The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-09
PENNSYLVAMA'S III.
new GAME LAWS
The Changes Which Were Approx
ed by Governor Stuart.

from neighboring States who hold
licenses to hunt in Pennsylvania.
The open seasons as fixed by the
statute are as follows:
Woodcock-Oct. l to Dec. 1; 10
only in one day, 20 in one week,
or so in a season.
Ruffed Grouse or Pbeasant-Oct.
Is to Dec. l; same as woodcock as
to number taken.
Wild Turkeys and Quail-Oct. to
Nov. IS; one turkey in one day two
only in season; 10 quail in one
day, 40 in a week or IS in a sea-
son. No Hungarian quail shall be
killed for two years from May l
1908.
Plover--July Is to Dec. /.
Rail, Coot, Mudhen, Dove, Reed
bird, Blackbird, Sandpiper, Tat
tier, Curlew or any shore bird
Sept. l to Jan. l.
Wilson or Jack Snipe- Sept
to May 1 following.
Wild water fowl of all kinds
Sept. l to April 10 following.
Deer-Nov. 15 to Dec. Il; must
be male with horn showing above
the hair; buckshot prohibited and
no gun shall be used firing more
than one ball at a single discharge,
Limited to one deer season.
Gray Fox, or Black Squirrels
Oct. 10 to Dec. |; limited to- six in
one day.
Rabbits-Nov. | to Dec. Is;
limited to 10 in a single day.
Bear-Oct. | to Jan 1; unlimit-
ed.
Dogs permitted to run at large
and chasing either game birds or
animals may be shot and killed by
any warden other officer or the
owner, lessee or employer of the
latter. Dog may be hunted on
private property if equipped with a
collar bearing metal tag or plate
with name and address of the own
er, but dogs so equipped may also
be shot if they leave the place of
their own and chase game.
Sunday hunting is prohibited un-
der a penalty of S25.
All fines mean day in prison
for each dollar unpaid. Fines must
be paid within 10 days after being
imposed or an appeal taken by cer-
tiorari to & higher court.
Game may be removed from the
State by any nonresident bearing
IA license to hunt if tagged with the
name and address of the owner, to-
gether with the number of his IL
cense. Licenses can be obtained
from county treasurers as hereto
fore at q cost of $40.
Ferrets and steel traps, snares
and other devices are prohibited, as
is also night hunting or shooting
deer in the water.
All guns and other equipment of
a hunte" arrested for violation of
the law will be forfeited to the
State and taken by the officer MAX
ing his arrest.
Game may be sold only during the
open season.
NEW GAME LAWS DEFINED.
William e. Meehan, Pennsylvania
State Fish Commissioner, defines
the Pennsylvania fish laws for
lOop, IuS Dlll lllul NONeIIOE SIudTI
recently signed, as follows. Open
season are:
Trout, April Is to July Is, in
elusive; black bass, June Is to
November 80, inclusive; other game
fish, June l ) to December 81, in
elusive.
Size of fish which may be taken:
Trn rix TIM ;r-l,A
ches; muscallonge, "a inches;
Wall-eyed pike, striped bass and
pickegel, , inches; rock bass, white
bass, yellow perch, calico bass, six
inches; measurement of the fish to
be taken from tip of nose to tip
of tail.
Number of fish to be taken each
day: Trout, 40; black bass, 40;
muscallonge, 4; other game fish,
25 of each. Game fish same as the
act of 1901, with the exception of
suntish, which has been stricken off
the game list.
The devices allowed by the new
bill are as follow: Number of rods
in a stream inhabited by trout, un-
A burr hook, or three pronged hook,
is single hook. A hook with three
prongs or burr hook for suckers is
permitted. Gigging for carp, suck
ers, mullets and eels is permitted
in streams containing no trout dur
ing the months of September and
October. Fyke nets and dip nets
for carp, suckers, mullets and eels
have closed season for the month
of June. No device except specifi-
cally mentioned is to be used. For
game fish rod and line exclusively.
Eight tip-ups allowed for pickerel
and yellow perch. For minnows
any device is allowable except dyna-
mite and poison. For carp, suckers,
mullets, and eels, dip nets, fyke
nets and an unlimited number of
outlines with an aggregate of not
more than 100 hooks or less than
four hooks to each line. A seine is
allowed for shad. Fish baskets are
allowed for eels in streams not in