Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-03-06
Among Changes Is Bill Barring
Deer Killing in Colorado
and North Dakota
BADGES REQUIRED FOR SHOOTING
Florida Repeats All Local Legisla-
tion and Enacts Uniform state
Regulations-Time for Killing Quail
Is Reduced One Moptb

the country Will be Interested in a
digest of the game laws of the Unit
ed States and Canada which has just
been issued in pamphlet form by
the Bureau of Biological Survey of
the Department of Agriculture. 1t
contains a summary of the more i'm
portant features of the new legisla-
ton, a brief synopsis of the new
game laws enacted in each State and
province and a series o. tables show
ing the provisions relating to sea-
sons, export, sale, limits and licenses.
The booklet presents the restric-
tions on shooting which affect the
enforcement of the Federal statutes
regulating interstate commerce in
game and the protection of migratory
birds.
Bills affecting game, according to
the booklet, were under consideration
in each of the States, eight Canadian
provinces and Newfoundland. Regu-
lation for the protection of migra.
tory game and insectivorous birds
were promulgated by the Depart
ment of. Agriculture.
Codifcation bills were enacted in
Maine, Oregon and Vermont; nearly
all the changes made in Illinois,
Montana, New York, Utah. Washing
ton and Wyoming were embodied in
single bills, and all legislation failed
in Georgia, Idaho, Nebraska. New
Mexico, South Carolina and Texas.
Several novel features affecting
the hunter or the conditions under
which game may be hunted are
contained in some of the new laws.
license to wear a badge conspicuous
ly exposed bearing the number of
their hunting licenses In order to
minimize shooting accidents, Mani
toba requires hunters to wear
white coat or sweater and cap, and
Saskatchewan requires that those
who hunt big game must wear com
plete outer suit and cap of white.
The latter province has recently
made the penalty for accidentally
shooting a person fine ranging from
$500 to $1,000 or Imprisonment for
six months, and suspension of fur
ther license privileges for 10 years.
To the list of six states prohibiting
the use of silencers-Maine, New
Jersey. North Dakota, Washington,
Mississippi and Louisiana-are now
added Minnesota and Wyoming. Con-
necticut has provided that any hunter
who shall injure fence or let down
a bar without replacing it shall for
felt his hunting license and the H.
cense privilege for two years.
Connecticut, Pennsylvania and
British Columbia require license ap-
plicants less than 1G years old to
furnish the written consent of parent
or guardian. Vermont has similar
restriction for those less than Is and
Oregon does not permit children less
than IA years old to go shooting
except on the premises of their pa
rents, relatives or guardians.
Several important changes have
been made in provisions protecting
big game. Colorado and North Da-
kota prohibited all killing of deer
for term of years and Saskatche-
wan has provided a closed season
throughout the year for all big game
south of latitude So degrees. Laws
protecting does at all seasons were
enacted in Florida, Nevsda and
Wyoming, but South Dakota repeal
ed statute of this kind.
The deer season were shortened
from two weeks to two months in
Utah, Wyoming and Quebec. New
Hampshire heightened the season
two weeks in Coos County, Vermont
10 days and Massachusetts opened
the season in the few closed coun-
ties, thus permitting shooting through
out the State. Montana provided
that the limit of three deer a sea.
son can include only one doe, In
1911 Michigan made an experiment
of an open season of As days on
deer, but limited the life of an In
dividual hunting license to 25 days
from date of issuance. After trial
of two years the season has been
restored to the last three weeks in
November to correspond with the
deer season in Minnesota and Wis
consin.
Wyoming and Montana, heretofore
affording the principal ground for
elk and sheep, have recently limited
the hunting area to few counties
in each State, where the seasons
have generally been shortened. Wyo
ming has adopted the innovation OF
allowing the killing of female elk
only under ordinary resident licenses
and requiring licensees to obtain q
special SIS license to kill bull oi
COW. Montana also prohibited the
killing of ewes and lambs. Other
states In which elk or sheep were