Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-11-02
THE CUNNING SEASON

With the opening of the cunning
season in South Jersey yesterday, it
might be we'll to spread broadcast
over this county some of the rules by
which the taking of game is limited.
OF course, everybody knows that the
possession of license is imperative,
as failure to provide one, makes the
offender liable to penalty of $1,000
The license may be secured from the
County Clerk or the clerk of any town
or municipality 1t must be exhibit
ed on demand of any person, is not
transferable, and gives no right to
trespass.
However, the law provides that the
occupant of any farm in this State
and the immediate members of his
family residing on said farm, shall
have the right, without said license, to
hunt on said farm when hunting
thereon is lawful. This does not in
clude any employee or tenant OF said
occupant
Beginning November /, quail, squir-
rel, English ring-neck pheasants, Hun
garian partridges, prairie chicken,
wild turkey and partridge may be shot
up to and including December 15
Ducks too may be shot beginning with
the above named time.
WOodcock may be hunted in the
lower counties of the State, including
Gloucester, beginning November 10,
and ending December 81
Deer may be taken only every We'd
nesday in November. Illegal to use
rife or missile larger than buckshot,
or to take any doe or fawn, or to hunt
at night, or to hunt with dogs. Only
one deer a year may be taken.
Among other things, it is illegal at
all times:
To use silencer ON any gun or IRE
arm for hunting game.
To capture, kill. injure or to have in
possession insectivorous and certain
other birds and to rob birdsnests.
For non-residents to hunt without
license. Cost, $10.50. Said license
may be obtained from county clerk
Non-residents may remove from State
in any one day fifteen fowl and ten
rabbits, provided same are exposed to
open view.
For any unnaturalized foreigner to
hunt, without procuring a license
Cost, $10.50. Said license may be OBJ
tanned from the clerk of any county
city, township or any municipality.
To hunt geese, ducks or any water
wild fowl, except between one houl
before sunrise and until sunset, excep.
black duck, which may be taken until
Z p. M; to hunt any kind of water
wild fowl from boats not propelled by
oars or paddles.
TO catch or keep trout less than six
inches in length, black or white bass
less than nine inches in length, o,
pike-perch, pickerel and pike less than
twelve inches in length.
To permit dogs to run rabbits al
night at any time, or to run at large
except between the first of October
and the first of February.
To remove quail, grouse, woodcock
squirrel, hare, English or ring-neck
pheasants from the State Non-resi-
dents, holding license, may remove in
any one day fifteen fowl and ten rab-
bits, provided same are exposed tc
open view.
To take or have in possession in any
one day more than 25 trout, 10 quail
8 English or ring-neck pheasants, !.
Hungarian partridges, 10 woodcock,
ruffed grouse, 80 ducks, Is geese, IL
brant, 80 marsh hens or mud hens
hotels, restaurants and dealers al
place of business excepted.
To take or to attempt to take any
game except by use of guns held al
arms length.
To use ferrets for hunting hare OF
rabbit.
To have trapped game in possession
To hunt on Sunday or carry firearms
in the fields or woods or on the wat
et's on Sunday or to hunt for squirrel
quail, partridge, pheasant, woodcoch
or rabbits when there is a tracking
snow on the ground.
|, To use set-lines in waters inhabited
by pickerel, pike, pike-perch, bass Oh
trout, or to use any contrivance in
fishing having more than three hooks
or one burr of three hooks or to have
such contrivances in possession.
The penalties are from $40 to S2Oa
for each violation In case of nom
payment of fines and costs the con
victed are subject to imprisonment
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