Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
HOT ON TRAIL OF
QUAIL SHOOTERS
Game Warden Hopes to Appre-
bend Those Who Killed
Birds Out of Season.
LAWS ARE VERY EXPLICIT
State Statutes Are Very Clear Regard
Ing When Hunters May En-
gage In Sport.

Those who were shooting quail Sun
day near the Watch Tower have not
been apprehended as yet, but their
identity is expected to be established
in the course of a day or SO. A re-
ward has been posted by the game
wardea for their apprehension. For
the benefit of those who are not in
formed as to the statutes of the game
laws this season they are printed here
with:
You may kill II quail per day from
Nov IL TO Dec. 9, both inclusive, open
season 20 days. Sale prohibited.
You may kill three prairie chickens
per day from Nov. IL to Nov. II, both
inclusive, open season six days. Sale
prohibited.
Wild turkeys and pheasants protect
ed until July, 1913.
cartridges and woodcocks protected
until July, 1915.
Netting, trapping or ensnaring quail,
prairie chickens, pheasants, wild tur-
keys, grouse or cartridges is prohib-
tied.
You may kill Is mourning doves per
day from Aug. to Nov. 20, both in.
elusive. Open season 120 days.
You may kill Is gray. red fox or
black squirrel per day from June !
10 Nov. Is, both inclusive. Open sea.
son 1913 days. Sale prohibited.
You may kill per day 15'ducks, 10
geese, 10 brandt, Is coots, Is rail or
other water fowl from Sept 2 to April
IA, both inclusive Open season 225
days. Sale prohibited.
1t is unlawful for any corporation
express or transportation company tC
transport or receive for transportation
game, the sale of which is prohibited
You must not kill wild geese, ducks
brant, coots, rail. or other water fow
after shutdown or before sunrise OF
each succeeding day.
MAY NOT DESTROY BIRDS.
The shooting, killing or destroyine
or the attempt to shoot, kill or de
stroy geese. ducks, brant, coots, rail
or other water fowl with a swivel CUR
or rifle from any sail boat, gasoline
boat, electric launch, steamboat OF
from any siak box or sneak boat Of
artificial blind in open waters of this
state is absolutely prohibited.
The killing, catching, or having il
possession, living or dead, of any wilC
bird or part of wild bird, other thai
game bird, is prohibited; with tn,
! following exceptions: English spar
row, crow, black bird, hawk and blu,
| jay.
The destruction or removal from
| their nests of the eggs of all gam,
aAd song birds is strictly prohibited.
! You must not use or attempt to u.s.
! the license of another person or il
any manner make any change in an,
/ license for the purpose of transferrin,
same under the penalty of prosecu
ton for perjury.
/ You must procure a licease befor
hunting rabbits, but they may be Kill
ed and sold in any number and /
all seasons of the year, and they ma
be also hunted with ferrets.
MAY HUNT ON OWN LAND.
Owners of farm lands, their childre
(if residents of the state) may hun
and kill game on their own farm
during the open season when it is Law
full TO kill game, without procuring
resident hunters license, but the
must not hunt beyond the confine
of their own farms without said
cense.
Non-residents securing hunters' !
censes will be prosecuted for perjur,
You may kill Is per day of all kind
of plover and snipe from Sept. 2
. April 30, both inclusive. Open seaso
241 days. Sale prohibited.