The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-26
LIMITS FISHING
AND HUNTING
neaa Fisn Ard Game Laa Forhids
Sunday Sport Ard ProFices
Heavy Fine.

UaEf AAt NfNhlH4NAr - tue new
hsh and game Law 81 Oklahoma hunt
ing on the Sabbath day constitutes
a misdemeanor and is punishable by
fine ranging from s25 to 800. or
Imprisonment not 70 exceed thirty
days, or both
/ The practice Of Sunday hunting has
been generally indulged in through
out the state in the past
All residents OF the state, are re-
qUired 70 pay an annual fee Of S1.25
for the privilege Of hunting. non-resi-
dents to pay SO and nonresident
foreigners s25 per year. an 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 It Is made un-
lawful 10 shoot game on, from or
across public highway or railroad
right Of way, and il Is likewise un-
lawful 10 hunt or fish upon the lands
Of another without consent Of the
owner Or occupant No consent Is
required for hunting 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
from November ] to December /, of
each year, and each hunter is limited
to one deer per person. It is unlaw-
fm to kin a deer having no horns,
and hunters are enioined under pen'
atty of law. never 10 chase deer or
abtelope 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
yember ! and December 1
The open season for quail, Mexican
or blue quail, IS from November lj
to February I Of each year only
one wild turkey may be killed be-
tween March l5 and April l5 and
three wild turkeys between November
l5 and January prairie chicken
from September % November !
The open season IS from August
IS to May for killing snipe. ployer
eurley or other shore birds, duck,
goose, brant, crane OF swan No
Msgnolian. Chinese, English, ringneek
or other pheasant may be killed nutil
November /, 1914. and thereafter only
between November / to December T.
It is unlawful TO kin a carrier pigeon
at any time
The following bag limits. which
mean the number Of birds that may
be ldiied in day or season, are
named Prairie chicken, Is in one
day quail, ployer eurlew. ducks
snipe OF other shore birds % IN a
day and $50 ii season
It will be unlawful 70 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
AT 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
and kill birds for sale IN markets and
Il Il also 4 violation for Transports
tlon companies to carry such game
between points In the state. Il is un-
lawful to display protected game for
sale in the state. and those who have
no immediate purpose, which means
by terms OF the act. seeking the game
for food. are prohibited from wantonly
killing game. whether such hunter
has a hunting license or not The re-.
strlctlon against transportation com
panies does not apply when the game
has been legally killed. or 70 fish law.
fully purchased The penalty for vio-
lation Of the law BY a transportation
company is from 500 to $500
The state game and fish WARDEN
will receive salary OF si.S09 per
year and expenses the latter not 70
exceed $500 per year lie may ~.
point not TO exceed eight deputy fish
and game wardens who viii receive
n salary OF $500 per year. in addition
to fees allowed for collection o hunt.
ing licenses. aud are limited u $500
per year for travelling expenses. The
state warden gives a bond Of $4,000
and the deputies bonds OF 81 Clo
The free list is suspended IL is
suance OF state permits to hunt or
fish. as the law says that all must be
paid for The state warden charges
an licenses to the deputies and the
county clerks who are renulrud 10
make periodical aoeountings County
clerks receive fee OF 25c for each
license issued by them and the dep