The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-10
HUNTERS INQUIRE
 ABOUT GAME LAW
One Dollar is Required for
 Hunters License
HIGHER GRADES ON HAND
Season Lasts Only Two Weeks and the Man Who Lives In Another State Must Pay Fifteen Dollars
 for the Privilege.

Montgomery, September 9.-(special.)- The hunting season will soon open, and inquiries are being daily received by John H. Wallace, Jr., state game and fish commissioner, relative to the details Of the game law. It should be ex= tremely gratifying to the members of the legislature who participated in the enactment of Alabamas game laws that those statutes were voted at the annual convention of the National Association of Game Wardens recently held in Yel- lowstone Park as being. perhaps. the most perfect and complete laws yet en- acted on this subject.
 In order for one to hunt in the county of his residence, 1t will be necessary to procure a hunters license from the pro- bate judge to pay one dollar there- for. If one desires to hunt in ay coun- ty in the state, he must first secure a state hunters license from the judge of probate of any county for which he must pay the sum of three dollars; non-resi- dent and alien license are likewise is- sued by judges of probate, the charges for these being fifteen dollars. H. eense expires on the 31st day of Decem- Der each year. Under the game law, all birds are protected except English spar rows, hawks, owls and crows. The open season on game birds is as follows: Quail, doves. swans, geese, woodcocks and cur Jews, November first to March first vol lowing Wild turkey gobblers from De- cember first to March first following, wild turkey hen being protected at all times Snipes and blower November first to May first following. The vari- ous kinds pheasants and all imported game birds are protected until Decem- Der 1, 1912. The use of any pitfall, deadfall scaffold, cage, snare, trap, net salt-stick baited hook, orfbaited field, or any other similar device, or any drug, poisonous chemicals, or explosives for the purpose of injuring, capturing or killing of any protected bird or animal, is prohibited. It is unlawful to hunt protected birds or animale between dark and daylight.
 The open season on deer Is from No vember first to January first following, but the killing of does or female deer Is at all times prohibited, The open season on squirrels is from September first to February first following.
 A hunter CdH XIII Olliy OHO oVSAt N"p turkeys, and twenty-five game birds or any other species in one day. The sale or offering for sale of protected game birds or animals Is absolutely prohibited whether these be taken in this state, or not. s
 The shipping of garye Is prihibiNd. It can only be carried on trains or other common carriers openly, but the person so carrying the same must have in his
 fata ht.y, tat4f f- license regularly issued to him. The shipping or carrying live game Is abso- lutely prohibited. The state game and fish commissioner is authorized to issue permits for the capture or killing Of game for scientific purposes upon pay ment of one dollar by the applicant for such permit. The duty of enforcing the game law devolves upon the state game and fish commissioner, and on county game and fish wardens for each county. However, all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, constables and justices of the peace, under the law are deputy game and fish wardens.
 Probate judges are required on the first day of each month to send all moneys collected from the sale of hunters H. censes to the state treasurer which Is covered into the game and fish protee- ton fund, as is likewise one-half of all moneys derived from fines. Wardens receive as their compensation one-half of all fines collected in the county in which they hold office and three dollars per day when acting under the special instructions of the state game and fish commissioner. The game laws have al ready had a most salutary effect on the situation in Alabama, the people recog- nizing that legislation of this nature be- ing necessary to save the remaining spe- cies from extinction by negroes. pot hnnfers and Eama hnRS.