River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-09-09
STRINGENT RULES
FOR DUCK HUNTERS
Every Effort to Give Game Birds
a Chance.
RAETH LAYS DOWN THE RULES
Birds Must Not Be Hunted from Pow
er Boats, Nor with Rifles, Nor
After Sundown-Must Not Be
Shipped or Sold.

Madison.-A wise legislature has
devised an elaborate set OF rules to
govern the hunting of water fowl.
Every effort has been made to give
the game birds a chance, but this will
not prevent a great slaughter Of birds.
Water fowl must not be hunted from
power boats, nor with rifles, nor after
SHUTDOWN, nor may they be shipped or
sold nor may they be found in the
possession of any person who does not
hold a license issued by the state.
Rules Laid Down.
The rules have been summarized by
Game Warden Valentine Raeth as fol-
lows:
The hunting season for water fowl
opened September / and closes Janu-
airy /. No other game or game birds,
except wild ducks, American coot or
mud hen, rail and rice hen can be
hunted or killed on the first of Sep
TENDER.
The season for woodcock, partridge,
ploVer or snipe, goose or brant opens
September 10.
Prairie chicken or grouse may be
killed from September 10 to October
], in the following counties only:
Ashland, Adams, Barron, Burnett,
Buffalo, Brown, Bayfield,, Chippewa,
Clark, Crawford, Dodge, Dunn, Doug
las, Grant, Eau Claire, Iowa, Jackson,
Juneau, Lafayette, Marquette, Mari
nette, Monroe, Oconto, Outagam1e,
Pepin, Polk, Pierce, Portage, Richland,
Rusk, Sawyer, st. Croix, Vernon,
Washburn, Waushara, Waupaca and
Wood
All kinds of harmless or wild birds
and their nests and eggs are pro-
tected, except the English sparrow,
the crow, the sharp Skinned and Coop
er's hawks and black birds and game
birds in season.
Quail, pheasant and wild swan are
protected in Wisconsin at all times.
Method of Hunting Waterfowl.
1t is prohibited to hunt with or shoot
aquatic fowl from any boat or canoe,
outside or beyond the natural cover
ing of weeds, rushes or other vegeta-
ton growing above the water. But it
Is lawful to use a boat for hunting
waterfowl, within such natural cover
Ing, which is propelled by paddle, oars
or pole.
1t is unlawful for any hunter to use
more than 25 decoys, or to set them
more than 200 feet from natural COW
ering. The same must be personally
set and watched by the owner. 1t is
unlawful to pursue or kill any aquatic
fowl after shutdown or one hour before
sunrise, or to use a rifle to hunt or
modest aquatic fowl, other than wild
geese, or to set or build an artificial
blind in the open water.
Number of Game Birds.
1t is prohibited to kill or have in
possession or transport during any
one day, more than ten grouse, prairie
chicken, woodcock, wild geese or
brant; more than Is cartridges; more
than Is ducks, including mudhens
(cooH, plovers, snipes, rails and rice
hens
A resident hunter may carry with
him the full limit of any one kind
of game birds, or a mixed bag, con-
tanning not more than thirty of the
game birds herein enumerated, the
bag not to contain more than the limit
fixed herein for one variety of said
game birds
Game birds cannot be shipped or
sold, but must be accompanied by the
owner on the same train, etc.
The DOSSpSSiOn of anV protected
game birds by any person who is not
In possession of hunting license is
unlawful.