The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-02-21
Now that the hunting season is ap

&c the hunting and fishing seasons
oro. in many respects, entirely dis
tiDct and separate.
The hunting season proper closes
On March 10. The time for killing
wild duck and woodcock expired Feb
rnary /. and the date for hunting deer
nassed with January l, but it is still
lawful to hunt quail, and will be until
March Is. The hunting of many other
came birds, such as wild turkey,
nbeasant, snipe, doves and the like
is also permitted until that date.
The time for catching fish in any of
the waters of the state except with
hook and line expired on February /,
and this prohibition extends to July
|. though this prohibition does not
apply to shad until after April 10.
Those who enjoy fishing with hook
and line, however, may still do so to
their hearts content.
There are many points of interest in
the game aDd fish laws, particularly
at this time when some of the closed
seasons are already here and others
are rapidly approaching.
The following is a summary of the
game and fish laws of Georgia as re-
vised and consolidated in 1908, and
amended in 1894 and 1905, being thus
brought entirely up to date:
Section l provides THAT it shall
not be lawful for any person to shoot,
trap, kill, ensnare, net or destroy, in
any manner, any wild turkey, part
ridge, pheasant or quail between the
fifteenth day of March and the first
day of November in each year; or kill,
shoot, trap, ensnare, net or IL any
manner destroy any dove, marsh hen
or snipe between the fifteenth day of
March and the fifteenth day of Sep
TENDER in each year: or to shoot, trap,
kill or ensnare or in any manner de-
StrOy any summer or wood duck or
wood cock between the first day of
February and the first day of Septem-
Der in each year; or to remove from
the nests or in any manner destroy
the eggs of any of the birds protected
by this act during the period they are
protected, except as hereinafter pro-
vided. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person to hunt, kill, shoot, wound,
ensnare or in any manner destroy or
capture any wild deer or fawn between
the first day of January and the first
day of September in each year, or to
offer for sale or have in possession
during the closed season any bird or
animal, or any part of either, whether
dead or alive, that are protected by
this act during the period they are SO
protected"
Section 2 provides "That it shall be
unlawful for any person to shoot,
XIII, ensnare or trap, whether over
oalted grounds or not, more than for
W doves in any one day"
Section 3 provides "That it shall
De unlawful for any person, except on
his own lands, to trap, net, kill or
IN any manner take, for the purpose
OF selling the same, any wild turkey,
quail, dove or deer; provided that
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any persons DESTROYS to trap, net, kill
of take, for the purpose of selling the
same during the hunting season, any
game mentioned in this section shall,
oelore doing so, pay to the treasurer
VI the county in which he desires to
operate the sum of $25; and upon ex-
nIoltlng to the ordinary of said cOun-
!! me treaSurer's receipt for the pre-
scnoed sum such person shall have
issued to him by the ordinary a Ii
0euSe authorizing him to kill, net, trap
OF take such game in said county with
permission to sell the same; said IL
0ellSe TO be good during the hunting
season OF the year in which it is issued
al" no longer. Such person, at the
'L'le Oh obtaining said license, shall
register his name and place of resi-
uence' together with a general descrip-
'lon OF himself, in a book to be pro-
'l0eo and kept by the ordinary for
'0cn purpose. A license shall be pro-
cured and registration made in each
county In which such person proposes
u carry on said business"
section 4 provides ''That it shall
not be lawful for any person, firm or
corporation to export, ship or carry,
VI cause to be exported, shipped or
carried, beyond the limits of this state
any partridge or quail at any season
VI 'ne year 1t shall not be lawful for
any person at any season of the year
" ue' or trap partridges or quail ex-
L9P' On his or her premises during the
hunting season."
Section provides ''That it shall
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