The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-08-13
THE HUNTING LAWS
Ex-Gov. Blanchard Prepares Synopsis
of Game Laws for the Benefit
of Hunters.

laws recently enacted, for the bene-
fit of himself and other hunting
friends, and the synopsis has been
printed in the Shreveport Times.
! As the Ex-Governor is a hunter,
as well as prscticlng attorney
capable of interpreting the game
laws, we publish the synopsis be-
low as prepared by him:
| No doe or fawn may be killed
at any time.
| There are only three months in
which to kill bucks, to-wit: Octo-
Der, November and December.
j The police jury has no power to
6x the time when deer or other
game may be killed.
Doves and wood ducks may be
killed during the months of Octo-
Der, November, December, Janu-
airy and February.
| Wild geese, brant and ducks,
such as mallard, green winged teal,
pin-tail ducks, etc., may be killed
during the months of October, No
vember, December. January, Feb
ruary aud up to the 18th of March.
Shooting may begin October lst
and must end March 18th.
i Plovers and poule d'esu may be
killed during the same time.
| Wild turkey cocks may be killed
during the months of November,
December. January, February,
March and up to the 18th of April.
] Quail, ,red-winged blackbirds
and robbins may be killed from
November Is to March Is.
\ Biue-winged teal and snipe may
be killed from September Is 70
April l.
Wood cock may be killed during
the months of January aud Febru-
airy, only.
Wild turkey hens are prohibited
from being killed at ali until De-
, cember l, 1916. After that date
they may be killed during Novem-
Der and December.
! Rails may be- killed from Octo-
her I IN March If
Upland plovers and grosbecks
: may be killed from July ! to
: April l.
II The kill of ducks is limited to
l25 per day for one person.
The kin of wild turkey cocks is
limited to one per day for one per-
son.
The kill of poule dean is limit
ed to rs per day for one person.
The kin of other game birds, in
cluding quail, is limited to Is per
day for one person.
A licensed market hunter is per-
: mitted to kill Is ducks each day.
Al Hunting may he extended 10 one
! hour after shutdown, and may be
, begun one hour before sunrise.
J Other than this, night hunting is
: prohibited.
8 1t il unlawful to kill any kind Of
!, Igame birds except by guns capable
Of being held to and shot from the
shoulder,
> 1t is unlawful to set. FIRE to any
9 wild woodland, marsh land, or
prairie land during the game breed
a ing season, to-wit: between the lst
of March and the LIST of October.
81 Each hunter must have a hunt
o ing license, except he may hunt
Q during the open season on his own
a land, or land that he leases or
rents, without license.
nj Any hunter selling more than
u FIVE game birds in any one day
:, shall be considered market hunt
u or and pay for a license ~ such.
Penalty for violation Of the game
Law for feathered game is q tine OF
not less than Is nor more than 500.
9 or be imprisoned for not less than
u one day nor more than 60 days, or
2 Il both fine aud Imprisonment at the
It discretion of the judge for each
:, offense.
= The offender shall also pay the
= cost of prosecution and forfeit bis
Hunting license aud be denied tue
N right to hunt any more during that
RI season.
~ The penalty for violation OF tue
game law as to deer is line ct mol
De iasa than 425 MIR more than &Zllll