The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-19
WHEN YOU may HUNT
IN The COUNTIES |.
Digest Of the Came Laws Of the
State
ARE FAR al FROM UNIFORM n
An Effort to Be Madeat the Next ses-
sion of the General Assembly,
Have General Law
Passed.
ARE FAR FROM UNIFORM !; NJ

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portation Of game from the State, and
men who come here for a seasons sport
| The matter Is one which has been q gil
;;-ted before. but has not hitherto been
| pushed to any great length. This time,
1t is said there is a deter mnaton on the
| srart OF those Interested to bring some
thing to pass. Several members Of IL.
Legislature are working on the question
and there is every likelihood that the bill
will go through. It is felt by all that
something should be done to protect the
game from determination and to get the
laws into some respectable shape. At the
present time nearly every county has q
different regulation.
MR.. CHRISTIANS VIEWS.
Willie he will not present the bill in
the Legislature, Mr.. L. I. Christian, one
Of tho members from Richmond, is hearth.
lE In favor of the movement and believes
it viii go through. Speaking of the mat
ter yesterday, he said:
| The fact is the county laws vary so
! materially and ere changed 10 i,iter
it Is almost impossible to keep track Of
them.
'Twenty-four special acts were passed
by the Legislature last session rc.a ting to
game The passage of a general law.
repeating all special statutes. and giving
protection to game Is regarded very nee
essary, and there should certainly be
CROUCH members of the Legislature ia
miliaI with and interested in this sub
Jet to pass such bill.
The existence OF rigid laws in other
States strictly enforced, causes hunts
men to flock to this State. slaughter game
and ship it away.
In a few counties there are now ex-
port laws, but poorly enforced. There
should be wardens in the several coun-
ties with sufficient power to enforce the
game laws of the Commonwealth.
Many States have special days for
shooting; all but five States and the Pro-
v;nces prohibit the export Of game and
impose a tax on non-resdents. Many i'm
pose. a special tax on guns; the game war
dpns4 receiving the revenue thus derived.
In some States the wardens are salaried
officers, receiving as much as s125 per
month.
Unfortunately. our brethren delayed
too long: they locked the door after the
horse was gone. Virginia should take
warning: already game has become ex-4
tinct in many sections of the State.
With considerable labor the list given
below is compiled. giving open season
for game mentioned. Errors may exist:
they can only be corrected by general
law, repeating the whole bunch and max
ing the law uniform in the counties west
OF the Blue Ridge and in the counties
east Of the Blue Ridge
LAWS IN VARIOUS COUNTIES.
Following ls the compilation Mr.. Chris
t'an refers to- and which sportsmen will
1ead with interest:
Acconlac and rthanlpton-Partridge
and rabbits. November 18th to January
18th Tax non-residents by Eastern Shore
Game Association.
Allegheny and Misunderstanding and
turkeys, October 18th to December 25th:
rabbits. November LIST to February 1st:
pheasants unlawful to kill; license non
residents
Albemarle = Partrldges. turkeys and
pheasants. November LIST to December
Eth:
Observation-Disclosures turkeys and
rabbits. October 18th to January LIST.
Misunderstanding November LIST to
February 1st; turkeys. October 18th to
January 18th.
Amelia. and Observation-Disclosures, No
vember 1st to February list; turkeys, Oc-
toher 18th TO February LIST; pheaSants,
September 3oth to February 1st: deer, Sep
tcrnber 1st to January 18th.
Appomattox-Law doubtful.
AGCNSla-EaIlI1NSSS. ~ OVeN1DeT5s ISL TO
December 18th; Turkeys October 18th TO
December 18th; deer, October 10th to De-
cember 18th: pheasants unlawful to kill
till 1901: tax non-residents; no export
Bedford-Partridges November LIST to
January Eth; turkeys. November 1st to
March 18th: pfeasants unlawful to kill.
Eland-Partridges October 18th to jan
var. 1st: turkeys September 18th to Feb
rnary 1st; deer, November 10th to jan
nary 1st.
Observation-Disclosures, November 1st to
December 18th; turkeys and pheasants,
October 18th to December 18th; deer. Oc-
tcher 18th to December 18th; tax non
residents.
Observation-Disclosures October 18th to
february 1st; turkeys. October goth to
March 1st: deer. September list to Feb
larry 1st.
Observation-Disclosures October 18th to
January LIST; turkeys, September 18th to
February LIST.
Ruckinsham-Part turkeys, phea-
SAINTS and rabbits, October 18th to Feb
ruary 18th.
Campbell Partridges and turkeys, oc-
tnter 18th to January 18th
Carroll-Partr;6ges October 18th to Ian
nary 18th: turkeys, September 18th to
February 1st; no sale or export
# Observation-Disclosures pheasa tur-
keys. and woodcock. November 18th to
February 1st: rabbits, November LIST to
February LIST.
Charlotte-Partridges, October 18th to
February 1st; turkeys. "a bbits and pleas
ants. October list to February LIST; deer
September lst to February 1st.
Charles City and New Kent-Partridges
october 18th to January 18th; turkeys, Oc-
tober 1st to February LIST; deer September
18th to January 18th: unlawful to shoe,
game OF any kind, or nuskra IS, at night |
esterf1eld-Partridges. November 1st
to February lst; turkeys October 18th
to January 18th; deer and rabbits. Sep
TENDER 1st to February LIST; unlawful to
shoot game or 1nuskrats between sunset
and sunrise.
clarke---P7artridges, November 1st to
December 2oth: turkeys, September 18th
to February 1st: no sale no export
Craig-Partridges. Octoberl5th to Jan
rary 18th; turkeys, September 18th. to
February Isl.
Culpeper-Partridges pheasants, tur-
keys, and rabbits. November LIST to jan
vary 18th: deer. September LIST to Feb
ruary 1st; Monaghan pheasants unlawful
to Kill.