Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-06
A RESUME OF
THE GAME LAWS


The following valuable summary
of the game laws enacted by the
1903 legislature has been prepared
Buck deer-Except in Baker.
Grant. Harney. Malheur, Umatilla.
Union and Wallowa, the open season
extends from August 1 to November
l. In the counties named it ex-
tends from September 10 to Novem-
Der /.
Silver gray squirrel-open season
extends from October to January
1.
Chinese pheasants-E Except in
Josephine, Jackson, Hood River and
Malheur open season extends FROM
October is to November Is. In
counties named there is no open sea-
son.
Native pheasants and grouse-Ex-
cept in Union, Wallowa, Baker,
Umatllla and Grant the open season
extends from October 10 to Novem
ber is. In the counties named the
open season extends from August 3
to October 1.
trairle chickens Except in Grant
Harney and Umatilla counties the
Der | to October 8. In the coun-
ties named there is no open season.
sage hens and sage cocks-Open
season extends from August to
November 1.
Quail-Except in Jackson and
Josephine counties the open season
extends from October 10 to Novem-
Der Is. In the counties named the
open season extends from October
is to December Is. No open season
for quail In Grant. Harney. Gillian,
Umatilal, Wheelr, Morrow and NAL
heur.
Doves and wild pigeons-Open sea
son extends from September 10 TO
January 1.
Ducks-In Multnomah, Columbia
and Clatsop open season extends
from September / to January Is. In
hdrney, Malneur, Morrow, Umatilla.
Wallowa, Union, Baker and Grant
open season extends from September
to April 1. In Coos. Curry and
Lake open season extends from Sep
temper / 8 TO Marcn 15. In klamath
county the open season extends from
September 15 to February /. In
counties not named open season ex-
tends from October Is to February
10.
Geese and swan Except in Har
ney, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Sher-
man, Gillian, Grant Klamath. NAL
heur and Lake open season extends
from october 20 March /. In coun
ties named II extends from Septem-
ber / TO lay 1.
Honker geese-In Grant, Harney
and Malheur the open season ex-
ten~s from September to March /.
| nall other counties It extends from
September / TO May /.
Shore and wading birds-Open SER
son extends from october to April
1.
Bag llmit-Sage hens and cocks,
quail, prairie chickens and other up
land birds, Ave in one day or ten In
one week; ducks. 35 in one week;
deer, Ave in one season; shore and
wading birds. so In one week; geese
and swan, no limit.
II is always unlawful-To sell, Of
fer for sale, barter or exchange, ship,
carry, or transport beyond the boun-
daries OF this state any deer, moose,
mountain sheep. elk. silver gray
sqlrrel, swan. prairie chicken, grouse
and all species OF upland birds and
ducks.
To hunt without a license to hun
or kill any mountain sheep or ante
lope. 10 hunt or kill any elk until
August /, 1919, to kill beaver or TO
Kill deer uess than one year old, 10
run down with dogs or hunt at night. |
To kill China cocks In Jackson,
Josephine, Hood River or Malheur
counties, or TO kill hens anywhere |
In the state; TO kill female denr at |
any time, or TO mutilate carcassos 80
as 10 disguise sex; TO hunt or kill any !
silver, golden or copper, japanese or /
Reeves pheasants. English OF Hun
garian partridge OF Bob White quail; |
To xii lquail or China pheants In |
Grant. Harney. Gillian, Umatllla.
Wheeler. Morrow or Malheur until
October is, 1913.
To trap or destroy nests OF pro-
tected game birds; TO operate any
sink, box, sinK or skeak boat, skin
OF launch. except In the willamette
rived above Oregon City and In va
quina and Coos bays; TO hunt with
batteries, swivel gun. fire. fashlight
or blinds more than 100 feet from
shore; 10 shoot on enclosed lands
without permission; 20 ship or sell
doer-shins without being properly
tagged.
Penalties-F Transporting game
outside state. 500 20 $500 aud fine
and imprisonment; for violation OF \
any game laws, from SIS to $500
hne; for hunting without a license.
from s25 10 $500 fine and lmprison-