Evening journal., 1902-08-25
RRBD Birds NOW
Arb LAWFUL GAME
Pennsylvania Will Come in,
One Week Later
SpOrtSmen From Other States Must
Pay License to Gun in
Delaware Marshes

In Delaware and New Jersey reed
birds may be killed today, but rail will
not be in season until September 1, on
which date both reed birds and rail
come in season in Maryland. Next
Monday this game can be killed in
Pennsylvania.
Mudhens are not in season In any
of the States named until September ].
NOn-residents are required TO take out
a. license before beginning to gun in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware Mudhens, snipe, ducks, geese
and brant may be hunted and killed
by non-residents in New Jersey without
license. and also be taken out of the
State. as may also rail and reed birds,
but license is necessary to gun for
the latter two varieties of birds. Quail,
pheasants or ruffed grouse, woOdcock,
ring-neclKed pheasants, hare and squir-
rel cannot be taken out Of New Jersey
by anyone except from inclosed game
preserves established prior to April %,
1902. The removal from the State OF
game of all description is prohibited in
Pennsylvania In Delaware the nom
resident law applies to all game ex-
cept snipe and wild fowl.
The fact that New Jersey has fallen
into line with Pennsylvania and Della
ware in the matter OF issuing a license
to non-residents of the State, for which
fee of s1050 is charged, has caused
no end of discomfort among q certain
class of Philadelphia gunners, who
have long looked on New Jersey as a
legitimate hunting ground. They don't
like the idea of giving up" for the
mere privilege Of looking for game
which they are not at all sure Of find
ing, ana still less certain Of getting
oven though they do see.
Jerseys new law is especially OBJ
noxious to the reed and rail bird hunt
ers, who have been accustomed to hunt
on either bank of the Delaware river
and along its tributary streams with
out so much as giving a thought as to
which State they were in. Now II will
make very great difference if you
have no license, providing a game war
den chances to get hold of you If you
are Pennsylvania stick to the PENN
sylvania side of the river, and If you
are a Jerseyman keep close to the Jer-
sey shore. A Philadelphian whose
cunning mate lives in Camden will be
in a peculiar fix, and the best way out
of the trouble would seem TO be to
carry but one gun in the boat and let
the Jerseyman do the shooting on the
Jersey side of the river, while the
Philadelphian does the pushing, chang
ing places when approaching the Penn
sylvania shore.
In Delaware the license fee is but
S.. The law providing for its payment
is as follows
Non-residents.-Cha 100, Vol. 1S.-
Sec. 1. mat it shall be unlawful for
any person not citizen of this State,
to hunt. kill, take or destroy any part
ridge, grouse, quail woodcock, rabbit. OF
hare. reed bird, Ortolan or rail unless
he shall have first obtained a license
from the Delaware Game Protective
Association. delaware Game Pro-
tective Association. Wilmington, Del.
License fee. first year, IS; afterward,
50 per year,
Saved Philadelphisn from Drowning
While bathing at Cape May yestor-
day morning, Edward Lynch and
Charles Seveerle, of this city, were at
tracted by the cries Of a drowning man
and rescued him. He said he was
from Philadelphia, but would not give
his name. - i. sGlahIA