Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-07-12
Law For Hunters
And Fishermen
SYNOPSIS OF NEW RULES
AND REGULATIONS
Go Into Effect Aug. Is, 1918
All Provisions Are here Dealt
With.

East Jordan sportsmen will be In
terested in the following synopsis OF
the game and fish laws, which will 30
into effect Aug Is, 1913:
GAME ANIMALS.
Moose, Elk and CaribOu-pnlawful
to Kill at any time!
Deer-Open season from Nov. 10. TO
Nov 30, inclusive. Resident hunters
license Sl.5O: nonresident hunters
license $25. Alien resident hunters
license S25. May haye IN possession
ktbirty days after close OF season. Un-
lawful for any person to kill more
than two. Unlawful TO kill In red
coat, or fawn in spotted coat. -Unlaw.
fn To pursue. kill or capture any deer
while 1t is in the water. Unlawful
to use dogs in hunting. Unlawful to
use artificial lights in hunting Un-
lawful To Kill until 1920 In Berrien,
Calhoun, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson,
Kalamazoo, Oakland and ST. Clair
counties. Unlawful to Kill until 1918
on Bols Blanc Island. Unlawful TO
knowingly. trap, injure or kill any
deer or offspring thereof which are
kent in or have escaped from any
private enclosure.
| Rabbits-Open season from Sept. /
To March !, Inclusive. When lawfully
Killed may be transported and sold /,
! Unlawful to use ferrets or guinea pigs
in hunting. Farmers and fruit grow
ers may use ferrets In killing rabbits
on their enclosed lands.
Squirrels-UnIawful to hunt fox,
black or gray until 1915.
| FUR BEARING ANIMALS.
Beaver-Open season from Nov. /
10 May Is, inclusive. Unlawful u
hunt or trap without license. License
fee $40. OBTAINED from county clerk.
Otter, Fisher, Marten, Fox, Mink,
Racoon aud Skunk-Open season from
Nov. l 10 April /, inclusive.
Muskrat-Open season from Nov.
TO April Is, INCLUSIVE. Unlawful to
use firearms or explosives ia hunting
muskrats.
Muskrat or Beaver House-Unlaw-
ful to destroy, disturb or molest 81
any time. Unlawful 10 set trap with;
jn six feet of muskrat house. I'm
lawful To put out or set any mnskra'
traps preceding the date of the open
ing of the season.
Wolf, Lynx and Wildcat-Bouuty
for wolf over six mon tbs, S25; for vol
under six months, $40; for lynx, $5
for wildcat, So.
GAME BIRDS,
Qnail-Unlawfu TO kill until 1917
Prairie Chicken-Unlawful to xii
or capture al any time.
Partridge, Woodcock and Spruc'
Hen-Open season from Oct. Il
, Nov. 80, inclusive. Unlawful to TAX
more than fifty In une calendar year
Unlawful TO have more tnan fifteel
in possession at any one time.
Homing Pigeons and Mourning
Doyes-Unlawful TO capture or kill a
any time.
Mpngolian (EEglish) Pheasant
Black Fowl. Capercailzie. Haze
: Grouse and Wild Turkey-Unlawfr
to hunt Hutil 1917.
NON GAME BIRDS.
Unlawful To kill, capture or have !
| possession. excepting black bird:
EngIish sparrows, crows, Cooper
hawks, sharp-skinned hawks an
G great horned owls.
WATER Fowl
e Ducks, Snipe, Power, Shore Rird
q and Sora Rais-Open season froI
). Sept. 10 Dec. 81, inclusive,
Rails aud Coots-Open season frol
Sept. lb TO Dec. 81, inclusive.
Geese and Brant, Pintail, Redheat
Blue Bill, Whistler, Butter Ball an
Widgeon-Open sea son from Sept.
u To April 30, inclusive.
p Geese, Brant and Ducks-UDlawfl
II TO take more than twenty-five in or
IL day.
Is Snipe aud Other Shore Birds-Ul
)e lawful to take more than ten ia or
N day.
1t Plover, Woodcock, Snipe and 9th
Shore Birds-Unfawful TO take mo
than fifty ia one calendar year.
Plover and Woodcock-U Unlawful
take more than six in one day.
Geese, Brant and Ducks-Unlawf
Ds to have more than twenty-five
A. possession.