Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-08-05
PRAIRIE CHICKENS PROTECTED
cannot be Killed in Whitman Comfy
Until September list, 1912


10 whether or not it will be lawful
TO hunt prairie chickens in Whitman
county during the open season this
year, the Herald man has looked
! up the law in the matter and finds
| mat priyiso was inserted in the
game laws enacted at the last session
OF the state legislature which pro.
hibits the killing of these upland
birds until 1912. The proviso is
found in Vol, ,, Sec 5362 of Reming.
tons & Ballinger's code of Washing.
ton, and reads as follows:
Provided further, that in all
counties of the state of Washington
lying east of the western boundary
OF Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, Yak
ina and klickitat, it shall be un-
lawful to hunt. pursue. kill. iniure
| destroy or possess any prairie chick.
ems from and after the passage OF
| this act and before the first day OF
September, 1912. Provided, however
that this last mentioned proviso re-
garding prairie chicken shall not ap-
ply to the counties of Okanogan, Che
Ian, Garfield, Lincoln, Walla Walla
| Adams, Douglass, Columbia, Grant
Stevens and Ferry"
The law in no way prohibits the
hunting of grouse or shore game
birds in Whitman County during the
open season, but the latter are prac-
tically an unknown quantity in this
county, SO the nimrod must content
himself with hunting grouse, which
are by no means plentiful, or pack
his gun and seek green fields in
which to satisfy his longing for a shot
or two at game birds. Quail of the
Bob White variety are becoming
plentiful in this county, having been
imported from California by the Pull
man Rod and Gun Club about ten
years ago, but are protected until
October 1912, and before that time
it is quite probable that further ex-
tention of grace will be given to the
little birds. The farmers have grown
so accustomed to the CHEEKY Bob
White" of the birds that they would
probably object seriously to having
the legislature raise the law on hunt
ing them.
The open season for grouse, ruff
fled grouse, sage hen,quail, Chinese,
English, golden, Monaghan, silver,
black neck orJapanese pheasants, or
prairie chicken is between October
and January l. 1t is unlawful to Kid
Hungarian pheasant until 1918. III
the counties lying east of the west
ern boundaries of Okanogan, Kittitas,
Yakima and Klickitat the open sea-
son for upland birds is between Sep
TENDER 1 and October 5.
Partridge, quail, Chinese, ring
necked, golden or English pheasant
are protected at all times until DC
tober /, 1912, in the counties 9 st of
the cascade mountains and III Skagit,
WhatcOm, Snohomish Clarke and
Kitsap.
The hunter is limited to taking 5
upland birds a day, no matter what
variety. save that ten quail may be
killed in one day during the season
when it is lawful to hunt the same,
but the limit of upland game birds,
if quail are included in the same,
shall never exceed ten upland birds
for one day, and the limit of the bag
for one week shall never exceed thir-
ty upland birds.
The open season for swan, geese
brant, duck, snipe, plover, rail OF
any surf or shore game birds is be-
tween October l and February 1 An
exception is made in the counties OF
Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Grant
Douglass, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams
and Whitman, where it is made law
full to take shore game birds from
September / to January l.