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Game Law Made Public


Survey, fixing the seasons in which
the shooting OF migratory birds i!
allowed, authorized under the re
Gently enacted Weeks-McLean mi
gratory bird law, nave just beer
made public by the Department
They are effective as of Oct. |.
In view of the widespread inter
est in this matter, not only on. the
part of sportsmeG, but CT lovers o
wild life generally. the American
Game Protective and Propagation
Association, which was active in the
movement for the enactment OF the
Weeks-McLean law, has summarized
the most important points involved
in these regulations, as follows:
Generally speaking. the country i
divided into two zones, northern an
southern, the dividing line running
wholly or in part north Of latti
tude 40 degrees and the Ohio river
The twenty-five States included il
the northern zone comprise Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva
mia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
North Dakota, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Colorado, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Idaho, Oregon and Washing
ton
The twenty-three States included
in the southern zone are: Delaware
Maryland, District of Columbia, Fir
ginia, West Virginia, North ant
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Alabama, Mississippi. Tennessee
Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas
Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kan
sas, New Mexico, Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Nevada and Utah.
The shooting season fixed fol
these two zones varies according to
the four classifications of migratory
birds that have been made, as viii
be seen later. The zones thus es.
tablished take the place OF fifty
similar districts now existing under
the statutes of the several States.
By way of summarization the fol
lowing statements may be made:
1. Exceptions have been made il
both zones for numerous reasons
but in most cases the closed sea
sons take the average of the ex,
listing laws of the States in the par
ticular zones in which they are 10.
Gated.
2. There has been more cutting
down on the closing than the open
ing dates of the shooting seasons
as they now exist.
8. In most cases three months
Of open shooting are allowed fol
water fowl, and in some cases as
much as three and one-half months
4. Spring shooting is absolutely
prohibited
s. Shooting of migratory birds
other than between sunrise and sun
set is likewise prohibited.
6. In no case Will there be less
than thirty days when birds may be
shot during the period of their
greatest abundance.
Birds that may be shot are di
vided by the new regulations into
four classes. These, and the oper
seasons allowed on them, follow:
Northern Zone Water fowl
Sept. ] to Dec. Is. Rail, Sept. l tc
Dec l. Woodcock, Get. to Dec l
Shore birds, Sept. l to Dec. Is.
Southern zone,--Water fowl, Oct
/ to Jan. Is. Rail, Sept. l to Dec
l. Woodcock, Nov / 10 Jan. /
Shore birds, Sept ! to Dec Is.
No shooting whatever is allowed
of cranes, or the columbidae-doyes
pigeons, etc.
\ closed season until September
1, 1918, is established for band
tailed pigeons, little brown, sandhil
and whooping cranes; swans, cur
lew, all shore birds except blacI
breasted and golden p1over, Wilson
or jack snipe, wood duck, greater
or lesser yellow legs.
Wood duck in addition are givel
closed season to September /
1918, in the following States
Maine, New Hampshire, Vernon
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con
necticut, New York, New Jersey
| Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana, Michi
gan, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Insectivorous birds, including rob
ms, larks, etc, are protected at al
times in all States and similar pro
lection is given the smaller shor'
birds and other species which hav'
been greatly reduced in number
A novel and important feature i
the prohibition OF hunting on tn,
great rivers of The country eXcep
during November and Decembe
Prohibited territory as designatet
by the regulations in this instanc
IS as follows:
!. Mississippi river from Ne1
Orleans to Minneapolis.
2. Ohio river from its mouth +
Pittsburg.