Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-14
BIRD REGULATIONS
Federal Law to Protect the Mi
gratOry Game.
PRESIDENTS Proclamation Puts Under
Federal Protection, for First Time,
Large Number of insectivorous
6irds-Country Divided.

NniISu STATES establishing regulations
for the protection of migratory birds,
the department of agriculture set in
motion machinery that made these
regulations effective in every state on
November l, the date set for the OPP
Grafton of the proclamation. These
regulations put under federal protec-
ton, for the first time, large number
or migratory game and insectivorous
blrcs, and thus placed federal restric-
tons on the 100000 hunters of the
United States. In enforcing these reg
ulations federal authorities will CO.
operate with state game commission
ers and other state authorities in
carrying out the provisions of the law
and to prevent complications in the
local enforcement of regulations.
The states have been grouped into
IL units or districts, each in charge
of an inspector. Several of these pc
sitions in the west will be filled tenn
porarily by regular experienced en-
ployes of the department
Among the birds protected by the
regulations are the brant, wild duck,
goose, swan, cranes of various species,
pigeon, dove, wild pigeon, bobolink.
catbird, chickadee, cuckoo, flicker, fly
catcher. grosbeak, humming bird,
kinglet, martin, meadow lark, night
hawk, nuthatches, oriole, robin,
shrike, swallow, swift, thrush war
bier, whippoorwill, woodpecker and
wren.
The regulations for the enforce
ment of the law separate the country
into two zones known as the breeding
and wintering zones. The former com
Iprises Is states lying wholly or in part
north of latitude 40 degrees and the
Ohio river, and the latter comprises
90 states and the District of Column
bia lying wholly or in part south of
latitude 40 and the Ohio river.
A close season has been establish
ed On the catbird, chickadee, gros-
beak, humming bird martin, meadow
lark, bullbat, robin, swallow thrush,
whippoorwill and woodpecker. The
regulations contain prohibition abol-
fishing the hunting of all migratory
game and insectivorous birds from
sunse to sunrise. In Maryland, Dis
trict of Columbia, Virginia and South
Carolina the close season for the reed
bird extends from November l to Aug
ust 81.
A close season until September l,
1918 is established on such migra-
tory game birds as the band-tailed
pigeon. the little brown sandhill
whooping crane, swan and curlew and
on all shore birds except the black
breasted and golden plover, Wilson or
jack snipe, woodcock, and yellow
legs. A close season until the same
date is also established on wood
ducks in Maine, New Hampshire. Yer
mont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut. New York, New Jersey,
PENNSYLVANIA, West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Iowa, kentucky, Cali
fornia. Oregon and Washington; on
rails in California and Vermont; and
on woodoock in Illinois and Mis-
souri,,
A close season has been likewise
put in force on all migratory birds
passing over or at rest on any or
the waters Of the main streams OF
the Mississippi river between Mime
apolis and Memphis, and on the Mis-
souri, river between Bismarck and Ne
braska City The killing or capture of
frEc IN Tho ChnrpG n from
any boat or floating object along these
streams is prohibited.
The general open season for water
fowl in the northern zone is from Sep
TENDER | TO December &C. and in the
southern zone from November l to
January IG. Massachusetts has a
close season on Waterfowl from Janu-
airy / TO September is; New York ex-
cepting Long Island, from December
1s TO September 16; Long Island, Ore
con and Washington from January 10
TO October / !, New Jersey from Febru'
airy | TO November l; Minnesota,
North Dakota and Wisconsin from De-
cember / to September {; Delaware,
Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina,
Alabarla. Mississippi. LOUISIANA ana
Texas from February l to November
/ District of Columbia, Kansas, New
Mexico and West Virginia from De-
cember rs TO September l; Florida,
Georgia and South Carolina from Feb,
ruary rs TO November %; Missouri
and Nevada from January l to Sep
TENDER IS. and Arizona and California
from February ! to October 10,
The open season on rails, coots and
rsllinules is from September I to De
cember :. Shooting is prohibited In
New Hampshire. Rhode Island and
Massachusetts from December &c
August To- Connecticut. Michigan and
New York from December to Sep
tember t6; Minnesota, North and
south Dakota. and Wisconsin from De
cember / 10 September II; Oregon
and Washington from January 10 to
October i: Tennessee and Utah from
December | to October /; Missouri
from January / TO September 10;
louisiana from February to Novem
her !. and Arizona and California from
,,A ..,.,.. ~ October g.