The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-15
GAME LAWS
IN A NUTSHELL
a SUMMING UP or THE LAWS
FOR sPoRTsMEN M WEST
VIRGINIA.

iV',4fi ~ EaAttNt"t
It Is unlawful to hunt klll chase or
wound deer from the 18Th day Of ne'
5cember until the 18th day Of oc'o
bers tollowing, that Is they mag only
be l4lled IL he interval between the
18Th day 81 October md the 18th day
Of December
no kill more than two deer In any
one season or 70 hunt Or chase door
MIA dogs any time; to kin any
lawn when IN rs spotted coat or have
In possession the fresh skin Of any
fawn:
To kill or have IN possession any
deer. Wild turkey dualt pheasant or
ruffledgrouse with Intentions Of send.
ing or Transporting same out Of the
State.
ANY person yLolatins the above
shallsbe fined MOI less than S2o.oo nor
more than $50. 90 aud may be confined
in jail not more than len days.
1t Is unlawful to idlI, catch or IN
lure, or to pursue with such intention.
or to destroy the nests 81 turkey buz.
zard, sparrows tezcept English Spar.
rows, robin, bl1ebird martin, thrush,
knocking bir swallow oelole, eat
bird, chewini wren! coolco indigo
bird, puthatch; yellow hammer or
filcker,.warbler Or inch redstart dun
nick, nlghtengale. ctoss-bill Hunsar-
ianrcbln. tltmouse TT Of tomtlt' wood
pecker, purple graellei redwing black
bird, bluejay, phoebesbird o. peTee
redbird cardinal!grosbeak hummlns
bird, dove, whippoor;vill and any 9th.
err bird whose habits are not essenu'
ally predatory and destructlye to as.
rIcultural products!
IA violation Of the above u punish
ed by fne Of not less thsn 5000 nor
more than $25.00.
Rutled grouse pheasant pinnated
grouse prarie chicken Of Wild turkey
may be killed only between October
I15th and december 18th quail or WIS
ginia partridge only between the ist
day ofNoyember and he goth day Of
December, and no person shall KIN
more than u auailsin one day
Blue winged teal, fnaIlard or wood
duck. or any other wild duck wild
goose or brant may be killed between
the list day of October and the ist day
4 Of April; snipe between the ist day
4 Of March and the list day q Noyem-
her, inclusive; squirrel rabit or hare
between the 18Th day q September
and the LIST day Of January: tLand
,Iowners may pursue OF lin SQUIRRELS.
rabbits or hore upon their own lands
at any time.l
No person shall catch BY seine, NET
or trap any wild turkey rutileu
grouse. pheasant quail Of Virginia
partridge, or XIII Wild turkey on bait
or BY use 81 swIyetor pivot gun, OF
push boat or sneak boat used for car
rying such buns 70 cateh Or XII wild
duck, goose or brandt
1t is unlawful 70 hunt q catch rap
bits with ferrets
A non resident Of the STATE MAY
not hunt In this STATE without q il
censc.
The Acts Of 1907 make 4 unlawfu
to sell or have IN pcs ession for 'p'
purpose of selling any bird living oil
dead or any piamage sin or bod
Of any other bird than q game bird
and defines game bisds Is follows
Swans, goose dgant Fiyer end SCI
ducks, rails, cootsf mpd.hens gam
nues, shore.birds, plcgers, surtoirls
snipe, wood cocks, sand pipeis. tai
lers curlews, wild turkey grouse
prairie chicken, pheasani partridge
and quail.
1t also provides for the granilns o
licenses to persons to take tie egg
J of birds other than those named al
game birds, or to XII such birds 70
scientific purposes pnly