Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-14
STATE HOUSE.
Coming Of the Big Game
Shooting Season.
Laws Worth Knowing Before
Going Into the Woods.
l., A. & ". Street Railway Wants to
Change Location In Gardiner.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil Tuesday. Oct. I, at 10 A. M.

ana game laws OF the state OF Maine
as complied by Hon. l.. II. carleton,
chairman of the Commission on Inland
Fisheries and Game, as the volume is
an invaluable one to the hunter. and
especially to the nonresident hunter,
who comes from without the boundaries
of the State. The calls for the little
volume is always large but that for
the 1907 revision has exceeded all
others and SO great has it been that
there are but comparatively few Of the
copies left.
The demand at present is larger than
in the earlier months of the year he
cause of the approach OF the season for
hunting big game, when the wilderness
in the northern part of the State will be
invaded by an army Of hunters from
Massachusetts, New York and other
states, 2gCr to ger their quota of
moose. deer and other game which the
law allows them, and all are eager for
the Information regarding the game
laws which is contained in the volume
referred to- The book fits the pocket
and is thus available at all times for
reference.
The open season for many game birds
is already on, and that for ruffed
grouse ana woodcock will be in effect
on Monday, Sept. 16, but the big game
season does not come until later. 1t is
L good time however to become posted
on the laws covering the latter, and the
following quotations from the 1874 cdi-
,ili ot The laws will be interest to the
hunters v no are locking forward to the
time when they may get a shot at the
l.. of tho Maine
CARIBOU.
Section Is. as amended by section I Of
chapter 132. public laws of 1905.
NO person shall, within six years
from October Il, 1905, in any manner
hunt, chase, catch, kill or hav" in pos
session any caribou or parts thereof"
Penalty the same as for the illegal
killing Of moose.
MOOSE.
Section 1G,, as amended by section s.
chapter 49,. p. L., 1905. and en-. ISL. p.
L., 1907, sec. 8.
NO person shall at any time hunt,
catch, Kill, destroy or have in possess
sion any COW or calf moose or part
thereof; and the term calf moose as
herein used, shall be construed 10 mean
that these animals are calves until they
are at least one year old, and have at
least two prongs or tines not less than
three Inches long to eaca of their horns.
No person shall, between the first day
OF December and the fifteenth day OF
October, hunt, take, catch, or Kill or
| have in possession any bun moose or
part thereof and no person shall. be
tween October fifteenth and December
FIRST catch kill, or have i'll possession
more than one bull moose or part there
Of"
DEER.
Section II, as amended by seCtlon T.
| cnapter 132, p. L.. 1865.
mo person shah. except as hereinafter
provided. hunt, take, catch, kill or have
| in possession for any purpose whenever or
whatever taken, caught or killed. any
deer, or part thereof. between December
fifteenth and October first next following;
no person shall between October first ana
| December fifteenth next following, ex-
| cept as hereinafter provided, take. eaten.
| kill or have in possession for any pur-
| nose whenever or wherever taken, caught
| or killed, more than two deer or parts
! thereof; n person lawfully killing deer
| in open season shall have reasonable
| time In which to transport the same to
| his home and may have the same in
possession at his home in close season.
| Provided however, that if deer Is
| found doing actual. substantial damage
to any growing cultivated crops. the Gull
tivator of growing cultivated crops may
1 kill the same. and may consume the same
| in his own family but not otherwise. but
| he shall not pursue the same beyond the
| limits of his cultivated land in which the
damage is being done.
Provided, however. that whoever kills n
| deer in accordance with the provisions
| herein contained shall forthwith give no
| tice in writing to the commissioners OF
| inland fisheries and game, Mt Augusta
Maine of the fact of such killing and the
| character and estimated amount of dam
age done. Whoever fails to give such no
tice shall in no wise be protected hy tho
! provisions hereof.
And provided further. that whoever
shall cultivate any crops for the mani
fest purpose of killing deer under the
provisions of this act shall in no wise b'
nrotccted thereby: and provided. further
that it shall he unlawful to place any
salt in any place for the purpose of en-
ticing deer thereto. under IL HefliitN u
one hundred dollars and costs: and pro
vided. further. that whoever shoots any
deer shall not be entitled to receive am
compensation for any damage done hi
crops by deer"
Section 10. as amended by section
CHAPTER 1S2, P. L., 1905.
"Whoever violates any provision OF sec
ton sixteen Of this chapter. shall be nun
ished by a fine of not exceeding 1--WE hun
dred dollars. or by imprisonment not eS
ceeding four months: whoever violate
anv provision Of section seventeen OF thi
chapter. shall be punished by fine Q
forty dollars and costs for each deer tax
en-, caught, killed or had in possessio
in violation Of the provisions of sectio
seventeen Of said chapter: whoever vic
lates any provision Of section eighteen
this chapter relating to deer. snail
punished by a fine Of forty dollars an
costs; and whoever violates any provisio
of section eighteen Of this chapter rela
ing to moose or caribou. shall be punisne
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