Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-20
Open Time on Ducks
From Sept. I to Feb. |.
Ruffled Grouse May Be Taken
After September IS.
Certificates Are Filed by. Several
New Corporations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Aug. %, at 10 A. M.

me next date of interest to hunter.
Is Tuesday, September l, on which day
begins the open time on ducks, to con.
tinuc until February l, 1909. The fol
lowing is an abstract of the law relat-
ing to duck shooting:
For wood duck, dusky duck, com
monty called black duck teal, ant
any and all ducks known as gadwai
or gray duck mallard, widgeon OF
bald pate, Shoveler, pintail or sprig-
tai, redhead, scaup duck or greater
bluehill, lesser scaup duck or Jesse,
bluebill, golden eye or whistler buff
ffehead, ruddy duck or broadbill from
the first day of January to the first
dav of the following September OF
each year
The open time on golden eye OF
whistler in Hancock county is from
September to February l of the fol
lowing year, but Is may be killed in
one day.
In Lincoln county the open season is
from September ] to February l.
1t is unlawful to bed or feed or put
out any food of any kind for any va
riety of wild ducks to entice them to
any place or locality for any pur-
pose.
On September j. open time will
commence on ruffed grouse, the follow :
ing being an abstract of the law gov
crning partridge, woodcock. plovcr,
snipe and sandpipers:
The close time for ruffed grouse.
commonly called partridge and wood
cock. from The first day of December
to September 18th next following of
each year; for plOver snipe and sand
pipers, from the first day of May to
the first day of August of each year;
and it shall be unlawful to hunt, chase,
catch, kill or have in possession at ATTY
time any quail. Whoever violates
any of the above named provisions of
this section shall be subject to a pen
atty of not less than five dollars nor
more than ten dollars and costs for
each bird so killed. caught, chased or
had in possession in close time.
NO person shall, in any one day,
kill or have in possession more than
fifteen of each variety of the above
named birds, except sandpipcrs, the
number Of which shall not exceed
seventy in any one day, during the re-
spcctive open season for each; nor
shall any person at any time kill or
have in possession any ruffed grouse
commonly called partridge, wood
cock woodduck, dusky duck, common
ly called black duck, teal and any and
all ducks known as Sadwal or gray
duck mallard, widgcon or baldpatc.
shovelcr, pintaiI or sprigtail, rcdhead.
scaup duck or greater bluebill. lesser
scaup duck or lesser bluebill. golden
eye or whistler. bufflehead, ruddy duck
or broadbill. except for, his own con-
sumption within this State, except as
hereinafter provided, under penalty
of five dollars and costs Tor each blrd
so unlawfully killed or had in pos
session: nor shall any person at any
time sell or offer for sale, any ruffed
grouse, commonly called partridge.
woodcock, wood duck dusky duck,
commonly called black duck. teal. and
any and all ducks known as gadWa'l
or gray duck mallard, widgcon or bald
pate shoveler pintail or sprigtail. red
head scaup duck or greater biuehlll.
lesser Scaup duck or lesser bluebiIl.
golden eye or whistler. butllehead.
ruddy duck or broadbil within the
state under the same penalty: nor
or transport from place to place any
of the birds mentioned in this section,
i'm close time, nor in open season unless
open to view. tagged and plainly lab
eIcd with the owners name and rtsI-
donce and accompanied by hir, IN
less tagged in accordance with sec
ton twenty eight of this chapter. I'M
der the same penalty.
Residcnts may purchase tags to
take 8 cartridges. 10 woodcock or ~
ducks out of the state. Price of the
tags 100 for each variety OF the birds.
Oh Isl, sec. s. +. L., 1901
"Any person. not the actual owner
of such bird or birds, who. to aid an
,thcr in transportation, falsely repre-
scnts himself to be the owner thereof.
shall be liable to the same penalty:
nor shall any person or corporation
carry or transport at any one time
more than fifteen of any one variety
Of the birds above mentioned as the
property of one person, under the same
penalty
mo person shall kill. catch. hunt,
destroy or have in possession any KIND
of wild duck upon the shores, islands
or waters Of Merrymeeting Bay. East
cru river. or the Kennebec river below
the Gardiner and Randolph bridge
b,twten the first day of December and
the first Cay of the following Septem-
bCr."
SO many and so various are the
of the fish and game laws
that would-be hunters. either resident
or nonresident. would do we'll to Sc
cure from the fish and game depart
ront copy of Carleton's Digest. and
to study it pretty thoroughly before
ver;turing into the field. thus avoiding
and possible expense
Copies of the digest are distributed
gratuitously to persons making per-
sonal application or by letter
No visitor to the Capitol building
should miss seeing the view tilat is 10
be obtained from the Statehouse
dome. The stairway to the dome leads
from the passageway to the state
assessors office. and the key to the
doorway may be obtained by apph-
cation to the janitor at the elevator
The following corporations nave