New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-12
GAME LAWS IN BkILF ISSUED
BY CuMMiSSiUN

dHu ruics .Vri mug lue u TiuHiob Vi 'u'
Conservation Commission of Loni.isna
and the new laws regulating tho Killing
Ut game. the seasons, etc; sp ,rismen IL
geners have heretofore U.ru roue~ hat nj
loss for thnrough understanding o.
rheir rights and the piohlhlliour Y-stti-
day, however. n summary, III conci eform
OF rhs wsr.aAtItg to both game AMI h>h,
WAS issued ny the commission. giving the
hunter and fisherman complete g-nelal
knowledge OF the subj ct
A mUvt tmSnt to nd the sPOftsm'n OF
she State tcg+th.r in great O,gshizati ION
10 bs called the sport tsn,en'H Ousefvsti"u
Club, has been inAuguraied by officials Of
the com mission and promises to attain a
large mem mbership and to become power
in the movem. Mt for the preservation OF
the game.
The organization is planned as al aux
illary to the cOnserv atinn movement, with
orsnche. in every part oil the State, thr-
oueh b thu spirit of spSri manship and
the idea uf csn s-rvsiion will be dissen in
sted to the sport smen. All who are inter
sled in the movement are requested to
commuDicats with a. CardOns, Gil Naison
Blauche building, New Orle ana. or sports
mems headquarters at the establishments
Il A Baldwin & Co; OF A Vittur u Sous,
New Orlesns,
Anumb-r Of changes will be noticed in
the 2 sme laws for 1918, chief among these
,eing raises in the limit Of game to be
titled under certain circumstances. Fer
,nstar.s the market hunter, hunting m
der sp&c,a al license, 10 allowed to kill fifty
iucks per day. The hunter, too, bs he q
good euo Ugh shot, may kill 6fty snipe.
The addition Of seagulls TO the list OF
.ams b rds 10 something of = novelty, as
uese bros are not fit for food except 10 a
starving man, and owing to their great
value Ne scavengers, they have htPstofOrs
,eru strictly protected in nearly every
| ltate Many other minor changes will be
noticed in the laws, which, in brief, are
40 follows:
Game Laws.
The following named game 10 permitted
20 he KILLED during the season hereon
,nly:
loves. Wood ducks, Sept. l to March l
River and sea duckr, geese, branf, rails.
ocule d'Esu, gallinnles. tatlers, curlew
and plover, Oct to March l.
Wild turxsy (eocks only, Nov 10 to
April /.
Florida ducka or black mallards, Aug. l
March /.
Papabotte, plover, ehorooks. July l to
April l. :.
Teal ducks, snipe, sand pipers. Sept. Is
% April /.
Wcodcock, Nov. Is to Feb l.
Red wing black bird, sll the year round.
Quail, Nov. is to March L.
.,ea gulls, Aug. to Feb !.
Pr.irie chiekeIs. kid. ev. pheasAnts and
villa turkey hens, not allowed to he killed
~ hsd in possessian until December, 1918
The following game birds only are per
.;ttrd a. law slto hes ahcs Gat and sold:
Wild sea and river ducks, csoss or Pon'~
- 'Eau. suipe, besut and rails and these
,nly during the open season Tor hus'ing
hese birds.
Bag Limits.
pr>fe ssionsl hunters OF those having q
market hunters iiec.ass allowed not to
Iii. xceedinR ffty ducks IN one day.
Nouprofessio hunters allowed to bill
At exceeding twen'y live ducks, Poule
j Eau, chorooks or d. YES, ar sn'ps or al
a4p Of any other game birds :" any ont
u ay during the open season.
SQUIRRELS --Opean ssason b+gins July
and ends March l. neqnirrVis the ose
limit in any one day.
Fur-l.esrirg Animals Open season be-
Yin. Nov. and erds Feb. /. Ainks'
otter. musk, ct raecoon and bear.
Derr.-N,r rib Lonisiana. shove the low
er line Of Vernon. BApides, Asoyei'es ana
cordia parishes. Op+au season oegins
sent, Is and ends jar. 10. :.
south Louisiana, below the lover hre
of Vernon. Rapides, Avoyellss and on
co-dis marshes and all that part OF the
state south Of the Mississippi State line
Oten season begins Sept l and eads Dec.
No fswns allowed to be killed At any
me.
rive Aeer allowed to be killed Ny one
..erson during open season only.
summary OF the fresh water hsh laws o.
No seins over 600 ssst long having =
,nesh less than three ipehss hAF Or SIX
inches stret ched can b. used. Sslnise
.rIv slloved in waters west Of the Aiss-
;..;nni river seventy miles from salt
ratsr. and in lakes P0ston aad Phelps IN
Hosaier parish. Grand Lake in Ss. Mary
,.r;sh. sIl lakes and bayous in Catebou'a
nsrish. eil Iakes In poipte Coupe. .Csncor-
Al. ma Terrsboune parishes and Lake
Verret IN Ausumption pavi-h. On permits
j, sued by the Conservation Commission !,
which has the power to rsvoks same q
any time.
~ used Il any time for sstshing mine~s
q shrimp for bait. ...,.
Heop nets cannot be Get In nastgabIe
It, cams less than forty yards VIDE.
4 hand line nshornan eau take gs0e
.h ~ apy time, bue must not catch mere
rh.n tventy.6ve black bass or white ana
) ellow bass and ersppy. nor mo1e ."ss
100 perch and sundsh IN one day, ana no
shorter than eight inches can % nsa 10
possessiou.
18th day OF Feb. and 18th day u Apni,
nor any species Of fresh water catnsn os.
veen the 18th day Of May and losn dsy q
Nav and 18th day Of Jaly. Can o pess.
e.ssd and disposed sf i've days aftes eno
- eIose season. Must rot possess beaaie
4 - o. catfish less than twelve inshes ioae
r ast net engage in business ef wholesale
buyiue or Shipping Of fresh waser nsh N
til after procuring lissnss IRON Inc com
= No vessel ear purchase fresh water nsA
TO make 10 . cargo until alter having been
l,censed bv the eommiseieu.
No lack Or ether light. fyks~nst, kiii
MA or trammel net ean b. Used ~ pess-
essed. 4 prehibised - sbstrueti any oayee,
iasoon. lake. river Or ethsr bedy ef wsesF
hv rack. screen, wire os otherWtee y pre-
vsrt nasaaeo of iish.