Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-11-03
GAME LAKSOF VIRGINIA.
A Reliable Digest. Made Especially
For The Virginia Citizen"

closed season for birds, and makes
other restrictions noted below. The
general law is that it is unlawful tc
shoot or otherwise hunt any wild
water fowl or any game bird, or game
animal, protected by the laws of this
State, later than half an hour after
sunset or earlier than half an hour
before sunrise, or to shoot or hunt any
game on Sunday.
The Board of Supervisors of any
county has the power to shorten the
open season in their county, aud may
permit the shipment of wild water
fowl from said county or out of the
State, and by regulations, not iucon-
s;stent with the provisions of section
2070a, may further protect the game
within their county. The season i:
closed on various game east of the
Blue Ridge as follows: Snipe, sand
pipers, rails, plovers, mudhens, galli-
mules aud curlews Cor tatlers): Jan
uary 1st to July Goth.
Deer: January Is. to October 1st
Must not be hunted in snow.
Ducks: April 1st to October 18th
for winter wild water fowl. Summer
or woodducks, January 1st to August
1st.
Woodcock, partridges, turkeys and
grouse Tor pheasants): February Isl
to November 1st.
Robins: April lst to February 10Th
By "closed season" is meant that
the birds shall not be hunted, killed
or captured in any manner within the
time prescribed, or be bought, offered
for sale, or bad In your possession,
The "open" season when game may
be hunted is any other time than the
closed season. However, it is against
the law at any and all times to trap
or net birds or to destroy their nests,
eggs or young.
The matters of distinguishing be-
tween residents and nonresident,
obtaining licenses and of e1portiRg
game are contained in section 2070c
approved May 20, 1908, which is, in
brief, as follows:
How NON RESIDENTS MAY OBTAIN
HUNTING LICENSES shall be un-
lawful for any person not resident
of this State to hunt within this State
until he shall have first secured a
hunting license. as hereinafter pro-
vided; except that the nonresident
child of resident owner of land in
this State shall be allowed to hunt on
the lands of his parent as though he
were resident of this State; and the
nonresident guest of resident land
owner shall be allowed to hunt on
the lands of his host. as though he
were resident of this State, when &C.
companled by the host or a member
of the hosts family, provided said
host receives no compensation, direct
ly, or indirectly, from said guest.
How LICENSES oBTAINED.-Upou
the personal application of any non
resident to the clerk of the Circuit
Court of any county in which he first
begins to hunt, such clerk shall, upon
the payment of ten dollars, issue tC
such nonresident hunting license
emitting him to hunt
during the open season in the six
months next following, and subject
to any restrictions imposed by the lawl
of the State upon residents.
License fees to go to game warden,
10 county in which they are taken out
Game wardens are to see that law i,
complied with.
| WHEN AND HOW GAME MAY BI
EXPORTED, ETC.-It shall be uulaw
full, except as hereinafter provided
to ship or transport, or cause to b
shipped or transported, from this
State, whether alive or dead, wilt
water fowl, wild turkeys, pheasantl
or grouse, woodcock, partridges, quail
or other game birds, or any deer OF
fvenison, killed or captured With,
this State, nor shall the same b,
killed, captured, or possessed Will
intent to ship or transport from thiI
) State.
Bntany person authorized to hunt
under the laws of this State, may
during the open season, take witt
him ont of the State, either in hi
personal possession or as his baggage
on the same conveyance with him
not in closed package, but exposed
to view, not exceeding thirty wild
water fowl, fifty quail or partridges
ten pheasants or grouse, three wil(
turkeys, one deer, or plovers, snipe
sand-pipers, Willis, tatlers orcurlew
not exceeding twenty-five of each, Oh
not exceeding one hundred in the ag
gregate; provided, the same shall b
plainly labeled or tagged with tn
name and address of such person
and any citizen of this State may
during the open season, ship or hav
transported from this State, as gift
and not for market or sale, so stating
on the shipping tag, one deer durin,
the season, and not exceeding thre
wild turkeys, six pheasants, twelv
wild water fowl, eighteen partridge
or quail; provided, that such gam
shall be shipped exposed to publ,
view and unconcealed, and each parce
or package shall be plainly labeled o
tagged with the name and address o
the donor and of the donee, and tn
number of each of such game so ship
ped. This section does not apply L
sora, or rabbits, or hares.
1t is violation of the law for an,
person to deliver any of the gam