The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-24
HUNTERS READY FOR
 ANOTHER YEARS SPORT
Resume of Laws Showing What Game
 May Be Shot in This State.

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 May Be Shot in This State.
 Soon the woods will ring to the crash of twelve gauge artillery, and the sleek setters and pointers will be stealing steaIthiIy through the ish up the little .22 cahber rifles and go out along the wooded country and beside rural roads where the oId- fashioned split rail fences still re- main, eager to draw a bead on al few plump grey squirrels Coon hunts traps will be set along the runways leading to- the streams where musk rats and ninks abound, or in hollow logs where the deceptive pole-cat tar Sries. Some who seek the pleasure Of hunting and care not for the quality crow, and B'rer Woodchuck will be sought out from his hiding place There are many though. who esteem the sluggish ground hog as a change of diet, and take him whenever they may, for eais unprotected by the law
 Dates of Open Season.
 The list Of the various kinds of ticut this fall and winter. with the dates on which the open season for killing them begins, is as follows:
 Ducks, wild geese. brants swans, August S1.
 Shore birds. snipe, rail, August a1
 Gray Squirrels, October T.
 Wild hares. rabbits, October z.
 Quail woodcock, pheasants, par fridge, grouse, October T. 5s
 Foxes skunkA raccoons, wildcats, nainks. weasels, hawks, owls (raay be hunted or trapped on state game pre- serves), October I.
 Something of Laws.
 lx-r +I5.s ally known, prohibit the shooting of deer until June 1, 1917, except by property owners whose crops or es- tate they are damaging, and then on- ly by means of a shot gun. Wood duck, too, are tabooed until August a1s 1919s and. on many kinds Of game there Is a strict limit as to the number that may be shot on any one day or during the entire season. Bob White is safe when one has put five of his kind into his bag in the course of days sport, and thirty-six a year Is the limit Partridges and ruffeds grouse are restricted to the same number, and no person may kill more than thirty-6ve raIlbfrds In one day. Shooting wild ducks, geese, brant and swans is allowed only with gun fired at arms length, without a rest and/onIy boats propelled by hand are allowed Floating blinds are allowed, but they may not be stationed more than fifty feet away from shore or natural growth of grass or flags. The fowl must not be taken during the night season from one hour after sun set until an hour before dawn. No game bird may be trapped, netted or snared, and no bird may be shot at for trial at skill at trap shoot Sum-. day hunting is prohibited in this state and the possession of a gun is taken as pri1na facfe evidence of violation Q A For of efo utes penalty is provided of from $1 to $50, with an addition of from $1 to $10 for each bird taken in vio- 1ation of the law. There is also a fine of $50 for using scented bait. with an alternative of thirty days in jail, or both,
 AS to birds which are not included in the lists of game birds the law provides that no person shall kill ors possess them, living or dead, and no plumage or part of such birds shall be sold or possessed. There are many of the undesirable citizens of the feathered world which are excluded from this protection, however, such as English sparrows. crows. great horned owls. starHngs, red winged and crow bIackbirds when in the act of destroying corn, hawks other than fish hawks and ospreys. These may be shot at any time without a. license to hunt As to the pestiferous quad rupeds, any town may offer a bounty for them within certain limits, and in many places there is 8 reward of not more than $5 for each wildcat, $3 for raecoops $1 for a skunk, fox, weasel or woodchuck, paid out of the surplus of the last years dog taxes. There are many places where hunt ing is prohibited at all times of the year, such as the Putnam Memorial Camp in Bedding, where there is a fine of not more than $25 provided for being found on the grounds with dog or gun. In addition, any town may prohibit shooting gray squirrels with in it's boundaries, on application of twenty electors after hearing by the selectmen, and gray squirrels are pro tected within the boundaries of all cities and boroughs. New Preston. in the town of Washington, is one of the places where this law is in effect and the grays are immune there. Wild hares and rabbits may not be hunted except with dog or ferret after November 24 until the end of the open season on January 1.
 Licenses Required.
 No person is allowed to hunt any game bird or animal without first procuring a license from the state game commission, through the clerk of the town, city or borough in which he lives. This, however, does not