The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-09
DEER SEASON OPENS
Big Game May Be Killed in Min.
1esota from Tomorrow Until
Nov. 80.
Deer and Moose More Plentiful in
Northern Minnesota Than Ever
Before.

The season for big game opens in
Minnesota tomorrow, and a general
exodus Of Nimrods to the woods will
follow. According to reports received
from the deputy game Wardens in
northern Minnesota, deer and moose
are more plentiful this fall than ever
before, and the number of licenses is
sued In Hennepin county. as we'll as
the number of licenses issued to nom
resident hunters, indicates deeper in
terest than usual in the sport. Up to
date Isl persons have taken out big
game licenses in Hennepin county, and
sixty non-residents have taken out Ii
censes in the state.
The open season for deer, moose and
caribou will continue until Nov. 80,
and each hunter may kill not more
than three deer, one male moose and
one male caribou. Each resident hun
ter must secure from the auditor of
his county a license to hunt big game,
the fee for such license being 81.
How to Ship Big Game.
The following extract from the game
laws, describing the manner in which
deer or moose may be shipped by the
hunter, will be of interest to all MINI
rods:
Any license issued to any person accord
Ing to the provisions of this section shall
any person who may demand to see or in.
| spect such license.
| The license so issued to any resident Of
this state shall have attached thereto five
| 90 coupons, each coupon to be divided
into two (2l sections, lettered 'A' and "B'
respectively. Any resident Of this stats
who is lawfully the holder of a coupon
license duly issued to him as provided fol
by this section shall be entitled to ship
from himself to himself from any point IL
this state to any point In the county
wherein such license was issued, three 6,
| deer, or any part thereof; one % male
moose, or any part thereof, and one Il.
male caribou. or any part thereof, accord
ing to the following provisions, and during
the time when it is lawful to have sucl
animals in possession; three CO of thu
| coupons may be used for the purpose O.
shipping three 80 deer, or any par
| thereof; one Q) of the coupons may b.
used for the purpose Of shipping one q
/ male moose, or any part thereof, and on
/ q) of the coupons may be used for tn
purpose of shipping one a. caribou, O
any part thereof. Each coupon shall stat
thereon the kind of animal which may b.
shipped Hereunder such coupon to b.
used for shipping only those animal
named on such coupon
q Every animal, or part thereof shippe'
4 according to the provisions of this section
must be shipped openly and not conceale
in any trunk, box, bag, sack, can or othe
receptacle whatsoever, and must hate at
4 tached thereto card or tag on whfc
must be plainly printed or written tn
name of the person shipping the same, tn
name Of the place from where the anima
was shipped. the destination of the ship
ment and the name Of the person to whor
the animal, was shipped
Deer and Moose Plentiful.
!, S. f. Fullerton, executive agent o
the state game and fish commission
speaking Of the approaching big gam
season, said:
4 There are more deer and moose il
northern Minnesota this year than eve
before. The reports Of the deput
game wardens all over northern Min
nesota confirm my statement. Hoy
!, does it happen that big game increase
despite the large number of deer an
moose killed every year? One reaso
| is that the winters for three years hav
| been accompanied by comparativel
little snow. The deer have been abb
, to escape from the wolves. When tn
snow is deep the wolves can run O.
top while the sharp hoofs of the dee
strike thru. The deer fall an cas-
prey under such circumstances. An