and Lake counties
bobwhite quail are protected until Octo-
Der Is, 1905, the subsequent open season
being until December 10.
English partridge, capercailzie, moor
hen, wild turkey, woodcock, silver. gol.
den, copper, japanese and Reeves pleas
ants are protected until October !, 1905.
Grouse, pheasant and quail can be
sold only during the last fifteen days OF
the open season.
Black bass can be caught between o.
tober l and January /; trout, except
salmon trout, from April 70 November
!, with q. sky-line limit Of l26 day.