The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26

have been used by fishermen to catch
young bass, perch, pickerel and pike
for bait. He says that the practice
is quite extensive now and that vigor-
GUS steps will be taken to stop 1t,
as 1t is certainly in contravention of
the law, which states that it shall.
be unlawful to catch such fish by
any other means than with a hook
and line. The maximum penalty for
each offense is $50.
Hunting Season Promises Well.
Asked as to the prospects for the
coming hunting season, Mr.. Ref said
that it looked most promising. ow-
ing to the dry season. He says that
in the Okanogan country, where the
season opens early, sportsmen have
found game very plentiful, prairie
chickens being particularly numer-
Gus and large.
Hunting licenses, the cost of which
is 81 each. are nsale in all the
prominent towns of the county and
in the principal gun stores in Seat
tie.
According to the records In the
state office at Olympia, $50 gun IL
censes have been issued since Sep
TENDER 1. 1908. The number of IL
censes issued since January /, of the.
present year, is So.
The game warden made arrange
ments some months ago to furnish
pheasant eggs to farmers and othres
interested to hatch under hens. and
reports at hand show favorable re-
suits.
Briefly stated. the game law which
becomes effective November 20. pro-
Vides for an open season from Octo-y
Der 1 to December 1 for deer, noun
tain goats, mountain sheep or carl
bou. 1t is made unlawful to kill
more than two deer during the sea
son, or any spotted fawn Hunters
are prohibited from killing deer in
the water
The open season for upland game
birds is between October l and Janu-
airy /. However it is made unlaw-
full to kill Hungarian pheasant until
1913. In the counties lying east of
the western boundaries of Okanogan.
iKttitas, Yakima and Klickitat the
open season for upland birds is be-
tween September l and October Is.
Quail. Chinese, ringneck, golden or
English pheasant are protected at all
times until Oceober l. 1912. in the
following named counties: Asotin,
Columbia, Garfield, Douglas, Grant.
Lincoln. Whitman, Spokane, Yakima,
Kittitas, Ferry, Stevens, Okanogan,
Adams, Chelan, Benton, Klickitat,
Franklin, Walla Walla, Skagit,
Whatcom, SnOhomish, Clarke and
Kitsap. 1t is specially provided,
however, that quail may be taken in
Snohomish county between October
and January /.
The hunter is limited to taking
five upland game birds a day, -
matter what the variety, save that
ten quail may be taken when it is
lawful to hunt them.
Prairie chickens are protected un-
til 1912 in the counties lying east
of the western boundaries of Okano-
gan, Chelan. Kittitas, Yakima and
Klickitat, but the law does not ap-
ply to the counties of OkanOgan,
Chelan, Garfield, Lincoln and Walla
Walla
Protection of Water Fowl.
The open season for swan, goose.
brant, duck, snipe or curlew, plover.
rail or any surf or shore game bird,
is between October / and February
1. An exception is made in the
counties of Okanogan, Ferry, Stew
ems, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Spo-
kane, Adams and Whitman. where
it is made lawful to take sore game
birds from September l to January
LIST.
1t is also lawful to take geese and
brant in March and April along the
ocean beach and within five miles of
the beach in Pacific. Chehalis, Clal-
lam. Jefferson and San Juan coun-
ties. The bag limit for snipe, geese
or brant is 20 for one day or 80 toy
a week. Restaurants or hotels are
prohibited from serving or having in
their possession any of the protected
animals or birds except that the per-
son taking the game may have it for
his own use
InfOrmers, other than regularly
paid game wardens or peace officers,
are entitled to one-half the fines COL
lected when the convictions are OBJ