The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-19
ZANE SEASON
IN THIS STATE
OPENS Nov. |
FER, WILD TURKEY AND QUAIL
CAN BE KILLED AFTER THAT
DATE-DUcK SEASON is NOW
OPEN-WHAT THE LAW SAYS
REGARDING THE HUNTING SEA-
SON.

In two weeks the Florida woods
ill be echoing with the cracks OF
ountless shotguns in the hands of the
Eimrods after the little brown quail.
he open season for quail, turkey and
,artridge opens November l and from
len until February %, the little game
,ird will be slaughtered by the thou
ands.
Within recent years the game laws
f the state have been greatly amend
d. the opening season for shooting
eng restricted for fear of e1termira-
on of species. The open season TO-
,,rcks began October 1 and will close
farch 81 Deer can also be killed
hetween November / and January
Il.
The statutes covering the hunting
# deer, being section 1850, Is as fol-
'ows: ut shall be unlawful for any
'ersons to hunt, chase, kill, modest or
lave III his, her or their possession.
my wild deer in the state except
during the months of November, De-
-erber and January of each year.
Any person violating this section shall
re fined for each deer killed or in his.
her. or their possession, not more
than 500, or less than s25, or be i'm
prisoned not more than six months
or less than three months.
Hunting Turkey and Quail.
Section 1882, regarding hunting or
trapping turkey and quail, says: mo
person or persons shall have have in
his, her or their possession, or shall
aunt or kill, any wild turkey, quail or
partridge, in any part of this state,
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vember until the first day Of March
more than two wild turkeys or more
than forty quail in any one day, and
no person shall kill more than five
wild turkeys in any one year, and no
person Or persons, firm, corporation,
association or company shall sell, eS-
pose for sale. or have in his, her or
their possession for sale in this state,
any wild turkey. quail or partridge.
Any person or persons, corporations.
associations, company, violating any
Of this section shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine Of not
less than s25, or more than 500, or
be imprisoned in the county Jail not
exceeding sixty days, or less than
thirty days.
Cannot Ship Game.
No game is allowed to be shipped
as per section No. 1858, reading as
follows: ANY person or persons, firm
or corporation, who shall ship any
deer, deer hide or hides, venison wild
turkey, quail or partridge beyond the
limits of the county in which the
same were killed, shall upon convic-
ton thereof be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punished
by fine of not less than S25 or more
than 500 or imprisoned not less than
three months or more than six months
Any common carrier, or any agent or
employee Of any common carrier who
shall receive for carriage, or who
shall permit the carriage of any such
deer, deer hide or hides, venison, wild
turkey. quail or partridge by any such
common carrier across any county
line in the state, shall be punished
in the same manner as the shipper.
Provided, hunters or hunting parties
may take their game home with them
in this state, but not for sale.
Licenses for Non-Residents.
Section No. 1886, relative to licen-
ses for nonresident hunters, says,
ANY persons who are not citizens Of
this state, before hunting for the pur-
pose of killing any wild game in this
state. shall apply to the clerk of the
circuit court Of the county the said
non-citiZen purposes to hunt in, and
upon the payment Of $40 to the said
clerk by the said applicant, the clerk
shall issue a permit to hunt IN said
county, only as provided for in this
act and the same shall not be trans
ferable, and it shall be unlawful for
any non-citizen Of this state to hunt
in this state without first obtaining
said permit, which permit shall ex-
pire on the first day of March next,
following the date of it's issue. That
all money collected for AS provided
in this section shall be paid by the
clerk to the county treasurer and
shall be applied to paying the fees
or salary of the game warden for
said county: Provided, that in any
county where there is no game war
"e'' than AL money collected as pro-
vided for in this section shall be paid
for the use Of the fine and forfeiture
fund. ANY person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof. shall be punished
by fine Of not more than 500, or
be imprisoned in the county Jail not
exceeding ninety days: Provided,
that the provisions of this act shall
not apply to counties having special
game laws
Duck Laws.
ut shall be unlawful" saws section
No. 3.75S. "for any person or persons
TO shoot wild ducks between the first
day of April ard the first day Of DC.
tober Any person or persons vio,et-
ing the provisions of this section shall
be punished by fine not exceeding $50
or by imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days"
Slightly Colder With Snow.
When you see that kind of a wealth
er forecast you know that rheuma.