Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-03


been pretty well threshed out in
number of States as well as in the
British Provinces. As the matter is
likely to bob up at the coming session
Of the Legislature we offer some data
from pamphlet recently compiled for
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture by I. G. Palmer, Henry Oldys
and II. w. Williams, Jr., assistants. Bio.
logical Survey. California is one Of the
few States not requiring license for
the privilege of hunting game. In the
States of Missouri and Arkansas the
privilege of hunting is not extended to
non.residents; and in thirty-one States
and Territories (including Hawaii, but
rot including Oregon and Georgia, in
which licenses must be secured to hunt
for market, and throughout Canada
licenses must be secured before non
residents may hunt any or certain
kinds of game. In thirteen States and
Territories and two Canadian prov.
inces a like restriction is imposed upon
residents, but the fees are usually very
much smaller, and often are merely
nominal. Thus in Colorado, Idaho, Hi.
nois, Indiana, Minnesota (big game),
Nebraska, South Dakota and Wiscon.
sin, resident licenses cost 81, while nom
residents pay from $40 to s25, accord.
ing 10 the State, in North Dakota and
Michigan the fee for residents Il s25.
IL Wyoming the same distinction is OBJ.
served in the issue Of gun licenses"
Tor hunting big game, a resident being
charged fee of 81 and required to Sc
cure license only for shooting in
counties other than that in which he
resides, while nonresident pays $50
for the privilege of hunting anywhere
within the State, and in addition is
compelled to employ guide. Some Of
the Canadian licenses are equally eX-
penslve. British Columbia demands
$50 for a general license, and New
tcundland $50 Tor a caribou license.
New York makes each nonresident
subject to the same restrictions as 20
license fees and condition that a resi-
dent of New York is subject to In the
State in which such nonresident re.
sides, and If there are none, to such
as the commissioner may prescribe.
Kentucky and Tennessee have adopted
a similar plan; but charge no fee when
none is prescribed by the non.resident's
State, and Tennessee eXempts non.resi.
dents that pay 800 in taxes OH land
owned in Tennessee. Washington has
reduced the nonresident license fee to
81, the amount charged resident hunt
ers.
Licenses are generally issued for the
season, and thus expire at fixed date.
in seven States they are good only In
single county--Cololad (bird Tic
onse), Florida, Georgia (market-hunt-
ing license), Iowa, Maryland, South
Dakota and Washington-and the fees
for these county licenses vary from 81
: TO 1926. In Nebraska, as in Wyoming,
resident is required to secure II lie
ense to hunt anywhere In the state eX-
Cept In the county in which he resides.
A In Maryland there Is much variation,
as each county is subject to separate
law. Anne Arundle county prohibits
+ non.residents from hunting except on
invitation of lane owner and on his
/, land. Each of the other counties has
some form of license for which Zee IL
charged, but several of them allow hon
residents to hULt without license If pro-
> "ided with written permit or invita-
tion from the Owne' of the land. Such
invitations, however, do net exempt
son.vesisents in Caroline, Dorchester
Except relatives), Garrett, Kent, Tai
bot and Worcester counties, nor in
Somerset and Wicomico, unless the
nonresident is accompanied by a resi-.
. dent while hunting. (The following
counties of North Carolina require
hunters to obtain written permission
for hunting on lands other thar their
own: Alexander, Allegheny, Beaufort,
. Buncombe tbirds), Cabarrus, Caiteret
. tin Beaufort township only. Caswcll,
Clay, Craven, Davidson, Edgecombe,
, Franklin, Halifax, Henderson, Iredoll
(birds), Jones ton pos; a. lauds), Lin
coin (brds), Macon, Madison (quaiD,
Martin tRobersonville township only,
Mitchell, moore co, Orange, Iftt,
Richmond (Steeles township only,
Rowan, Surry (quaiD, and Nilkes.)
Special provisions govern the patux.
ent Recommendations are required
TO secure SO licenses and each pusher
or paddler $3.50 license. In Somerset
county residents are required to secure
licenses, the fee for which Is 81.
In some States licenses are required
ut l. o.