The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-20
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SpOrtsnen.
MICHIGAN Laws Governing the Taking
Of Game and Fish.

Lansing, Mich, May 16.-Secretary
of State Martindale has just had pre-
pared synopsis of the important gen.
eral game and fish laws of the state
which will be in effect August of the
present year. The synopsis does not
include the laws relative to commercial
fishing on the great lakes, nor local
acts applying only to certain town.
ships, counties, lakes or rivers.
Following is complete synopsis
which is self explanatory.
GAME ANIMALS.
Moose, Elk and Caribou-Unlawful
to kill until 1918.
Elk-Unlawful to kill until 1918 on
BOis Blanc Island.
Deer-Open season from October Is
to November 80, inclusive. Resident
hunters license $1.50; nonresident
hunters license $25. Each license ex-
pires 25 days after date of issue. Un-
lawful for any person to kill more than
two. Unlawful to kill in red coat, or
fawn in spotted coat. Unlawful to
pursue, kill or capture any deer while
it is in the water. Unlawful to use
dogs in hunting. Unlawful to use arti-
fetal lights in hunting. Unlawful to
kill, until 1912, in Arensc, Benzie, Che
boygan, Emmet and Leelanau counties.
Unlawful to kill, until 1920, in Ber-
rien, Calhoun. Genesee, Ingham, Jack
son, Kalamazoo, Oakland and st. Clair
counties. Unlawful to kill, until 1918,
on Bois Blanc Island. Unlawful to
knowingly trap, injure or kill any deer
or offspring thereof which are kept in
or have escaped from any private en-
closure.
Rabbits Open season from October
Is to March l, inclusive. Unlawful to
use ferrets or Guinea pigs in hunting.
Farmers and fruit growers may use
ferrets in killing rabbits on their en-
closed lands.
Squirrel - Unlawful to hunt fox,
black or gray until 1914.
FUR-BEARING ANIMALS.
Beaver-U Unlawful to kill until jan
uary |, 1918.
Bear, Otter, Fisher, Martin, Fox,
Mink, Raccoon and Skunk Unlawful
to take, trap or kill from April / to
November /.
Muskrat- Unlawful to take, trap or
kill from April Is to November l.
Muskrat or Beaver Houses-Unlaw-
full to destroy, disturb or molest at any
time, or set any trap within six feet of
a muskrat house. Unlawful to set or
put up any muskrat traps preceding
the day of the open season.
Wolf, Lynx and Wildcat Bounty for
wolf over six months, $25; for wolf un-
der six months, $40; for lynx, SIS; for
wildcat, So.
GAME BIRDS.
Quail-Open season from Oct. Is to
Nov. 80, inclusive. Unlawful to take
more than 10 in one day. Unlawful to
take more than SO in one calendar year.
Unlawful to have in possession more
than Is at one time.
Prairie chicken Unlawful to kill OF
capture at any time.
Partridge and spruce hen-Open sea-
son from Oct. is to Nov. 80, inclusive.
Unlawful to take more than six in one
day. Unlawful to take more than &c
in one calendar year. Unlawful to
have in possession more than Is in al
at one time.
European partridge - Unlawful tc
kill until 1912.
Homing pigeons and mourning doves
Unlawful to capture or kill at any
time.
Mongolian (English) pheasant, black
fowl, capercailzie, hazel grouse and
wild turkey Unlawful to hunt unit
1916.
NoN-GAME BIRDS.
Unlawful to kill, capture or have ir
possession, excepting blackbirds, Eng.
lish sparrows, crows, Cooper's hawks,
sharp Skinned hawks and great horned
owls.
WATERFOWL.
Ducks, snipe. plover. woodcock
geese, brant. shore birds, rails ant
coots--Open season from Oct. is t.
Dec. 81, inclusive. Blue bill, canvas
back, red head, widgeon. Pintail
whistler, spoonbill, butterball and saw
bill ducks may also be hunted from
March 2 to April 10. inclusive. Tea
and maIlard ducks may be killed from
Sept. rs to Dec. 81, inclusive. Unlaw
ful to take in one day more than n
ducks. geese and brant; six woodcock
10 plover, 10 snipe and other shor'
birds. Unlawful to have In possession
It one time in al more than Is geese
brant and ducks, 20 plovsr, woodcocl
or snipe and other shore birds. Unlaw