The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-30
On Issuance Of
Deer Licenses.
Hunting Permit Expires twenty-five
Days After Date Of Issue.


County Clerk voetsch has received
several opinions from the attorney gen.
eral intended to throw light on the var
ious features Of the revised game laws
not clearly understood. One Of the
most radical changes of the new law
lengthens the deer season from twenty
days to about seven weeks, that is,
from Oct. Is to November 80, but each
license expires twenty-five days after
II 10 issued and cannot be renewed.
The county clerk was in doubt ~ tc
whether under the new law he had the
right to issue licenses in advance Of the
opening Of the deer season. as has been
customary in the past. The attorney
general is Of the opinion that he may
legally do SO, but as the life of the II
cense begins with the date of issue II
Is hot likely that many hunters will
care to take out their license before
Oct. 10, the opening day of the season.
On this point the attorney general says
''The statute seems to be clear and
specific, and while a license might be
issued prior to Oct. Is, it would only
permit the holder to hunt deer during
such period of the open season az
would be covered by the first twenty
FIVE days after the issuance Of the II.
cense."
This provision of the law is likely to
make more of rush at the county
clerks Office during the first few days
of the season than in the past, when
quite large number of the licenses
were purchased before the season op-
ened. However, the long open season
with comparatively short-lived license
will probably result in many hunters
waiting until the season is some weeks
along before taking out license, AZ
November is usually better month for
deer hunting than October.
Generally speaking, local hunters are
not pleased with the new game laws,
and particular objection is made to hav-
ing the open season for deer and part.
ridge the same. With 30 many hunters
in the woods as there are likely to be
at the opening Of the deer season. ia
claimed that it will be only few days
until the birds are 30 scattered that il
will be almost impossible to find them.
1t is asserted that the laws were
formed by and for lower peninsuls
hunters, who at last have arranged it
so that they may come up here and kill
partridge and deer on one trip. Local
hunters believe that Oct. 15 is too ear
ly for the deer season to open, a. it
will result in much venison spelling be-
fore it can be gotten ont of the woods,
provided the weather is normal during
October.
Docs In WOODS.
Concerning the provision in the law
which apparently makes it Illegal to
take dogs into the woods during deer
season, even to hunt partridges. Game
Warden Oates has instructed his depu-
ties to permit partridges being hunted
with dogs, provided it is clear that the
dogs are not being used to hunt deer.
Mr.. Oates says:
''It is the opinion Of this department
that during hunting season the pres
edce Of q dog in the woods unaccom-
panied by q person who Is exclusively
hunting birds, or any dog found in any
hunting camp. logging camp or club
house, where each or any Of the occu-
pants have license for hunting deer,
is expressly prohibited and prima facie
evidence Of its unlawful use, but dogs
used by hunters who are legitimately
and exclusively hunting birds are en-