Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
GAME WILL Be PLENTY
FOR THE SPORTSMAN
Marshes and Lakes Filled With
Water Fowl.
At Least Such are the Reports, and the
Sportsmen are Getting Ready
for the Fall Shooting.

The hunting season for water
fowl opened on Sept. l, and prairie
chicken can be killed only the re-
mainder of this month, the season
ending Oct. 1. However, in this
section the shooting is mainly con
fined to the various species of ducks
which it is expected will become
plentiful as soon as the cold wealth
er star is them Winging southwark.
HARMLESS BIRDS PROTECTED.
All kinds Of harmless or wild birds
and their nests and eggs are protect
ed, except the English or European
house sparrow, the crow, the sharp
skinned and Cooper's hawks, owl.
and black 5irds and game birds in
season.
1t is prohibited to hunt with or
shoot aquatic fowl from any boat or
canoe outside or beyond the natural
covering of weeds, PUSHES, or other
vegetation growing above the water.
But 1t is lawful to use a boat tor
hunting water fowl, within such
natural covering or vegetation,
which is propelled by paddle, oar,
oars or pole.
1t is unlawful for any hunter to
use more than twenty-five decoys,
or to set them more than 200 feet
from natural covering The same
must be personally set and watched
by the owner.
1t is unlawful to pursue or kill any
aquatic fowl after sunset or one
hour before sunrise, or to use rife
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 prairie
chicken, woodcock, wild geese or
brant more than fifteen partridges:
more than twenty five ducks, includ-
ing mud hens (coot), ploverS, snipe.
rail and rice hens.
A resident hunter, who Is / 5 years
of age and IN possession of hunt
ing licence, may carry with him
the full Init of any one kind of anne
birds, or a mixed bag, containing
not more than thirty of the game
birds herein enumerated, the bag
not to contain more than the limit
fixed herein for any one variety of
said game birds; that is: If a hunt
er kills twenty five mud hens, he
cannot kill or have any ducks or
snipe, ETC., that day; but he may
have or transport with his twenty
five mud hens or ducks, ETC., five
part idges, woodcock, prairie chick
en- or wild geese. Or if he shoots
fifteen partridges be may shoot anu
transport fifteen ducks or sIipe, etc,
the same day, which makes mixed
bag of thirty.
A nonresident who is in posses
sion of a hunting license, which is
$40 for small game, may take thirty
game birds out OF the state during
the open season. Game birds can
not be shipped or sold, but must be
accompanied by the owner on the
same train, etc. The possession of
any pIOl0Cl6U game, UIIuS ny any
person who is not in possession of
hunting license is unlawful
GAME IS ABUNDANT.
The prospects this fall for all
kinds of game birds are most promis-
ing. Capt. George W. Rickemap,
state game warden, says that ac
cordipg to letters he is receiving
daily from his equities and sports
men, the marshes and most of the
lakes are alive with water fowl and
shore birds this year. This is due
to our good laws which protect
ducks and other we+er fowl in the
spring aud summer months, when
birds are propagating and attempt
ing to rear their Young.