The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-07-15
Several Important Changes
In Hunting Laws
United States Has Been Dlvid.
ed Into Two Zones
And Ohio Has Been Placed
In The Northern

Every sportsman who wishes to hunt
next season, must wear badge as
conspicuously displayed as the tin star
on the lapel Of the coat Of the village
constable in the moving picture show.
A new law passed by the Ohio legisla-
ture provides that each hunter must
wear a badge bearing the number Of
his license. He must also carry his IL
cense In his pocket. II land owner
wants to prosecute hunter, all that
Is necessary for him to do is to run
down and get his number. II the hunt.
ser travels In an automobile and does
any damage with his machine, the land
= owner will have to keep two numbers
in his mind.
Hunters will have to pay for their
badges and licenses aud half of this
money will be used by the state In
restocking districts where game has
become scarce. II Is believed that
some OF the game birds since they
are protected by law, will increase
sufficiently in numbers without the ad.
. dition Of other birds. In the replen.
ishing OF game birds, II appears that
quail and pheasants suffer more from
their natural enemies than they do
Z from the devsstations made by man.
Hawks, crows, v'easles. mink. etc. are
e. great enemies Of the quail. especially
1 the crows which feed on the eggs In
the nest. Another hindrance to the
raising OF quail Ii the clearing up Of
: the land. The old rail fence which
was the best place for quail to make
their nests. has been succeeded by the
wire fence which does not offer the &c.
cluded spots the old fence corners did.
Attempts have been made to raise
Mongolian and other foreign pleas
ants In this part Of the state but the
attractive plumage was too much of a
temptation for the hunter. The fowl.
er's eye could see these brilliant birds
at great distance. The feathers
made attractive trimmings for hats so
the day OF the Mongollan pheasant
was short. The native pheasant can
hide easier his feathers harmonizing
more with his surroundings, especially
the dead leaves on the ground.
Both the Ohio state legislature and
c.oogress have passed laws which will
pS1into effect this season.
Numbers will shoot game this sea
sson ,.usier number Of new restric
stions which have been imposed both
l.by, The (i,io legislature and the nation
III congress. In their recent sessions
The enactments OF congress have
no do with migratory birds only. The
ecoulirry is divided into two zones
/. northern and southern, the dividing
dine running wholly or In part north
vof latitude 4O degrees and the Ohio
river Ohio is Included In the north
-ern zone.
Birds that may be shot are divided
Unto -four classes. These and the open
season allowed on them In the north
.ern zone follow;
Water fowl. Sept. to Dec. i5; rail
Sept to Dec. |; woodcock, Oct. to
Dec. 1; shore birds. Sept to Dec, 10;
and no shooting whatever IL allowed
of cranes or the columbtdaedoves and
pigeons.
Wood duck are given a closed sea
son until Sept I. 1913. la Ohio ant
several other states.
Insectivorous birds, including rob
ins, larks and such, are protected a
all times In all states and similar pro
lection is given the smaller shore bird
land other species wtach have beer
greatly reduced In number.
Many people believe they will hav'
10 arm themselves win hunter
badge and license before they are al
Vowed TO hunt frogs with gun but ID
Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the stat
game commission says frogs are no
protected by law so no license will b
!. necessary. Hunters licenses viii be Il
\ y gsicd within q month or six weeks a
4 4 Tho COPY for the blanks was sent to tn
y <.ipinter by the state some time ag'
srney will be ready TO issue before tn
.ibantins season opens.
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