Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-07
BEGINS WITH
NUMBER ONE
County Clerk Renne First to
Receive Hunting
Licenses.
SEASON OPENS THE
FIRST OF NEXT MONTH
Licenses Net So Cumbersome
as Those OF Last
Season.

E. S. Renne was the first county
clerk in the state to receive hunting
licenses. They arrived yesterday
morning and begin with number one
He has ordered 1,500 and he thinks he
i will be able to dispose of even more
than this number before the close of
the season. The licenses this year are
not so cumbersome as last year. They
are printed on white foldable paper,
four inches wide and fourteen inches
long. It consists in all of seven
coupons, one for the county clerks
record, one for the game warden, two
shipping tags, two tags for the railroad
company and the license proper.
On the back is found the following
synopsis of the game law:
Deer. No open season in Fond du
Lac, Sheboygan. Manitowoc or Calu-
met counties at any time. No open
season in Lacrosse, Monroe, Vernon,
Trempealeau and Jackson counties un-
til 1907. Open season in Sauk, Adams
Columbia, Richland and Marquette
counties during the last ten days in
November. All counties except as
above mentioned have open seasons
from November IL to November 80
inclusive.
Rabbits and squirrels, from Septem.
Der l to following Nav /,
Wild duck, brant or other aquatic
fowl, including wild geese and snipe
may be hunted between September ]
and January l and between April l(
and April 25. Note.-Unlawful tG
hunt, kill or pursue any teal mallard
or wood duck during the open season
between April 10 and April 25, or to
kill more than fifteen ducks in any one
day during the open season IN the
spring. Open season for woodcock,
partridge, pheasant from Sept. i to
Dec. 1. Note.-Prairie chicken must
not be hunted in Brown, Kewaunee.
Door, Outagamie and Marinette
counties until Sept. 1, 1905.
Swan, Mongolian, Chinese or English
pheasant or quail, any carrier OF
homing pigeon, harmless bird, or the
nest or eggs of any harmless bird OF
water fowl, beaver, must not be
moleSted.
The following is also of interest in
this connection:
Fish can be shipped under the
following restrictions if duly marked
Twenty pounds, except trout, but
not more than one shipment week
for the same person. When the owner
of the fish travels with them he car
ship more than twenty pounds. Pike
and pickerel can be sent in Unlimited
quantities to points in the state
during the open season, Trout in
ackages of not more than twenty
pounds when accompanied by the
shipper, can be shipped to any point
either within or without the state
| but not oftener than once a week by
UllC odulC pCioOus 1U 10 ulduG q Ills
| demeanor to catch muskallonge O
less than four pounds in weight or {
sturgeon of less than eight pounds.
Game confscated, the sale of which
is prohibited, shall be shipped gratis
to charitable institutions.
It is unlawful to use dogs for any kint
Of hunting during the open season fol
deer, except in the southern counties
where there are no deer No greer
deer hides. or portions of the carcasse
of deer shall be shipped in this stat,
| between December 3, and the succeed
ing November II, providing that dry
hides may be shipped in this state
at any time to tanners and manufact
ures.
Pickerel and sturgeon, heretofor,
unprotected, are hereafter to enjo.
the same protected as other game fish
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