Fergus County Democrat., 1913-06-03
ecure a license, which costs five dol

secure license, which costs five dol
lars.
The game warden and his deputies
are permitted to search any person,
and examine his basket, boat or game
coat, if in their opinion, law has
been violated. All birds, animals, tsh,
hides, teeth or any animal seized Dy
the game warden's officials, will be
sold at auction to the highest bidder,
and the money will be used to swell
the game fund.
Violation of the game laws, as well
as the fish laws, are heavily punlshed.
The law provides that anyone Killing
deer between December / OF one year,
and October l of the following year,
shall be punished by fine OF not
less than 500 nor more than $1,000,
or by Imprisonment in Jail of not less
than 60 days.
Open Season for Deer.
The open season on deer is be-
tween October / and December J..
Anyone killing during the open sea-
son. more than three deer, one OF
which may be a doe and the other
two of the horned variety, or all three
may be of the horned variety, is guilty
of a misdemeanor, and anyone during
the open season who is in possession
of the carcass of a faWn deer, or
more than one doe deer, and two deer
of the horned variety, or three deer
all of the horned variety, or the car
cass of any deer from which all the
natural evidence OF the sex has been
and upon conviction, shall be fined
81, hn I
or by Imprisonment in the county
jail not less than 60 days, nor more
than one year, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment, at the discretion
of the court.
Moose, bison, buffalo, caribou, ante
lope or beaver are protected at all
times, and the above fine is assessed
against anyone found guilty of vio-
lating the law. Chinese pheasants,
Hungarian pheasants and turtle doves
are also protected at all seasons OF
the year.
Open Season for Big Game.
The open season for elk, Rocky
mountain goats, Rocky mountain
sheep, is between October / and De.
cember !, and the same penalty for
violation of the law is provided as
above stated. However, elk are pro
tected until October l, 1918, and In
case anyone kills such an animal be-
fore that time, he SHALL upon convic
ton, be fined not less than $500 nol
more than $1,000, or Imprisonment in
the county Jail of not less than six
months nor more than one year, OF
by both fine and Imprisonment.
The section providing for the pro
| lection of elk, shall not apply tt
Sweetgrass. Park, Gallatin, Madison
Teton, Flathead and those portions o.
Powell and Missoula counties drained
by the south fork of the FlatheaC
and Swan rivers; and that portion O.
Beaverhead county lying east of thu
Oregon Short Line, between the poin
on said road near Willis postoffice
where said railroad enters said Beav
erhead county on the north and thu
town of Armstead in said county, an,
also that portion of said Beaverhea'
county lying south of the Pittsburi
and Gilmore railroad.
5 Can't Sell Beaver Skins.
l. Beaver skins are not allowed to b
/ sold in the state, and a heavy fin
/ is provided for the violation of thi
|, law.
0 Dogs cannot be used in the chas'
The open season for grouse, prairi
chicken, fool hen, sage hen, pheasar
4 or partridge is between October 1 an
: November / of each year. Hunter
are allowed to kill five grouse {
d prairie chickens, or sage hens, or fo'
o hens, or pheasants, or partridges,
r day. If the limit is exceeded he shal
It upon conviction, pay fine of not lie!
d than $50 nor more than $1,000, or il