Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-02
GAMELANS OF VIRGINIA.
A Reliable Digest, Made Especially
For The ''Yirginia Citizen"

otueI IestIiCtlOnS nOteu Oei0W- Ihe
general law is that it Is unlawful to
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 10 their county, aud may
permit the shipment of wild water
fowl from said county, or out of the
State, and by regulations, not incon-
sistent with the provisions of section
2O7Oa, may further protect the game
within their county. The season is
closed on various game east of the
Blue Ridge as follows:
Snipe, sand-pipers, rails, plovers,
mudhens, gallinules aud curlews (or
tatlers): January 1st to July 10th.
Deer: January 1st to October 1st,
Must not he hunted in snow.
Ducks: April 1st to October 18th
for winter wild water fowl. Summer,
or wood-ducks, January 1st to Au-
gust 1st.
Woodcock, partridges, turkeys and
grouse (or pheasants): February 1st
to November 1st.
Robins: April 1st 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 had iu your pos
session. The "open" season when
game may be hunted is any other
time than the closed season. How
ever, 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 non-residents
obtaining licenses and of exporting
game are contained in section 2O7Oc,
approved May 20. 1903, which is, in
brief, as follows:
How NoN-REsIDENTs NAY OBTAIN
HUNTING LICENsEs.-It shall be un-
lawful for any person not a resident
of this State to hunt within this State,
until he shalt have first secured a
hunting license. as hereinafter pro-
vided; except that the nonresident
child of a resident owner of land in
this State shall be allowed to hunt
on the lands of his parent as though
ne 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
accompanied by the host or member
OF the hosts family, provided said
host receives no compensation, direct
ly, or indirectly, from said guest.
How LICENSES OBTAINED Upon
the personal application of any non-
resident to the clerk of the Circuit
Court of any county in which he
fret begins to hunt, such clerk shall,
upon the payment of ten dollars,
issue to such nonresident hunting
license, entitling him to hunt x
during the open season in the six
months next following, and subject
to any restrictions imposed by the
laws of the State upon residents.
License fees to go to game wardens
in county in which they are taken out.
Game wardens are to see that law is
complied with.
WHEN AND HOW GAME MAY BE
EXPORTED, ETC.-It shall be unlaw-
ful, except as hereinafter provided,
to ship or transport, or cause to be
shipped or transported, from this
State, whether alive or dead, wild
water fowl, wild turkeys, pheasants
or grouse, woodcock, partridges, quail,
or other game birds, or any deer OF
venison, killed or captured within
this State, nor shall the same be
killed, captured, or possessed with
intent to ship or transport from this
State.
But any person authorized to hunt
under the laws of this State, may
during the open season, take witt
him out Of the State, either in his
personal possession or as his baggage