The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-11-15


ers and their dogs in all directions, 50
that they might he early in the chosen
hunting grounds this morning II is
a safe guess that the reports received
tonight will not only record many
fatalities among the cotton tail and
feathered tribes but also the unwel
come news of many accidents to the
men behind the guns.
Local dealers In firearms and ammu
milton have been doing a lucrative
business in shot guns, shells, legglns
hunting coats and hunting season re
gala generally for the past several
days.
Reports from the rural districts
state that rabbits will be found quite
plentlfully but that there are compar.
atively few quail TO be found In this
section OF the country and that the
farmers are manlfesting a disposition
all over the country 10 exercise their
lawful prerogative OF forbidding the
indiscrimlnate use OF their farms by
hunters from the city.
Under the existing game laws, land
owners have supreme power in regu-
latlng hunting on their lands and penal.
ty prescribed for violations OF the laws
suggests the advisability of hunters
securing the written permission Of
land owners to hunt over their lands
thereby forestalling the probability Of
their being hailed before the courts
upon charges Of trespass.
For the benefit of sportsmen we
quote from the Ohio fish and game
laws the following sections, which Gov
er the situation for the coming open
season:
Section'i5 OF the Ohio fish and game
laws says that no person catch, kill
injure or pursue with. such intent,
any Virginia partridge or quail except
from the fifteenth day OF November
TO the fifth day OF December; or any
woodcock or Carolina dove. except
from the first day OF September to the
first day OF December; or any rail,
shore bird, plover. snipe. Wild duck,
Wild goose, wild swan, coot or mud
hen, except from the first day OF Sep.
tember TO the first day OF December
and the first day OF March TO the TWEEN.
tieth day OF April.
No person shall hunt or shoot or
have in the open air for such pur.
poses any OF the implements for hunt.
ing or shooting on any Sunday.
No person shall kill In any one day
more than eighteen Virginia partridge
or quail. Carolina dove, woodcock.
geese, rail. shore bird plover or snipe,
nor more than twenty-five duck.
No person shall shoot at any Vir-
ginia partridge or quail or Carolina
dove except when they are flying.
Section 16 Of the game laws says:
No person shall catch. kill. injure or
pursue with such intent any rabbit
by the aid or use of any gun except
from the fifteenth day OF November TO
the fifth day of December. II shall be
to use any ferret In catch
ing or hunting rabbits except by tho
land owner. lessee or any person thoy
or either of them may permit when
rabbits are destroying or injurlng
trees. shrubbery, grain. berries or
fruit
Section II says that every warden.
sheriff. deputy sheriff, constable or
other police officer may inspect any
package, parcel, box, coat or clothi>g
or other receptacle. In the possession
of any person which the said warden
shalr have good reason to believe con.
talns birds, fish or game killed. taken
or had In possession In violation OF
law.
Section 20 says, II shall be unlawfrl
for any person TO hunt or trap upon
the lands, ponds, lakes or private wa
ters of another or to thereon shoot,
shoot at, catch, kill or injure or pur-
sue any bird. wild fowl or Wild animal
of any kind without first obtaining
the written permission from the own
er or his authorized agent,
Whoever violates any Of the provi-
sions OF this section shall be fined not
less than ten dollars nor more than
fifteen dollars for the frst offense and
not less than fifteen dollars nor more
than fifty dollars for any subsequent