Little Falls herald., 1914-08-28
EXPLAINS FEDERAL BIRD LAWS
GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR GIVES
HINTS OF INTEREST TO Lo-
.s CAL sPORTsMEN
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Red Wing Daily Eagle: 3. A.,
Cleasby, district inspector of the fed,
eral migratory bird law, has iurnlshed Zee
the Eagle with an article on the fed,
al laws which will be Of much interest
to local sportsmen. Mr. Cleasby states
that the federal laws take the preced-
ence over the state laws when it comes
to conflicting provisions. There are
but three instances Of this kind IN.
this state, namely:
The state law permits shooting
from one hour before sunrise to one
hour after sunrise; the federal law
gives this extra hour to the birds tor
feeding purposes and says there snail
be no shooting from sunset to sun 1l'
rise. ser.
The federal law prohibits until
Sept. 1918, shooting Of woodduc5k
and shore birds except black breast
ed and golden plover, Wilson, s OF
jacksnipes, woodcock and greater and ana
lesser yellowlegs. The state has no
such provision. =
The federal law makes the open
season for woodcock from Sept. 10
Oct. l. The state laws fixes the open
season from Sept. to Nov.s7. s...3
The article submitted by MIR. Ceas'
by is as follows:
Open and Closed Season Under Fed
s eral Laws
All wild geese, wild swans, brant,
wild ducks, snipe, plover, woodcocks,
rail, wild pigeons and all other ml- mi
gratory game, which in their north
ern and southern B migrations pass
through or do not remain permanens:
ly the entire year within the borders
Of any state or territory, shall hereaf-
ter be deemed to be within the GUS
tody and protection OIL the governments
Of the United States.
The department Of agriculture.
Washington, D. c., has provided for
the following five kinds Of close seal
sons: ! Gsaez -, = s s. {sit:.<3 5ss ,5
L. A seasonal close season TOR about
nine months. In North, Dakota, South
Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin the
close season shall be from Dec. i. to
Sept. z of the following year,
2. A daily close season from sum,
set to sunrise. This is to afford the
bird daily feeding and resting
period, both in the interests of the
birds and the sportsmen.
d. "A,
until Sept. l, 1913, on woodducks and: !
all shore birds, except blackbreasted
and golden plover, woodcock, Will:
sons or jacksnipe and yellowlegs: i
Many Of the shore birds are too small
to ever be considered game birds;
and many Of them have been killed
until threatened with extermination.
A. A close season on main streams
of Mississippi and Missouri rivers. "a
4. A close season on main streams
Of Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
s. A permanent close season on all
insect eating birds. @
The department. Of agriculture has
adopted the above suitable. regula-
tions fixing and prescribing closed
seasons and it shall be unlawful to.
shoot or by any device kill or seize
any migratory birds within the pro-
tetction of this law during said close
seasons, and during said close seasons,
and any person who shall violate any
of the provisions Of this law. shall be
fined not more than 500 or :nprison-
ed not more than 80 days or both in
the discretion of the court.
All true sportsmen, who resent the.
ruthless slaughter of game birds, all
farmers who value The service Of
insect and weed ID seed destroying
birds, all persons who appreciate all
that bird life means in our national
and state economy, can do much to
assist in saving the remnant of our
bird-life, if they only become active.
All true sportsnen owe this duty, not
only to themselves, but also to the
bird life and future generations. The
spoitsfheA iare the ehier Henehc1ar1es
Of game protection; and game law en-
forcement, and they certainly owe a
duty to aid aggressively in It's protec-
tion. 5ss
The farmers are losing annually ii
the United States over 500, ,0OO, 600
because Of insect ravages. The bird
life is absolutely necessary to check
this enormous loss, and farmers owe
a duty not only to themselves but to
their boys and girls to protect and
increase the bird life. In other words
it is our duty to do all we can to cur
tail that lust to kill which has been
inherited from some save dwelling
ancestor.
One Of the best sportsmen s organ
izations found in the United States
is the "Gopher Campfire Club, :, locat-
ed at Hutchinson, Minnesota. The
following "Article. of Faith' is suu-
scribed and lived up to by everyone
of the two hundred and more mem
bers:
We agree to associate ourselves
together for the purpose sof advancing
the cause Of good craftsmanship. We
will cooperate with the state gam.
and fish commission and its agents in
every possible way to prevent the
threatened extinction of game birds
and animals, and do whatever we cor
to bring about an increase Of game,
fish and other wild life wherever pos
sible. To this end we will use our m
sfluence to- prevent violations Of ths
law, will exercise our legal privileges
in moderation, and discourage the
game and fish hog spirit.
S S Recognizing the rights Of proper
ty owners, we condemn all acts Of
3discourtesy or vandalism, or any un-s