Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-21
rHE NEW GAME LAWS.
Summary Of Acts Passed By the LEGISLATURE for
Cams Protection

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S4ly. Of game prohibited
Game must b. aecompar led by the
owner when in transit
LICENSES
All persons desiring to HINT deer or
oihe game must obtain license, and
pay the following fees therefor: Resi-
dents, one dollar; non-residents, twenty
five dollars for hunting deer and other
game, ten dollars Tor hunting game ex.
cepJ deer. Hunting license must be in
possession OF person while hunting
Non-residents ia possession of a license
therefor may kill and ship two deer; and
may ship fisry game bir6s, fowls or ami
mails Resident licensees not allowed TO
ship game out of the state.
GAME
Deer General open season 1Or hun
ing deer, Nov 11th to Nov Both, both
Inclusive. Special provisions prevailing
III certain counties Woodcuck, par
fridge, ploveT, snipe, pheasant and grouse
Of any variety, Sept to Dee prairie
chicken, Sept 10 to Oct Is wild duck or
other aquatic fowl, Sept / TO Jan /
wild goose or brant, Sept TO April /
rabbits, grey, iox or black squirrel,
| Sept. to March l. fisher, martin or
mink, Nov. 30 March / !; otter, Nov.
| to FEB. 15; muskrat Nov / to NAV /;
Monaghan, Chinese, English pheasant
| beaver or Quail, no open season
! Linit 10 the number OF game birds
that may be killed or possessed duriug
one day: Fifteen prairie chickens, grouse
of any variety or woodc)ck, twenty five
partridge or pheasant, thirty wild geese,
wild duck Of any variety, piover or
snipe.
Prohibited methods for hunting deer
With dog or dogs; ia the night time
in the water or GA the ice OF any stream,
pond or lake; by means of any pit, pit
fall, trap or snare or by the aid Of any
artificial light; sail ras afe prohibited
1t ia unlawful to All or possess more
than two deer in any one year or to have
in possession the skins of any deer when
in the red coat or the skin Of any fawu
when in the spotted coat
Prohibited methods of hunting aquat.
ic fowl-Shooting on open water beyond
the natural covering of reeds and rush
es; to shoot from IA artificial blind; to
hunt in the night time; 10 use more
than twenty fiv5 decoys; to use net of
any kind.
Prohibited methods of hunting pro-
tected game birds-To use any snare,
net, trap, spring gun or similar contriv-
ance or any other ireaI ~ not habitual-
ly held at arms length and discharged
from the shonlder
Unlawful to destroy or MODEST mask
rat houses or to shoot or epesr musk,
rats
Fish: Open season, brook trrut Of any
variety, May ! to August Is 1t Is un-
lawful to retain trout of any variety
less than six inches in length, or to have
more than ten pounds il posses sion due
ing any one day or to sci; any trout, or
to ship same without accompany ing the
shipment, or to fish for any variety of
fish ia trout stream during the CLOSED
seAson
Open season. game fish, May 25th to
March 1st Restrictions in certain To-
caliUies 1t is unlawful to take gene
fish by an other method than by angling
or trolling. or TO take and retain black
bass less than eight inches in length.
Transportation Packages containing
fish or game must be labelled to show
the weight of each kind of ish, the
number of each variety of game, and
the name and address of the coneignor
and consiguee, under penalty of fine and
imprisonment.