The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-02
HUNTING SEASON
BEGINS AUG. IS
CROP OF BIRDS EXPECTED TO BE
GOOD-GAME LAWS ARE TO BE
AMENDED.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 1.-Oklahoma
sportsmen are beginning already to
take down their fowling pieces and
speak encouragingly 10 their dogs, for
the first open season begins August
D and henceforward until neyt spring
tne.e Cah be hunting for some spe-
cies OF birds and animals IN this
, state. Beginning with that date the
following birds may be killed, al
though there is a bag limit on all Of
them.
Geese and brant may be killed from
August Is to May /, bag limit ten N
day; swan to May !, bag limit one
in a season, duck to May !. bag limit
% in a day, 100 in season; crane
to May l., snipe, plover, curlew or
other birds to May l, bag limit 81
in day, 100 in a season; doves to
May /, bag limit IL in a day, 100 in
season.
The favorable season for crops this
year. the abundance of everything in
Oklahoma is making the crop Of
birds big also, according TO sports
men, and great interest is being taken
already in anticipation of the days
afield Doves and plover are said
10 be unusually plentiful and fat.
Open Season for Quail.
The open season for quail does not
start until November / and it Contin.
ues to February l., with ba limit of
% in a day, 100 in season. Pleas
ants OF all varieties are protected nv
law until November l, 1919. and the
season is closed at all times in this
state or the passenger pigeon
Wild turkeys may be killed from
November IS to January /, and in
| addition gobblers may be killed from
March 10 to April 10, annually. The
| bag limit is three turkeys in seas
| on, and one gobbler between the dates
named. The season of prairie chick
ems is open from September to No
vembcr l, with bag limit of 15 III I.
day, 100 in a season
Tie Oklahoma game laws are par,
ticularly favorable to quail, and that
bird has been receiving the praticu-
lar attention, in addition, of Game
Warden John r. Doolin. Only recent
ly Nj. Doolin had conference with
Charles E. Brewster, a game law ex
pert for The federal government and
a number of amendments to the Ok
lahoma game laws were decided upon
These will be presented to the neyt
legislature with the request that they
be enacted. They embody the follow
ing:
/. To provide that all violations
of the law shall be reported to. the
same warden's office.
?. Prohibit the use of high power
lifles in deer and other big game
hunting
3. Require all deer and turkey
hunters to wear red shirts and caps
while out shooting.
1. Give resident hunters the right
to slip all game lawfully killed un.
Ter the same restrictions as are in
posed on resident hunters.
5. Provide funds for the purpose
OF having deputy game wardens pa
troll mountainous districts where big
game abounds.
G. Shorten season on. quail to a.
days.
Many Killed in Big Game Hunt.
number of these recommends |
tions result from the long list of those |
killed in Oklahoma last season during
the open season for big game. High |
power rifles, carrying long distance.
were the cause of practically all the
deaths. Seven men We're killed in
this manner in Kiamcihi mountain |
district alone last December.
1t is lawful in Oklahoma to kill
buck deer from November Is to De-
ccmber Is. but only one buck with
nerns may be killed in one open seas
on. Tho season is always closed
against female deer and young deer
without horns Anfelnna can mt ho