The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-16
NEW GAME LAWS.

BY direction Of the legislature,
Or. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary Of
the game commission, has issued a
new digest Of the game, FISH and
forestry laws for 1909. Following
is the table Of the animals and birds
declared to be game in Pennsylva-
MIA, together with the period when
they may be killed, the number, etc.
Bear, unlimited, October to
January I.
Black birds, all kinds, unlimited,
September l to January 1.
Doves, mourning or turtle, un-
limited, September to January I q.
Deer, male with visible horns,
one each season, November IS to
December I.
English Mongolian or Chinese
| pheasants, ten in one day, twenty
in one week, fifty in one season,
October IS to December I.
Grouse, rufaed, commonly called
pheasant, FIVE in one day, twenty
in one week, fifty in one season,
October IS to December I.
Hare or rabbit, ten in one day,
November l 10 December IS.
Quail, commonly called Virginia
partridge, ten in one day, forty in
one week, seventy-hve in one sea-
son, October Is to November IS.
Hungarian quail closed for two
years.
Webfooted wild fowls of all
kinds, unlimited, September I to
April 10.
Wild turkey, one in day, two
in one season, October IS to No.
vember IS.
| Woodcock, ten in one day, TWEEN
ty N one week and fifty in one sea-
son, October I to December 1.
Squirrel, fox, black or gray, six
Of combined kinds in one day, Oc-
tober IS to December I.
Shore birds, unlimited, Septem-
Der I to January I.
: Snipe, Jack or wilson, unlimited,
September I to May I.
Plover, unlimited, July Is to De-
cember I.
| In addition Secretary Kalbfu:
says in his statement:
| Remember that game killed il
this Commonwealth may be had ii
possession only during the oper
season for such game and for thirty
days thereafter. This is the law
If hunters are not disposed to abide
by this provision they need not take
the game.
i MUST NOT BE BOUGHT.
i No deer, ruffled grouse, com
monty called pheasant, or quai
commonly called Virginia partridge
killed within the Commonwealth
can be bought or sold at any time
/ No ruffled grouse, commonly callec
; pheasant, killed outside the Com
monwealth can be sold within tn
Commonwealth excepting durin,
the open season for the birds in th
Commonwealth and for thirty day
thereafter. No wild turkey o
woodcock killed either within 0
without the Commonwealth can b
bought or sold at any time. A
other game can be bought or sol
in season.
No game Of any kind can be Il
gally carried or in any manner IT
moved out of the state except thos
who have secured a nonresident
license.
The Startling, the English spal
row, kinghsher, crow, raven, eagle
buzzard, crane heron, bittern, Coo
pers hawk. sharp Skinned hawl
' great horned owl, barred owl, re
J or pine squirrel, coon, possun
woodchuck or ground hog, fo>
} wild cat, weasel, mink and skun
. are not protected and may be kille
= at any time.
> The provisions for the paymei
( of reward or bounty for the xii
ing of noxious and destructive All
mails are as follows:
Il For each wild cat the sum of S
for each fox the sum OF 81; for eac
= weasel or mink the sum of 81.
The person who kills one of Il
{ above named animals may take Il
! slain animal or entire pelt to ar
> magistrate or justice of the pea,
: in the county and make affldav
c that he killed the same.
!, He will thereupon receive cor
y pensation as provided above, tn
II being paid in the long run from ;
:, appropriation made by the state.
.e Glen H. CLrtiss, the Americi
l. aviator, who won the Information