The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-11
GAME LAWS IN
A CONCISE FORM
Special 10 Tho journal.

Special 10 Tho journal.
Washington. Sept. u.-Every person who con-
game this fall should write Secretary Wilson Of
the department Of agriculture, asking for q
copy Of Farmers Bulletin No. 265. This bulle
tin 10 entitled Game Laws for 1906" and 1t
pieases the secretary more than to be ''Unole
Jim" 70 all the people Of the country, and you
can give him no greater satisfaction than BY
writing him for some Of the information which
gives him personal pleasure. but it.shows hin,
that the perfectly stupendous scale upon which
he y operating his department is appreciated
by he public.
ing document It Is only pamphlet Of fifty
tour pages, but in It Il set forth IN plain terms
all the information about the game laws Of the
various states that any hunter can have any
use for, and It also covers the game laws of
Canada. In II will be found both the new laws
and the old ones, the close seasons and the open
ones. all the rules and regulations relative to the
shipment OF game also the states and provinces
that prohibit the export Of game the laws
covering the sale Of game and all the painful
details about the licenses required Of alien hunt
erS by the states OF the union and the provinces
OF Canada. There are also maps showing at a
Quick glance the states and provinces where
residents must obtain hunting license and
where the same is required Of residents only;
where the export OF game Is prohibited and
where the sale thereof Is not permitted at any
time. It is q remarkably complete little work.
The chapter on licenses Is alone worth money
to anyone who likes to so abroad with dog and
gun. For instance. in the state Of Arkansas nom
residents not permitted to hunt at all unless
they buy land to do it on. In thirty six states
and territories and thruout Canada licenses must
be procured before non-residents hunt any
or certain kinds Of game. In sixteen states and
four Canadian provinces like restriction is i'm
posed on residents, but the fees are usually
very much smaller and are often merely nomi-
nal. The fees for nonresident licenses for both
big and small game range from $40 In
number of states to $50 in Wyoming. British
Columbia and Newfoundland; those for resident
licenses from rs cents in Illinois and North
Dakota to SIS in Washington and 81 (s5 for
moose and caribou and 81 for deer) in Ontario.
Several states require the nonresident license
from unnaturalzed residents, and Manitoba has
special 500 license for all who are not British
subjects. The tendency Of all recent legislation
: in both the United States and Canada is to take
the sport Of hunting out Of the hands Of poor
men. -. '...-
Licenses generally Issued only for the
open season and therefore expire at fixed dates.
Minnesota issues n $25 non resident deer license,
limiting the number of deer to be killed. and
North and South Dakota and Wisconsin have
similar rates and regulations. Washington state
imposes a $40 fee non-residents and $50
fee on alieps, and issues licenses good for one
year. Some Of the western provinces Of Canada
! issue bird license at reduced rates for one
license good only for one day. These latter
are generally referred to guest LICENSES Eight
states issue licenses good only in the county
named therein, with fees ranging from 81 for
residents in Washington to $50 for residents
hunting ducks for market In South Carolina.
In twenty-five states and seven Canadian prov
fnces nonresident licensees permitted to
ship out Of the state province limited
amount Of game, while this privilege is denied
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In fourteen states and two Canadian provinces.
Maine. Michigan and Montana issue export per-
mits additional to the hunting licenses In
Colorado Maine, Montana wyoming, New Bruns-
wick, Newfoundland and Ontario guides are
licensed, and In some Of these South Dakota
for instance, non-residents may not hunt unless
accompanied By qualified guides. In New Hamp-
shire the hunter Is required by law to- show
his license to any person asking to see the
same.
Those who visit Canada to hunt must deposit
with the customs officer at the port of entry
an amount equal to the duty-3O per cent Of the
appraised value-on their guns, canoes, tents
cooking utensils, etc. If these articles are taken
out Of the country within six months at the
same port tho deposit will be returned. But
members Of shooting or fishing clubs that own
preserves in Canada and have fled a guarantee
with the Canadian commissioner Of customs may
present club membership certificates in lieu OF
making the deposit. They must, however, pay
duty on all ammunition and provisions.
Secretary Wilson's little compilation tells all
: about these things, and brief study Of it will
save the prospective hunter annoyance and also
possibly keep him out Of the police court.