The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-22
LIMITS FISHING
AND HUNTING
New Fish And Game Law Forbids
Sunday Sport And Provides
Heavy Fine.


Under the provisions of the new
fish and game law of oklahoma hunt
ing on the Sabbath day constitutes
a misdemeanor and is punishable by
a fine ranging from $25 to $500, or
Imprisonment not to exceed thirty
days, or both.
The practice of Sunday hunting has
been generally INDUCED in through
out the state in the past.
All residents of the state, are re-
quired to pay an annual fee of $1.25
for the privilege of hunting, non-resi-
dents to pay SIS and nonresident
foreigners $25 per year, all fees be-
ing payable to the state game war
den, one of his bonded deputies, or
to the clerk of the county in which
the resident lives. 1t is made UNI
lawful to shoot game on, from or
across a public highway or railroad
right of way, and it is likewise un-
lawful to hunt or fish upon the lands
of another without consent of the
owner or occupant. No consent is
required for hui ting or fishing upon
unoccupied lands, except where no
tice is posted, nor upon public lands
of the state unoccupied.
The open season for deer is fixed
,Bo,s 4n I,.nYs Of
each year, and each hunter is limited
to one deer per person. 1t is unlaw
full to kin a deer haytng no horns,
and hunters are enjoiid a under pen
atty of law, never to chase deer or
antelope with dogs. For five years
there is an embargo against killing
antelope, but after that time only
one may be killed by each hunter dur
ing a year and then only between No
vember l and December /.
The open season for quail, Mexican
or blue quail, is from November IS
to February /, Of each year Only
one wild turkey may be killed be-
tween March Is and April Is and
three wild turkeys between November
Is and January ! prairie chicken
from September to November ]
The open season is from August |
Is to May for killing snipe, plover, |
curley or other shore birds, duck,
goose, brant, crane or swan. No |
Magnolian, Chinese, English, ringneck
or other pheasant may be killed nutil |
November 1, 1914, and thereafter only |
between November to December 1.
1t is unlawful to kill carrier pigeon
at any time.
The following bag limits, which
mean the number of birds that may
be killed in a day or season, are
Prairie chicken 5 in one
day; quail, plover, curlew, ducks
snipe of other shore birds, 25 in a
day and $50 in a season.
1t will be unlawful to have in ones
possession any game bird or game
animal during the closed season, or
ten days after the season is closed.
The birds not protected by the new
act are: English or European house
sparrow. hawk, owl, crow, buzzard,
jay bird and black bird
Penalties.
The new law imposes heavy pen
alties upon those who would trap
md kill birds for sale in markets, and
t is also a violation for transporta-
ion companies to carry such game
between points in the state. 1t is un-
awful to display protected game for
'ale in the state, and those who have
10 immediate purpose, which means.
~ terms of the act, seeking the game
or food, are prohibited from wantonly
lilling game, whether such hunter
las a hunting license or not The re-
trictiOn against transportation com
,anies does not apply when the galae
las been legally killed, or to fish law
ully purchased. The penalty for vio-
alton OF the law by transportation
ompany is from Sl00 to $500
The state game and FISH WARDEN
gin receive a salary of $500 Yer d
ear and expenses, the latter not to
xceed $500 per year. He Easy ap-