Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-19
B ig Game Hunting Season
Is Close at Hand,
Deer Hunting Begins Oct. |,
Moose Hunting Oct. IS.
Thu State Road Work In Southern
Maine Progressing Well.


in Maine does not go into effect for
two weeks there are already in evil
dence indications of the coming rush
into the State of hunters from all
oyer New England as well as from
New York, Pennsylvania and other
states to enjoy their annual outing in
tho Maine woods and incidentally to
shoot a deer or two and perhaps a
moose or bear. Camp life in the woods
in the early fall, when the air is crisp
and clear. teens with attractions that
are found at no other season of the
wear and adding to this the sport OF
hunting forms a vacation that being
once enjoyed is thereafter eagerly
sought for. and the proof of this is
found in the hundreds of sportsmen
who annually come to Maine for just
This enjoyment.
That they are coming this year is
shown by the applications for licenses
that are being received at the fish
and game department. Those thus
far received have been largely for
bird licenses, but many of these hunt
ers stay over until the big game sea-
son opens. The license to hunt birds,
that is ducks, woodcock and part
ridge. costs the president hunters
s.. and having paid this fee he can
Anon payment of so additional pro-
cure a license to hunt bull moose and
deer during the open season on those
animals or he can upon payment
of s1l secure a license to hunt the
birds and animals mentioned above
during their respective open seasons
The applications from non-resldents
to hunt moose and deer are also COM
ing in and their number Will increase
as the big game season approaches.
The open season on deer under the
general law goes into effect on Sat
urdav. oct. /, and from that date I'M
iii Dee f., these animals can be hunt
ed and killed, but the law provides
that no person may kill more than
two deer during the open season in
one year In several counties In the
State. however. deer are protected by
special laws The open season IN
York. Cumberland. Sagadahoc, I'm
coin. Knox Waldo and kennebEc
counties is during November of eacf
year. and only one deer can be killed
in either of these counties during the
open season in each year by one per-
son These provisions. however. do
not apply to the towns of Bath. West
Bath and PhippSbrrg in Sagadahoc
county. in which cities and towns IL
is unlawful to hunt or Kill deer at
any time. It is unlawful to hunt deer
in York county with a shotgun.
lit is close season on deer on istands
within the limit of the town OF Isle
au Haul until oct |. 1913 ana open
season ON them in Androscoggin cotn-
tv during October of each year. me
open season on deer in the towns OF
Eden. Mt Desert fremont and South
Vest Harbor is from Nov. Is to Dec.
Is of each year, and two deer can pc
killed in these towns in one season by
one person. 1t is unlawful for
period of three years from July 3.
1909, to hunt. catch. kill or DESTROY
any deer in the towns of Candeh'
Rockport and Hope. in Knox cohi''S
or in the towns of LincolnVllie diio
Searsmont i'm Waldo county. or TOT
any person to have in possession any
deer taken i'm either of the ABOVE
named towns.
The omen season on deer on swan
Island is one week each year. pesih
ming Dec /. and Sunday hunting II
forbidden Deer on Scotch Island vi
Crose Island. so-cal,el. in Washlhs
ton county. are protected for d perlou
of 10 years from july 3, 1909.
The open eeaYon N moose begins
Oct L.. and continue untu Dec. l.
and the law allows on" Nuu moose "
he killed bv one prr$o" n one season
1t is unlawful to Kill II ." moose Vi
a calf, the term "rHiI oeti'S W.
strucd to mean that '2"se "''l'h"''
are calves until they Hr" at ieas' 'i''
year old and have at least t"" pr",'Ss
or tines not less. than 'hree i'e''oS
long to- each of their horns.
II is rcporttd at the state hls''"a a.
department that the contract WolH -
the <outncr.y part of the stat"
progressing finely. Among the ''i'
and towns which have practitaiH "''
ishod tho work out fer the year al
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