Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1910-07-16
Summary of the Game Laws.

AS ehe great army OF sportsmen Id an
sections Of the state are deeply interested
in the new game laws adopted by the
last session of the General Assembly. a
summary Of the laws, showing the differ
ence between the existing and the new
which will become effective on the open
ing of the season this year is here given.
Several new birds have been added to
the states list of game birds, notably gros
bees, robins, red winged black birds.
Chinese pheasants and Hungarian par
tridges.
Under the present law wood ducks
may be killed from Nov. to March |.
and snipe from Sept. to May Is. In
the new law wood ducks aud doves are
put in the same class and are permitted
to be killed from Sept. to March l.
Under the present law geese, ducks,
rails and poule d'eau may be killed from
Oct. to March l. In the new law the
spring season is extended two weeks and
such birds may be killed until the open
ing Of the fall season.
10 order to give the young quail fbob
white) a chance for their lives in the fall.
the opening of the fall season has been
put forward to Nov. Is and the open
season has been advanced two weeks in
the spring to March Is. Redwinged
blackbirds and robins may be killed dur
ing the same season.
Pappabotts, gros bees and chorooks
may be killed from July to April L.
and wood cocks from Dec to March l..
under the new law, and black mallards
from Aug. to March l.
Blue winged teal and snipe may be
killed from Sept. 15 to April 1.
Prairie chickens, Chinese pheasants
and Hungarian partridges are protected
at al seasons until 1915, and for the rea
son that killdees eat great quantities Of
bool weevils they have been placed under
the same protection.
The new law limits the bag limit on
ducks and poule d'eau to twenty five
birds, and to fifteen of all other species,
including snipe and robins.
No game birds may be sold in the
spring after March /. or kept in cold
storage during the close seasons.
1t is expected that many farmers will
90 into the business of raising game birds
for the market. The new law grants to
such persons the ownership and sale OF
such birds, but they cannot be sold in
closed seasons.
The new law provides that on all ship
ments Of game birds, except in the event
Of resident hunter shipping his own
kiln to friend or to himself the mark
ct hunter must attach thereto shipping
tag provided by the commission for that
purpose.
One very important new feature OF
the new law is the prohibition of setting
fire to 3any wild woodland, marsh land
or prairie land between the first day of
March and the first day of October
Under the present law those who are
the owners of land may hunt on same
without buying license. Under the new
law this privilege Of hunting without a
license is also extended to those who live
on leased or rented land. Otherwise all
resident sportsmen pay license OF 81.
The nonresident, for statewide H.
oense. win pay SIS, while the market
hunter must pay license tax of $40.
The new law has many features which
the old did not contain, and it is thought
that it will meet with the approval of all
sportsmen in the state who were greatly
to the old law.