The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-08-20
0rly Ten Kenosha Hunters Have
Taken Out a License for the
Season Opening Sept. lst.
GAME SAID TO BE ABUNDANT.
Recent Changes ID the Game Laws Ex-
pected to PROTECT Game In all Parts
OF the Chickens Plentiful.

The number Of hunters ii Kenosha
county seems to be getting very small
and only fen Of the ninrods have so
far appeared at the Office of the county
clerk to take out license for the COM
ing season. The season for killing
game will open on September 1st, and
usually several hundred licenses are
issued by this time ia the summer.
The county clerk is expecting i
grand rush next week and is planning
to keep his Office open at night in
order to accommodate the hunters.
The last legislature made several
changes ia the game laws, most impor-
tant being the absolute prohibition Of
the sale of game. A synopsis Of the
game laws as they now stand, prepared
by the state game warden, follows:
The sale of ali game is prohibited,
and all Shipments of game must be
accompanied by the shipper holding
license duly issued TO him.
Licenses. Resident Licences, costing
ST. issued by county clerks. Nom resi-
dent, deer aud small game, SIS; small
game only, $40; issued by game ward
en-, Madison, Wis. THE SIS license
entities the holder to transport out Of
the state two deer and fifty game birds,
and the $40 license fifty game birds
only.
Deer. No open season ia Fond du
Lac, Sheboygan, Manitowoc and Calu-
met counties at any time. No open
season in La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon
Trempealeau and Jackson counties
until 1907. Open season in Sank,
Adams, Columbia, Richards and Mar
quette counties during the last ten
days in November. All counties not
named above have open season from
November II to November conclusive.
Prohibited methods of hunting deer.
With dogs, il the night, artificial
lights, IN water, by pit-fall or pits,
with snares or traps, set guns, and
fawn in spotted coat or deer in red
coat
| Wild Duck, Brant and other Aquatic
| Fowl May be hunted between Sept
ember / and January /, and between
April 10 to IS. ct is unlawful to xiii
hunt or pursue any teal, mallard Or
wood duck during the open season
between April 10 and IS, or to Kill
more than fifteen duck ia any one day
during open season in the spring)
All open water shooting of ducks is
prohibited, and number Of decoys is
limited to Is.
Open season. For woodcock, part
ridge, prairie chicken, pheasant and
grouse of any variety, and plover,
September to December l. prairie
chickens must not be hunted ia Brown,
Kewaunee, Door, Outagamie and Mar
inette counties until September /, 1905.
Rabbits and squirrels, open season
from September to following May /.
| Swan, Monaghan, Chinese or Eng
1ish pheasants, quail, carrier or hom-
ing pigeons, harmless bird or water
fowl, must not be molested.
Closed season for game fish, except
brook trout, from March to May rs.
Must not be sold during closed season.
Closed season for brook trout from
September to April Is.
Shipments of brook trout are limited
to not to exceed twenty pounds, and
must be accompanied ~ shipper.
Other game fish may be shipped in 20
pound lots, rot oftoner than once a
week by the same party.
Angling and trolling are the only
lawful methods Of taking fish from
the inland waters of the state, except
that spear may be used to take coarse
fish in the day time only.