The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-21
PROTECTION TO
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MIGRATORY BIRDS
VETERINARIAN RE 0uLATIOMD
MADE PUBLIC NY THE DEPAnr.
NEWT or AoRICULrURE.
ESTABLISH ZONES
FOUR CLASSES or BIRDs WHICH
NAL BE SHOT. AND OPEN SEA.
SON Is SPECIFIED BY
THE COMMITTEE

THE COMMITTEA
The regulations proposed by the
United States department Of agri-
culture, bureau Of biological survey,
fixing the seasons In which the shoot
Ing OF migratory birds ~ allowed.
authorized under the recently enacted
Weeks Mclean Migratory Bird law.
have Just been made public by tho
department They are effective a. Of
changes that may be determined on
between now and then.
In view Of the widespread interest
In this matter not only on the part
Of sportsmen, but Of lovers Of wild
life generally, the American Game
Protective and Propagation associa-
ton. which was active In the move
ment for the enactment OF the Weeks
Mclean law, has summarized the
most important points involved in
these regulations as follows:
Generally speaking. the country is
divided into two zones. northern and
southern. the dividing line running
wholly or in part north Of latitude
40 degrees and the Ohio river.
The Twenty-Five States included in
the northern zone comprise Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont. Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa.
North Dakota South Dakota, Nebras-
ka, Colorado, wyoming, Montana.
Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
The twenty-three States included
In the southern zone are: Delaware.
Maryland, District of Columbia, vir-
ginia, West Virginia. North and
South Carolina. Georgia Florida, Ala
bama. Mississippi. Tennessee. KEN
lucky Missouri. Arkanaas. Louisiana,
Texas Oklahoma Kansas. New Mexico.
ARIZONA. California, Nevada and Utah.
The shooting season fixed for these
two zones varies according to the
four classiications OF migratory birds
that have been made. a. will be seen
later. Tho zones thus established
take the place Of fifty similar dis
tricts now existing under the statutes
of the several States.
Birds that may be shot are divided
by the new regulations into four
classes. These ana the open seasons
allowed on them follow:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. zone, Sep
TENDER LIST TO December 18th. south
ern zone. October LIST to January
18th.
RaiI--Northern zone. September LIST
to November 30th; southern zone.
September LIST to November 3oth.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. zone. october
1st to November 30th; southern Zone.
November LIST to December S1st.
Shore Birds-Northern zone, Sep
tember LIST to December 18th: south
ern zone. September lst to December
18th.
Given Special Protection.
A clQsed season. until September l,
1918, IL established for band-taiied
pigeons. little brown. sandhill and
shore birds except blackhreasted and
golden plover, Wilson or jacksnipe,
woodcock, greater. and lesser yellow
legs.
Wood duck. in addition. are given q
closed season to September /, 1918. In
the following States: Maine. New
Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island. Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Ohio, In
diana. Michigan. West Virginia and
Wisconsin.
Insectivcrous birds including robins
larks. etc. are protected at all times
in all States, and similar protection
In given the smaller shore birds and
other species which have been greatly
reduced In number. An open season
on reed or rice birds from September
LIST to October S1st. inclusive. Is pro-
vided for in Delaware. Maryland
District OF Columbia, Virginia and
South Carolina.
A novel and important feature IL
the prohibition OF hunting on the
great rivers Of the country except
during November and December. Pro-
hihited territory. as destgnated by the
regulations in this instance. IL as fol-
lows:
4. Mississippi river from New Or.
leans to Minneapolis.
3. Ohio river from Its mouth to
Pittaburg.
:. Missouri river between its mouth
and Bismarck, N. D.
Under the provisions Of the Weeks
Mclean law three months are given
from the time these regulations are
made public until they are presented
to the president for approval and are
that public hearings may be had II
theae very probably will be held
A special committee Of three from
the bureau Of biological survey draft
ed the regulations outlined above. Its
members are r. s. Palmer, A. X.
Fisher and w. W. Cooke. The de-
partment Of agriculture has issued
two pamphlets on the subject, one
containing the regulations themselves
and the second an explanation Of
them. These are numbered - ana
80, respectively.
The regulations outlined above arc
In effective contfadtctacH 70 the
humor, Widespread In the Northwest
crn states. to the effect that the
weeks Mclean law prohibits the
shooting 1t any time o. ducks and
other Wild fowl.