The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
HUNTING TIME
DRAWING NEAR
WARDENS AND FORESTRY
OFFICIALS PREPARING
FOR RUSH.
Rabbit and Quail Season Opens
Nov. 10-Only Is Bob Whites
Allowed in One Day.

The killing frosts of the last
few nights and the consequent
carpeting of the fields and woods
with deadened grass and fallen
leaves have been signal for in
creased activity in the office OF
the state fish and game commits
sioner and in that of the Secre-
tary of the state board OF fores-
try. Both are preparing Tor the
annual oncoming of the hunter,
but with widely varying pur-
poSes-the former to see that the
hunters greed does not overcome
the sportsman honor, while the
latter is preparing to protect the
owner of the woods against the
sportsman's car lessness. The
forces in tn two offices are COM
bin,ging their efforts along tn
lines, and the hunt who care
| lesslv sets fire to a heap OF dried
and fallen leaves, to let the blaze
spread through acres OF forest, is
as certain to feel the grasp OF the
law as is one who forgets that
fifteen quails are as many as he Is
allowed to bag in any one day.
In preparation for his part,
Chas. c. Dean, secretary OF the
state board of forestry has called
attention to the farmers and
hunters through the newspapers
of the state he loss by forest
fires during the last year and the
necessity of carefully guarding
against CONGREGATIONS, especially
during the hunting season. In adj
dition, he hes caused to be print
Fed on muslin copies OF the law
against setting fire to forests OF
fields. and these will be posted II
conspicuous places throughou
the state. \ fine OF from So to
$50 may be assessed against any
fperson found guilty of wantonly
causing a forest hre.
The indications at the Office o
the fish and game commission ar'
that when the season for rabbit!
and qualis opens November 10
the farmers and keepers of game
preserves for private shooting
will see a great influx of fustiar
clad gun-bearers arriving via raj
or automobile, to say nothing o
the local sportsmen who do no
give so much attention to dres:
and who usually show up OF
foot.
By an enactment OF the gener
al assembly, rabbits are protecte;
from October l to November 1O
not so much for the rabbits as t.
protect the young quails. the leg
} islators evidently knowing how
difficult it is for rabbit hunte
: in the crisp October air to re
frain from taking "a shot at ;
youthful Bob White sailin.
across the stubble field, and run
ming his chances of being invites
TO the office of a justice of tn,
peace by wary game warden
Consequently they arranged tt
keep .he hunters out OF he tel'
Until the regular date for open:n!
the quail sason. The experience
of the game commissiole~ ha
, beer t1at the law works admir-
ably. / /; tn as protection to tn
i,v Il ding sportsman and 70
IL + rds.
Fifteen qrails a day ire allow
ed any one gunner. The Hun
sarian Quails, which ar mostl,
on the game preserves where the.
have not wandered TO adioinin,
: ields. can not be killed for an
other six years. Like proiectio:
! L accorded pheasants. TIE hunt
or can ont sell or Civ. away an.
l 81 hi> bag, hence if any re re
3 ceivos promise of a qu,i, Dime
: from. IN enthusiastic hurtef. h
| rni0hf az well DreDare To have tn