Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-26

the south the season begins later,
and here and there the embargo on
certain game is lifted little earlier,
but September 1 is the first general
date on which hunting is permitted.
With the approach of this day, there
fore, interest revives in the laws regu-
lating hunting.
Most Of the game laws that were in
effect in the United States and Cana
da in 1905 remain in force, as only
fourteen states and eight Canadian
provinces held legislative sessions
this year. Four of these-Ohio, Brit
fish Columbia, New Brunswick and
Outario-made no changes in their
game laws, and the others passed
few statutes.
The most noteworthy changes were
entirely new laws for the protection
OF game in Mississippi and Prince Ed
ward Island Mississippi abandoned
lLc OA1 ~ vi SCP1A ate COukAtS
laws and adopted a general game law
with provisions uniform throughout
the entire state, thus following the
example recently set by Virginia and
Tennessee. The provisions Of its
new and thoroughly modern law fix
uniform seasons, provide for the APP
pointment Of game wardens, estab
fish a 500 nonresident license, and
prohibit all sale and export of game.
Prince Edward Island is the latest
of the Canadian provinces to adopt
modern measures of game protection.
Its recent statute fixed seasons, pro
vides for a SIS nonresident license,
creates the Office of game inspector,
incorporates an auxiliary body-the
Prince Edward Island Game Protec-
ton association-to cooperate in en-
forcement of game laws, and prohib-
its export
These laws and a statute passed
by Quebec which provides that all
shipments Of game be tagged in gaps
in export laws that have heretofore
existed. so that now every state in
the union and practically every prov
ince in Canada places more or less
restriction on the shipment Of game
beyond its boundaries.
Must Not Sell Protected Game.
In prohibiting all sale of protected
game Mississippi occupies an adj
vanced position, as the only other
states whose sale laws are so sweep
ing are Michigan in the east, ani
Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Kan
sas, Texas. Montana and Arizona in
the west. Important amendments
were made by Massachusetts to its
sale laws, one prohibiting sale Of i'm
ported quail in November and Deem,
Der, another cutting of sale of in
ported ducks In closed seasons, and
third prohibiting all sale of prairie
chickens and sharptailed grouse,
These laws will abolish a market for
game Illegally shipped from several
western states.
Game Wardens Almost Everywhere.
The establishment of game warden
service in Mississippi and Prince I'd
ward Island leaves Alabama, Arkal /
sas and Texas the only regions in tie
United States and Canada unprovld-
ed with such special police provision.
Sportsmen have a more direct in
terest in changes in the laws relating
10 hunting licenses and shooting sea
sons. Few such changes have been
made this year.
Licenses and Seasons.
Mississippi established a $40 alf
South Carolina s25 nonresident.
county license, and Prince Edward
Island a SIS general nonresident
license. Quebec substituted a uniform
$40 nonresident license for it's graded
system, and a few minor CHANGES
were made by Maryland in the license
requirements in Prince George and
Somerset counties.
Seasons for the following game
were changed: Deer in New York
snipes, cranes, and waterfowl in Iouf-
siana; wood ducks and pheasants in
Massachusetts; and upland game in
South Carolina
In addition to these changes, Viz
ginia removed all protection from
robin-snipe, surf birds, certain plover
and curlew, and Maryland altered sew
eral seasons in Allegheny, Anne Arun-
del, Cecil, Garrett, Hartford, Prince
George and Somerset counties and on
the PatuXant river
New Game Preserves.
Canada established two new game
preserves, one of sixteen sections ia
the new Province Of Alberta, about
thirty miles northwest Of Edmonton,
the other on the Gaspe Peninsula in
Quebec. The later, to be known as
the Gaspesian Pres rve, has an area
of about $500 square miles, thus TAX,
ing rank with Laurentides National
Park in Quebec (2,640 square miles)
the Algonquin Park in Ontario (about
1000 square miles,, and the Yellow.
stone National park in Wyoming g.
34S square miles.)
A large number Of federal bills were
considered by congress, and four, all
relating to game preserves, were
passed. These authorized the lease
of $500 acres in South Dakota for Il