Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-09-11
GAME AND FISH LAWS
A Synopsis FROM the Digest Of the
State Secretary Showing What
is and what is Not Lawful

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all intending to engage in that sport
to know the law.
Dr.. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary Of
the state game commission, has
issued an exhaustive digest Of the
game and fish laws and warden and
forestry laws of Pennsylvania,
which includes all the laws passed
in the state bearing upon these
matters. The following gives the
birds and animals that may be killed
in Pennsylvania, giving the seasons
and number that may be killed by
any person
Doves, no limit, any time.
Elk, deer OF fawn, two in one
year, November only.
English, Mongolian or Chinese
Pheasants, unlimited, October Is to
December IS, inclusive.
Rufaed grouse, commonly called
pheasants, ten in one day, October
10 to December IL, inclusive.
Hare or rabbit, DO limit-unlaw-
full to use ferret, November 1 to
December Is, inclusive.
Quail or Virginia partridge, fifteen
in one day, October Is to December
Is, inclusive,
Rail birds, reed birds, no limit,
September, October and November,
Web-footed wild fowl, unlimited
sail or steamboat swivel guns and
cannon illegal, September 1st to
May 1st.
Wild turkey, two in one day,
October 10 to December Is, inclusive.
Woodcoek, ten in one day, Octo.
Der 10 to December Is and July.
sqirrel - gray, black and fox,
unlimited, October 15 to December
15, inclusive
Plover, unlimited, July 18th tc
Jan. 1st.
Flickers, higholders, wakeupst
meadow larks, song and inseet-eat-
ing birds not to be killed.
Non residents of the state and
unnsturalized foreign born residents
in the state must pay a license tc
hunt. Carrying a gun in the fields
wood or on the water shall be prima
facie evidence of a violation, $25 fol
each offense and a forfeit of all guns
and hunting paraphernalia.
It is illegal to discharge any hoberi
rifle, air gun, spring gun or any
implement which impels with force
a metal pellet of any kind on any
street or alley of any city or borough
of Pennsylvania.-Ac of April Is
1908.
Imprisonment does not prevent
selling hunting paraphernalia unless
fine and costs are paid.
Homing or Antwerp pigeons moi
to be shot.
Hunting grouse at night prohibit
ed.
Wolves, bears, woodchucks, coons
possums, foxes, wildcats, mink
weasels, skunks, poroupine ant
muskrats may be killed at any time
Also English sparrows, kipghshor
Cookers hawk, pigeon hawk, grea
horned owl, green heron and nigh
heron.
All wild animals and birds may b.
killed at any time in defence o
ones person or properly, but tn,
right cannot be given to another
who wishes to hunt illegally;
FISH LAWS
The following summary show
when fish may be taken, how takel
and the numbers
All unlimited, except brook trout
Of which only fifty may be taken il
one day.
Rock bass, white bass, strawberT.
or green bass and orappie, not les
than five inches.
Black bass, not less than sevei
inches in the state. or nine inches il
Lake Erie.
Green or Oswego bass, blue pike
pike, perch OF walleyed pike, Sus
quehanna jack salmon, pickerel O
muscalonge, not less than min
inches, except in Lake Erie, musca
longe must be fifteen inches long
The above fish may be caught fror
June 15 to February Is.
Penobsoot salmon OF grilse, nc
less than three pounds each 1
weight. March to August Il
inclusive.
Trout, any species, except LAX
trout, six inches long, April Is
! July 81, inclusive. Lake or salmo
! front not less than nine inohe
: January / to September I, inclusiv
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