Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-07

OPENS "EON ESOA .. State Board of Fisheries and Game
 Explains Game Laws-Ain is to
 Gain Respect For the Restrictions,
 The open hunting season begins Wednesday, of this week. and as game is more plentiful than in several years, 1t is expected that many a hunter will be confronted with a temptation to eX- ceed the legal bag limits, which are five day on partridge and quail thirty five a day on rail, fifty a day on shore birds-pIoves, sandpfper, snipe. mud hen and gallinule. The two latter are considered identical by many, both being commonly called mud hen. and some even include the grebes in the American cOot. slate colored bird about the size of a small domestic hen, has an ivory white bill and pale green legs, with scalioped webs on the feet The gallinule is in some respects, similar to the coot, but has q red Dill and no webs on its feet The grebes are commonly called dip per ducks or hell divers, and are be- Heved to be, by many d species of duck which may be legally shot dur ing the open duck season. but this is a mistake. There is no open season on grebes, and there is a heavy fine i'm posed for killing them at any time
 While it is one of the principle mis- sions of the State Board of Fisheries and Game to conserve the wild deni- zeRs of the woods and waters, it also believes that the hunter, who pays for his license to hunt, should not be deprived of his sport. It is with this idea in mind that the board has in corporated in it's instructions to ward ems and protectors this paragraph:
 When a sportsman has manifested n quirements of the law, wardens and protectors should help him in getting his sport by indica ting localities where, in their judgment, game or fish are most likely to be found"
 "Wardens and protectors are charg- ed to be courteous, yet firm, in eXe- cutting their duties; to have, in that connection, neither friends to reward nor enemies to punish; to insist upon seeing the license under which any person claims the right to shoot: to request sp0ftsmen to inferm them of the number of birds shot, fish or Holsters taken, with a view to ascer- taining the increases or decrease of game OF fishi to endeaVer, by their conduct and bearing, to create a fla veT6bie impression of the warden serv- ice, and 6 desire to assist its enforce ing the law
 Prosecution is by no means the aim  Game, yet it's wardens and protectors are instructed to be vigilant in en- forcing the fish and game laws and in preventing the illegal taking of fish and game" Prevention is better than cure, and it is far better to prevent poaching than to arrest a guilty man after the fish or game is taken
 There are a few "donts" which should be memoTized by the man be- hind the gun, before he starts out in pursuit of his game dinner, lest he should meet, perchance, the man be- hind the badge, It sometimes proves embarrassing as well as expensive for the sportsman to insist upon a diff ference of opinion with the officer. or to say that he didn't know he was vio- lating the laW-that excuse is worn out.
 Don't leave your hunting license at home. If you do, you are subject to arrest for not having it with you.
 Don't kill more than five cartridges in a day: nor exceed the other bag limits mentioned above.
 Don't shoot song birds, the little dip per-ducks (hell-divers), nor the wood duck nor any wild birds, except the recognized game birds. If you do it may cost you several dollars in court.
 Don't hunt on Sunday. It's an ex- travagant pastime, if you get caught at it.
 Don't set snares, traps or nets for birds: don't snare anything. There is a heavy fine for violating this law.
 Don't kill Hungarian partridge be- fore November l. It Is close season on these birds this month.
 Don't injure fences or let down bars without replacing them, because you will have to forfeit your hunting li- cense, and the town clerk will not is- sue another in your name for two years.
 Don't hunt. trap. fish or trespass on land Of another, whether posted or not, without permission Section 1914 of the general statutes provides that "1very person who shall enter upon permission of the owner, occupant. or person in charge thereof, for the pur- pose of hunting, trapping. fishing, or of taking CT destroying the nests or eggs Of birds, or gathering nuts. fruits or berries. shall be fined not more ahn fifty dollars, and in default of the pay ment of the fine. be imprisoned not more tt1hn thirty days"
 Don't destroy er disturb in any way. any snare you may find set for birds eF animals, Leave the ptacs. and keep away from 1t, but lose nc time in no- tifying the county warden. ths special pFat teetaF ,ef county eamHissi6nar, of It's WheFeah6uts, and all baftteuiaFs. if Tea destroy ths snare the eppoftu- hity ef eaBttiRiag the eulbFit Is lest, aaa he will begin business iH another locality, and thus the illegal slaughter ef eIiR game is permitted ta e6htiHHe.
 All persons eegnigaRt 6f in fra etieRs of the fish and game laws should Reti= fY pFemptiy the eaHRty warden, ST ths nearest special RFateeteF, eF, if these are Ret kaeEa, the county eeHfnis= siaReF, e# the 6uReRiRtendaRt ef Fish= eFias aad GaEaa at tha eaaitel, HaRt-