The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-24
Johnny, Get Your Gun :

Johnny, Get Your Gun
As the open season for game is nenr
et hand, VIC publish the following sun.
mary, prepared expreesly for TBE CIri.
ZEN, of the game laws relating to the
principal animals and birds found in
this eection OF the State. The open sea
sons, and the penalties for killing out Of
season, are es follows-the open season
including the fret day mentioned, but
not the last day--vlzl
Bear and cub, Oct. to herch J. PEN
Glty $50. Mey he killed bt Gnv time .r
act Of intltcting injury 10 rereol Or prep.
erty.
Deer, Nov Is to Dec !. Ppualts 10
Fox, black and grey squirrels, Oct.
to Dec. L. Penalty tl0.
Hare and rabbit, Oct. Is TO Dec. /.
Penalty tlO. May be killed at any time
as protection to cultivated crops ana
trees.
English, Mongolisn or Chinese phess-
ant, wild turkey, and prairie chicken,
Oct. Is to Dec. 1. Penalty t25.
Quail, commonly called Virginia part
ridge, Nov. to Dec. /. Penalty S25.
Woodcock and rufTed grouse. com
monty called pheasant, Oct. to Dec. i.
Penalty s25
Wild water fowl, Sept to April II
Penalty $lO.
Black birds and shore birds OF all
kinds. ana doves, Sept. to Jan 1. Pen
atty $40.
Snipo, Sept ! to May /. Penalty $40
Plover, July Is to Dec. l. Penalty go
Bull frog, July to Nov. l. Penalty
t25.
rerrapin, Nov. 1 to March 15. Pen
atty &25.
In connection with this, the following
list OF "Don'is for the hunter" will b,
found useful-viz
Don't kill or take any game unloss
with gun, except bear or cubs, rabbits
manner. Penalty $40. But
Don't use what is commonly known
as an automatic gun. Penal So. And
Don't use "a gun Of any kind other
than is usually raised at arms lerg,h
aud fired from the shoulder" Penalty
t26 for each bird killed or wounded,
Don't hunt or shoot on Sunday. Pen
atty t25.
If a uon-residont OF the State, or au
unnnturalizcd foreigner. don't hunt
without lic,n nse from the County Treas
urer, Tor which 80 must bo paid rcu-
atty s25 for each day.
| Don't hunt or take gun or dog on tho
State game prescrvcs; and don't 70 on
them at all during the open scnaOn.
Penalty t25. Don't xiii or wound Giy
game on such preserves. Penalties
Deer, Sl0O; bear, $50; ruffed grouse, wild
turkey or quail. f26.
Don't use dog in hunting deer; don't
kill deer Iu tho water; don't kill more
than one during the season, and that q
than "ooe pellet, bullet or ball at one
discharge" Penalty iloO. The game
laws do not apply to elk
Don't kill more than six fox, black
and grey squirrels, altogether, 10 uau
day. Penalty $50. But they may br
killed at any time in the act OF destroy
ing fruit or cereals.
Except as to deer and squirrele, there
is no limit to the number Of animals
that may be killed during the open sea
son.
Don't kill moro English, Mongolisn or
Chinese phessants, or rutfed grouse
commonly called pheasants, than ia {,
day, 20 in a week, or 81 in the ecaevp.
Penalty $50 to $l'U.
Don't kill more quail. commonly call
ed Virginia partridge. than 10 a day. iU
a week, or rs III the season. Penalty S5O
to 300.
Don't kill more woodcock than 10 q
day, 20 a week, or 81 in the season. Pen
atty $50 to 800.
Except as to the birds mentioned in
the foregoing three paragraphs, there lie
no limit to the number that may be
killed by one person during the open
season.
Don't hunt hares or rabbits with fer.
rets. Penalty 80 for each one taken.
Don't inJure quail when UuuchGd or
the ground. Penalty t25 for each O.C
killed or injured.
Don't hunt wild water fowl from or
with any craft propelled by any meane
other than oars, pole or hand paddles.
Penalty $50 day, and $40 for any other
unlawful device for taking them, with
forfeiture OF boat, paraphernalia, etc.
Don't hunt deer or fawn, wild turkey,
rutfed grouse, commonly called pheas
ant, quail commonly called Virginia
partridge, or woodcock. for wages or
hire, whether paid directly or indirect
ly. Penalty S2j day, with forfeiture
OF guns and shooting parapAern6lIg.
Don't kill, catch or have in possession,
dead or alive, wild pigeons, before April
%, 1915. Penalty t25 for each bird.
Don't kill or capture, or attempt tC
kill or capture any beaver, at any time
Penalty 800.
Don't take, destroy, or in any manner