Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17
STATE GAME LAWS.
Open Season Approaches and Sp0rtSmen
Should Carefully Stsdy the
New Regulations

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be here again, and in order that all
sportsmen may become posted on the
new legal restrictions, we publish ex-
tracts from a pan pilet issued by state
game warden Lincoln. Under the
head of "Some Things Unlawful" ap-
pears the following
To have or maintain for use any
net, seine, spear. trap. for the purpose
of taking fish and any seine, net,
spear, trap or other contrivance is a
public nuisance and can be seized
and destroyed.
To take from the waters of the
state, any salmon or trout, between
the first day of November and the first
day of March.
Or any bass, pike, crappies, picker
ell. catfish or other game fish between
November 10Th and May 18th.
Or more than forty (40) of any or
all of said kinds of game fish in any
one day.
To use a trot line between Novem-
Der 10 and May 10.
To take from the waters of the state
at any time any fish, Except min
nows for baiO unless by hook and
line.
To use any shed, house or other
protection while fishing in or through
the ice.
To fish in any manner within SOC
feet of fish way.
To have in possession or catch, kill
or destroy any game fish less than six
Co. inches in length.
To place in the waters of the state,
any dynamite or other explosive for
the purpose of killing or taking FISH.
To use minnow seine over five (5)
yards long.
To take game fish fry for bait.
To use more than two ~ lines
with one hook upon each line.
To buy or sell or offer for sale or
have in possession for sale or trans
portation any fish unlawfully taken
To maintain any dam or other OBJ
struction across any river or stream
without a suitable fish way.
To shoot, kill or take any pinnsted
grouse or prairie chicken between De-
cember LIST and September LIST.
Or any woodcock between January
LIST and July 10th.
Or any ruffi1d grouse, pheasant, wild
turkey or quail between December 10
and November /.
Or any wild duck. goose or brant,
rail, Dlover. sandpiper and marsh or
beach bird between April 10 and Sep
TENDER /.
Or any gray fox or timber squirrel
between January | and September /.
To shoot or kill at any time quail
on the public highway.
To destroy the nests and eggs of
any birds of the state.
To kill for traffic any game birds
Except wild turkey, ducks, brant and
goose.
To kill in any one day more than
twenty-five (25) game birds, includ-
ing duck. goose and grant.
To ship either by express, freight o.
any common carrier any game birds
including duck. goose or brant either
in or out of state.
To have in possession at any one
time more than twenty-five (25) game
birds, except ducks.
To catch or take any game birds
with any trap, snare, net or other de-
vices at any time.
70 kill. trap or ensnare any beaver,
mink, otter or muskrat between April
/ and November l.
To have in possession any game
birds five 60 days after the open seas
Oh on said birds closes.
For any railway or express company
or other common carrier to receive
any game birds for transportation.
To use any swivel gun or any kind
of gun except such as is commonly
shot from the shoulder to kill ducks,
goose or brant
To hunt with dog or gun upon any
cultivated or enclosed land, without
permission of the owner or agent.
To kill. have in possession. or I'M
der control any of the harmless birds
of the state Except bluejays and Eng
lish sparrows.)
To Kill MAIN, trap or in any way
injure or capture any deer. elk or
goat.
For a nom resident TO hunt or kill
game birds, without payment of
license.
To shoot or kill any live birds at
trap shooting.