The Washington times., 1903-10-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE DAY IN THE WORLD SPORTS
GAME LAWS REVIEWED
FOR LOCAL SP0RTSMEN

State laws show greater diversity or
are more subject to change. Lack of
uniformity often defeats the purpose Of
provisions intended to allow game an
opportunity TO recuperate. and intro
duces needless confusion. Moreover, il
makes compliance with the provisions
of the Federal law difficult for ship
pers and game dealers, who must con-
slider the open seasons in both the State
in which their game is killed and that
to which Z is shipped. Further con-
fusion results from diversity in defining
the seasons. Some laws give the open
seasons, others the closed, and in these
statements may be found all possible
varieties of inclusion and exclusion of
the dates named.
For the sake of simplicity. a uniform
method is used both In the arrangement
Of species and statement of seasons.
In each case deer and other big game
are first considered; then squirrels and
rabbits; then upland game birds, such as
quail. grouse. pheasants, turkeys and
doves; then shore birds, and finally
waterfowl, such as ducks, geese. and
swans. In the statement of seasons
only close seasons have been given. and
in stating these the plan of the Yer
mont law, to include the first date but
not the last, has been followed consist
entity The Vermont scheme has the adj
vantage OF showing readily both the
open and close seasons, since either may
be obtained by reading the other back
Ward. Thus. when the close season is
stated as December 1 to October 1, the
open season is October l to December
l dhe last date in each case being ex-
cluded).
Exceptions in Virginia.
In some States certain DAYS of the
week constitute additional close seasons
throughout the term in which killing is
permitted Hunting on Sunday is pro-
hibited in all except four of the States
east OF the Mississippi Mondays con
sutute a close season for ducks In Ohio;
Mondays. Wednesdays. and Fridays for
wild fowl in Carteret county, N. c.;
and Wednesdays and Saturdays for wild
fowl in Carrituck county. n c.. and on
Back Bay. Princess Anne county, Va.
Similar exceptions are made for wild
fowl in Anne Arundel, Cecil, Dor
chester. and Hartford counties. Nd.
and I'm Connecticut for wild fow, at
certain points on the Housatonic River
and Long Island Sound Election day
is also close season for certain game
in Hartford county, Md
These special exceptions are not given
in the tables. which may otherwise be
regarded as a practically complete re-
sumo of the regulations now in force
The difficulty of securing absolute ac-
curacy in a table of this kind is great
and the absence in the laws OF many
States OF express legislation as 10 the
inclusion or exclusion OF the dates be
ginning and ending the seasons makes
exactness almost an impossibility.
Regulations in Force Here.
Close seasons for game in the District
OF Columbia:
Deer meat (sale or possession pro-
hibted), January 1-$eptember l.
Rabbit Except English rabbit, Belgian
hare, squirrel. February November 1.
Quail or partridge, March l5-Noyem-
Der 1.
Ruined grouse or pheasant except
English Ringneck or other foreign
pheasants raised in inclOsures), wild
turkey. December 2s-November l.
Prairie Chicken or Dinnated grouse,
March 15-September !.
WoodcOck, January July /.
Dove, at all times
snipe. plover, wild duck, goose. brant,
April 1-September l.
Reedbird marsh blackbird. water reif
yiously mentioned. February /. Septem-
Der I.
In Maryland:
Squirrel, December 1-September L
English and MongOlian pheasants, De-
cember- 25-November l.
Dove. December 25-August IS.
Snipe, pfover May l-August Is.
Sora (water rail. or ortolan). reedbird,
November l-September J.
Duck. goose, brant, and other wild
fowl, April 10-November ].
Rules in Old Dominion.
In Virginia-Deer. January 1-october
Rabbit: Accomac, northampton, jan
uary 15-November Is; Alexandria, jan
gary 1-October l; Amelio, Charlotte,
February 1-October I: buckingham
Cumberland. February 15-October 10;
Caroline, Essex, Hanover. Henrico. King
William, February November !; Ches-
terfeld February 1-September /; Cul-
pepper, Orange. January 15-NOvember /;
Elizabeth City. Norfolk. February l.
November IL; Fairfax. Fauquier, Lou
dOun. Prince William. January 1-No-
vember /: Halifax, February l-October
10. James City. York. town Of williams
burg. February l5-November Is; Motto
way. January 1-September l; Shenan-
dOah. March November I: Stafford.
February 1-September Is
Opossum: Halifax. February 1-Octo-
Der 10
Quail or partridge. pheasant or grouse
wild turkey, woodcock. February 1-No-
vember l. Exception (west Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains Quail or partridge.
pheasant or grouse wild turkey, wood
cock. January November l.
Imported pheasants: English and Mon
golian pheasants, Albemarle. Allegheny
Bath. Bedford Culpeper. Highland
Louisa, Montgomery. Orange. city Of
Charlottesville. at all times; Augusta
Rockbrdge. until March l. 1901; Fair
fax, Fauquier, Loudoun. Prince WI
liam, January November 1; Shenan-
doah, February 1-October l.
Rail, mud hen, gallinule. plover, surf
bird. snipe. sandpiper. willet taller.
curieW. January 1-July 2
Summer or wood duck. January l.
August l.
Winter wild water fowl. April Zoe
tober Is.
Licenses for Nonresidents.
Restrictions on hunting by nonresI-
dents are as follows: District of Column
bia, none; MARYLAND, license of from
$3.50 - S25. export limit regulated by
local laws; Virginia, $40 license fee. ex-
port limit: ] deer, 90 quail, 10 pheasants
or grouse. wild turkeys. 30 waterfowl }
p Of each or 100 In ALL plover, snipe, /
sandpipers, willets, tattlers, and cur
lews.
MAY AVERT STRIKE.
CHICAGO, oct 12-The Indications
are that the threatened strike Of the |