Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-10
NOVEL GAME LAWS
IN VARIOUS STATES
IN OPERATION
General Trend is For Shorter
Open Season and Better Pro-
lection For All Kinds Of
Wild Game.

and pennsylvania now require hunt
efs TO wear a Daagc consplcuousiy ex.
posed, bearlng the number Of their
hunting license, according 10 Buiietln
I 40 ~ 0f the department Of uefieui-
turo, setting forth game laws OF the
United States and Canada for i31s.
Hunters are required by the author
| tiles OF Manitoba 20 wear "A white coat
or sweater and cap white those who
hunt for big game IN Saskatchswan
must wear a complete outer suit and
cap of white.
Maine. New Jersey, North Dakota.
Washington, Mississippi. Louisiana.
Minnesota. and Wyoming prohibit the
use Of silencers. Connecticut has
provided that any hunter who shall
lnjure a fence or let down a bar with.
out replacing IL shall forfeit his hunt.
ing license and the license privilege
for tao years.
Connecticut, Pennsylvania and
British Columbia require license ap-
plicants under 10 years OF ago To- fur-
nish the written consent az parent or
guardian. Vermont has similar re-.
sirlction for those under Is. ana ore
gon does not permit children under
IA years old 10 hunt EXCEPT OH tho
premises Of their parents. relatives or
guardians.
Numerous states are restricting
! preserves with elk and other Gig
game. In the effort TO protect thls
game. Tennsy lvania. Vermont. West
Virginia, and Wisconsin have pro-
tccted elk for term OF years. and Ia
Massachusetts,. where few moose
have escaped from the Blue Mountain
/ forest reserve into the adjoining
Woodlands, a perpetual close season
FOR moose has been provided In the
hope that this area may eventually
be rostoeked from this nucleus.
During the year rs states created
game preserves, IL In the United
states and 4 In Manitoba. In Wash
ington the county game commission
ers were authorized To create game
preserves. not To include more than
three townships In county, and the
authorities OF Michigan. Ohio. and
Vermont were authorised 20 establish
game preserves by contract on private
lands.
one OF the marked features OF the
legislation OF the year WAS the unus-
ual progress In the establishment Of
bird and game refugees. by executive
order four national bird reserves were
created. the Aleutian reservation. con-
tanning the entire chain OF Aieutlau
islands, In Alaska, and the smaller
reservations 81 Walter Lake In Ar
kansas. Petit Bots island on the coast
Of Alabama. and Anaho island IN Pyr-
amid lake. Nevada. thus bringing the
4 Al.
yations up TO 60. Recently the Mo-
brara bird reservation has been en-
larged and stocked with "A herd Of
oumalp, elk. and deer.
number of changes In laws pro-
tecting big game we're made during
the year Colorado and North pa
kota prohibited all kilhng Of deer for
term of years and Saskatchewan
has provided a closed season through
out the year for all big game south
of latitude 80 degrees Laws protect
ing does al all seasons were enacted
Ia Florida. Nevada, and Wyoming
Tho deer seasons were shortened from
two months 10 two weeks In Utah,
Wyoming and Quebec New llamp-
shire heightened the season two
weeks In Coos county Vermont ten
days ana Massachusetts opened the
season I'm a few closed counties. thus
permitting shooting throughout the
state.
wyoming and Montana, heretofore
afording the principal hunting for
elk and sheep. have recently hmitod
the hunting area 90 a few counties in
each state, whore the seasons have
usually been shortened. wyoming
has adopted the innovation Of allow
ing the killing Of female elk only un-
der ordinary resident licenses and rec
uuiring hunters To obtain a special
| Si5 license TO Kill bull or an addl-
tional COW.
The most important changes Ia
| seasons are due TO the passage of the
| federal law protecting migratory
birds Under the regulations propos-
ed by the department OF agriculture,
spring shooting Is entirely eliminated
aud the seasons materially shortened
In several states.
! Restriction of hunting and greater
| uniformity Of laws Is the general
| trend OF state legislation In the mat
ter of seasons Florida repealed nil
| local game laws and made the sea-
l sons UNIFORM ANihNaNNhA All' '''f'
and the passage of measure Ina Wis
/ consln adopting the same opening
date for upland game as II IN force
i'm Minnesota and North Dakota, h-
lustrates tho fact.
New York placed close season on
quail for ave years and Kansas added
both quail and prairie chickens 90 tho
close season list until 1913. ONO
suspended hunting of quail ruled
grouse. and doves for two years.
Pennsylvania eliminated the open
season on doves, kildeer plover, ana
hlackblrds while Utah extended COM
plete protection TO doves, swans ana
an shore birds except snipe. The trend
~ legislation during the last year
has been toward lengthenlng the close
season.
Delaware shortened The season on
ducks month and on geese two
weeks: indiana curtaned the season
six weeks on doves and 10 days on
quail and runed grousei Mlchigan'
rs days on wOodcock. and Missouri
one month on quail oregon shorten
cd the season 40 DAYS on doves and
pigeons. six weeks on shore birds
| rail ana oqeoa and west of the Cas-.