The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-01
FEDERAL BIRD LAW.
Changes Effected in Louisiana by
New Act-kiIiina of All SnaIa
Migratory lnsectiyorous Birds
Prohibited Entirely

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| The changes effected in Louisiana
by the new federal bird law are as
follows:
| Geese and brant, state law, Octo-
,ber l to March 1; federal law, Mo-
yemDer l to January 81.
Sea and river ducks, state law, Oc-
tober / TO March L; FEDERAL law, Mo-
vember l to January 81.
Wood ducks, state law, September
| to March L.; federal law, no change.
| Doves, state law, september 1 TO
March L, federal law, no change.
| fouie eau tcoots), state law,
OCTOBER i to March l.; federal law,
November / to January 81.
Rails and galllnules, state law, Oc-
| tober l Go March L; federal law.
November l to January 81.
Wild turkey lgoDblers only, state
| law, November IS to April l.; federal
| law, no cpange.
Quail, state lawa November Is to
| March L; federal law, no change.
Teal ducks and snipes, state law,
September Is to March /; federal
law, November l to January 81.
Summer mailard or Florida ducks
state law, August 1 to March /; fed
eraI law, no change.
Upland plover or papabotte, state
law, July / to April /; federal laWs
continuous closed season for five
years.
Cherooks and other small shore
loy T,,1
federal law. continuous closed sea-
son for five years.
Woodcock, state law, November Is
to February l; federal law. Noyem-
ber Is to December 81.
Red-Wlnged blackbirds, state law
may be killed at any season; federal
law. no change.
Prairie chickens, state law, contin-
uous closed season until 1915; fed
eral law, no change.
Turkey hens, state law, continuous
closed season until 1916; federal laws
no change.
KiIdeer, state law. closed season
until 1915; federal law, closed season
until 1918.
The federal law names the migra-
tory game birds that may be killed in
Louisiana as the following:
Anatidae or waterfowl (duckss
geese and brant, but not including
the wood. or summer duck, and the
Florida black duck, or summer mall
lard. which, being resident Species
are provided for by the state laWl.
Open season on migratory Species
| Nos mber TO JanIlary beth
dates inclusive.
Rallidaa or rails true rails, or
marsh hens, gal1inules, or mud hens.
and the ceot, or poule d'eau). Open
saasons November ] to January 31s
both dates inclusive.
Limicolae or shore birds (the
plover-snipe group, on all OF which
except the following a closed season
until November !, 1918, has been es-
tab1ished: Wilson, or jack snines
golden and black breasted ploverss
greater and lesser yelloW-legs). Open
season for the preceding five spe-
cies, November / to January 81, both
dates inclusive.
| Woodcock (properly member of
the preceding group, but classed
separately for convenience, as special
protection has been provided for 1t
throughout the United States). Open
season, November Is to December
81, both dates inclusive.
All small migratory birds that feed
chiefly or entirely on insects are
protected by the federal act. Their
killing is prohibited entirely, and
this stops the shooting in Louisiana.
of the robin, cedar bird and q few
other species that have been classed
from time to time with game birds.
The state law will continue to give
the same absolute protection to the
small resident non-game or insectfv~
orous birds, SO that the shooting OF
practically any small bird will be-
Illegal at any time, as it has been
heretofore under the provisions of the
state law. OF the larger non-game
birds, practically all are set aside for
absolute protection by that section
Of the Louisiana game law naming
the game birds and providing that no
other birds shall be shot at any time
except a few specifically exempted
noxious species.