Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-29
COVERS MANY STATES
SEASON IN MARYLAND
VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT.
Changes Made in License Fees in Some
Localities and New Preserves
Established.

rious states.
1t is of considerable interest to note that
in 1905 legislative sessions were held in
fcrty-one states and territories and that in
all but two of these changes were made in.
the game laws. Including the local laws of
New York and North Carolina, the statutes
affecting game numbered about 1870, ex-
clrsive of appropriation bills.
Seven sta ties, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota,
Missouri, Kansas and Utah, adopted Tn
tirely new game laws, and California, Mich
igan. Missouri and South Carolina passed.
laws giving complete protection to nom
game birds. Important progress in pro-
tecting game BIRDS was made in a number
of states, including Montana, Utah and
Wisconsin. which cut off the spring shoot
ing of waterfowl, and California, Colorado.
Indiana, Pennsylvania and Utah, which
gave protection to game birds and shore
birds. More attention than usual was paid
to licenses and a strong tendency was no.
ticeable toward local legislation, which in
North Carolina was carried to the extent
of enacting special laws for number OF
different townships.
State Laws Changed.
Among the novel features of the legisla-
ton of the year was the adoption by Mon
tana of uniform season for all game,
thus greatly simplifying the law; the prin-
ciple adopted by Oregon and Vermont of
fixing certain seasons by days of the week
instead of the month; the practical prohi-
bition by Minnesota of placing game in cold
storage; the establishment by Wyoming of
a large state game preserve Immediately
south of the Yellowstone Park; the adop-
ton by Wyoming Of 81 permit for pho
tographing big game in winter, and the re-
qurement of Wisconsin that each special
deputy warden shall carry an Identification
card bearing his photograph, his signature,
the seal of the department and miniature
reproduction of his commission.
Several states enacted some form OF IL
cense legislation for the first time. Arizona,
Kansas. Missouri. Oregon and Vermont
adopted nonresident licenses; Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Montana, oregon and Manitoba resi-
dent licenses, and Massachusetts, Utah,
Washington,-Wyom and Manitoba alien
licenses. In Manitoba persons who are not
British subjects are now required to pay
Incense fee OF 500. Florida made its nom
resident license requirement applica BILE to
all noncitiZens of the state; Indiana estab-
lished resident license for all game
throughout the season instead of ducks n
the autumn; South Carolina ablished
in a modified form it's market-hunting H.
cense for ducks and its nonresident county
license: Illinois extended its resident license
to cover rabbits; Maine, Montana, Minneso-
ia and New Hampshire extended their big
game license to cover all game, and Nova
Scotia consolidated its moose and bird IL
cense into one $50 license for all game
Maine established s. license for hunting
prior TO October 1, and Michigan a $40 ex-.
port license for ducks shipped by nonresi-
dent land owners and members of clubs
maintaining preserves in the state
Several changes were made in the fees
Tennessee adopted a $40 license Except in
about thirty counties) in place of it's former
variable fee; Washington replaced its 81
county license by 81 license for residents
50 license for nonresidents and a $50
license for aliens, and provided correspond
ing state licenses of So $40 and $50; Michi-
gan increased the resident license fee for
big game from 10 cents to 81 80 South Da-
kota from 81 to $50. Wyoming from 81 to
81 and New Brunswick raised its nonresi-
dent license from $50 to $50. Reductions in
the fees were made in the resident license
of Illinois from 81 to 10 cents. in the small
game nonresident license of Montana from
s15 to $40, in the nonresident license of In
diana from $50 to SIS and in that of Nova
Scotia from $40 to $50. with repeal of spe-
cial licenses. Montana abolished the ex-
emption of taxpayers from the nonresident
requirement, made the resident license good
for a family and provided for it's issue to
United States soldiers stationed in the state.
Wyoming placed United States soldiers on
the same footing residents and removed
the exemption which permitted residents to
hunt in their own counties without license.
Hawaii abolished the So hunting license
which has been in force in Oahu since 1895.
Nearby Regulations.
The following table gives the close season
for game In the District of Columbia, Mary
land and Virginia:
District of Columbia $780, 19O1)-Deer
meat (saIe or possession. January 1-Sep-
TENDER /; squirrel, rabbit Except English
ra bbit, Belgian hare), February November
!; quail or partridge, March 15-November /;
ruffed grouse or pheasant Except English,
rlngneek or other imported pheasants raised
in Enclosures, sale or possession unrestrict-
ed, wild turkey. December % November /:
prairie chicken or pinnated grouse March
10 September 1: dove, all the year; wood
cock, January 1-Juiy 1: snipe, plover, duck.
goose, brant, April 1-September 1; reedbird
marsh blackbird, rail or ortolan other game
birds not previously mentioned. February l.
September /.
Maryland-Sq Squirrel, December to Sep
TENDER 1; pheasants English. Mongolian),
December % to November 1; dove Deem
Der 20 to August Is; snipe, plover. May 1 to
August Is; reedbird, sora (water rail or or
tolan), November to September 1: duck,
goose. brant. swan and other wild fowl,
April 10 to November l.
Vrginia-Deer January 1 to October /:
squirrel, Alexandria county gray, until
September l. 1910; Isle of Wight and South
ampton counties igray or fox), January 10
to September 1; rabbit, Accomac and North
ampton counties, January Is to November
Is; Alexandria. Fairfax, Fauquier. Loudoun
and Prince William counties. January to
November 1: Amelia Oh, Charlotte (b9.
Greenesville Spottsylvania and Sussex
counties February to October 1; Bucking
ham tb) and Cumberland (b) counties, Feb
ruary Is to October 10; Caroline, Essex,
Hanover. Henrico and King William coun-
ties, February to November 1; Chesterfield
county, February to September /; Gull
pepper and Orange counties, January Is to
November /: Elizabeth City and Norfolk
counties, February to November 10; Hail.
fax county, February to October 10;
James City and York counties, town of
Williamsburg. February Is to November
10; Nottoway county. January to Septem-
Der L; Shenandoah county. March / to No
vember l.; Stafford county. February 1 to
September Is. Opossum Halifax county,
February 1 to October Is. Quail or part
ridge, pheasant or grouse, wild turkey.
woodcock {see exceptions), February 1 to
November l. Exceptions: West of the
Blue Ridge. January ] to November /; Acc
comac and Northampton counties fpheas-
ant, grouse)-5 years until March IA. 1909
Pheasants English. Mongolian), 5 years,
until January 1. 1909. Dove. all the year.
Snipe Except Wilson snipe). surf bird
sandpiper, ployer. willet, tatler. curlew,
rail except sora) gallinule, mud hen, jan
uary / to July 90 Summer or wood duck
January / to August l. Winter water
fowl April to October 10.
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