The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-27
SP0RTSMEN CONFUSED. .........
AS TO GAME LAW.
Calvin and Harden Bills Cannot BE
Separated in Minds of Many.

calvin and Harden Bills Cannot BE
Separated in Minds of Many.
The enactments. of the last session
OF the Georgia Legislature, have Great
ed a state of unrest and uncertainty
among the lovers of the gun and rod.
The fact that there are now two
sorts of game laws has, in a way,
mixed things in the minds of those
sportsmen who had accustomed them
selves to fishing or hunting under the
old regulations. The Harden bill, which
IS the general game law of the state
ana which protects all those closes
OF game that fall under the shot or
are jerked up by the hook, because
effective Immediately upon its approval,
by the Governor.
The Audubon bill. which was intro
duced by Mr. Calvin, and which Is
intended for the protection of non-
game birds. and their nests and eggs,
becomes effective, by it's own provl-
sions, on Jan. /, 1904.
The uncertainty in the minds Of the
hunters and fishermen seems to- be on
-FOUR points: When is it legal to shoot
doves, when is it legal to shoot quail,
is it a violation of the law to shoot
What is generally known as bullbats
and what are the provisions concern
ing the catching of sturgeon from the
rivers of the state?
one feature that has been INDUCED
in by the crack shots for the longest
has been the shooting of the bullbar,
hnx Il -
the two new laws the impression has
gotten abroad that it is now a serious
offense to kill a. bat, and that when
the sportsman wends his way to the
field, he will find a full fedged game
warden armed with a pair of brace
let's standing guard to lock up the first
fellow who emDties a load of shot at
this innocent victim of craftsmanship.
This is not the case.
The Harden game law, which is now
of force, does not deal in bullbats at
all. They are Inorganic birds and have
been taken care of by Mr.. Calvin in the
Audubon bill, which does not come into
effect until Jan. 1, 1904, hence for three
months sportsman is safe to indulge
in this snort
But woe unto the man who dares kill
a quail at this time. The provisions of
the Darden law are plain, and it might
be we'll for every hunter and fisher
men to paste them in his hat for flu
ture reference.
Under the new law, no wild turkeys.
pheasants, partridge or quail can be
shot, trapped, killed or ensnared be-
tween March 10 and Nov. / of each
year.
No dove can be killed, ensnared or
entrapped between March Is and July
Is in each year. 1t is not lawful for
any person to kill, ensnare or entrap
greater number than forty doves any
one day, whether on baited or undated
grounds.
Summer or wood duck woodcock can
not be killed between the first day of
February and the first day of Septem-
Der each year.
1t is made unlawful to move from
the nests or to destroy the eggs of any
of the birds protected by this act
Deer or fawn cannot be killed or
captured during the period from Jan. /
to Sept. of each year.
1t Is unlawful to sell or offer for sale
or have in the possession during the
closed season any game bird or animal
or any part of either, alive or dead,
protected by the act
1t is unlawful for any person, except
on his own lands, to kill or entrap wild
turkey, quail, dove or deer for the pur-
pose of selling the same, provided that
one may obtain a $25 license to hunt
for sale, but during the hunting sea-
son only This provision is operative
without the heretofore required consent
of the grand jury.
cartridges cannot be shipped out of
the state at any time, nor can they be
trapped except on ones own lands, and
then during the hunting season only.