South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-24
SHOWS EFFECT Of
FEDERAL CAME
LAW IN INDIANA
State Commissioner Answers
query From SpOrtSmen
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INDIANAPOLIS Feb. 24.-George
W Miles. state commissioner of fish
cries and game. has begun active CO.
operation in Indiana with the recent
federal rules relating 20 protection Of
migrating birds The deputies Of the
state commissioner. 10 was announced
today, will have full authority 10 en-
force the federal laws and MIR. Miles
said today they have been made
Deputy United States game WaTdeus
Protection of the geese and ducks
throughout the Mississippi valley is 10
be one OF the main results aimed at by
the government in its first enforcing
Of the new department of agriculture
provisions. under which complete au-
thOrity is given the department TO
make whatever rules il desires TO pro-
tect migratory birds. Duck shooting
with big guns on the Chesapeake
coast Will be- the second of the OBJ
Jectivc points OF the federal authOri-
ties in their campaign TO protect the
birds, according 10 Information re-
Ceived by Miles today.
Authorities Handicapped.
The federal authorities have been
handicapped SO far i'm the new bird
regulations and four months OF opera
tiOus have Witnessed but l25 prosecu-
tiOus Cor violations. The department
wardeus in the field. under the direc-
ton OF eight district inspectors and
two sDecia! agents Those Wardens
are distributed i'm p states chiefly the
middle states the Mississippi valley
the great basin and the Pacific coast.
Indiana game wardens have more
or less novel conditions to meet IN
their duties as federal deputy war
dens. and the conditions apply par
ticularly TO the big duck marshes
along the KankaSee and lakes OF
northern Indiana The season Tor
hunting migratory birds Is now closed
throughout the country.
In the letter to Miles the scheme OF
the federal authorities TO obtain more
definite information with regard to
the semi-annual flights of ducks ana
geese and other migratory birds, -
set out.
Information on Migration.
Much more detailed information
regarding the nortnwaTd movement
of ducks and geese is desirable. the
letter said. I'm order to obtain the
necessary data schedules have been
mailed 10 each OF the federal WardenS
in the northern zone. on these Sched-
ules will be kept a record OF the eX-
act date OF arrival of the various MI
gratory birds and ia June these re-
ports should be returned to the de-
partment so shat the records can be
filed and tabulated for use. A plan
is also in contemplation for tagging
several hundred ducks go that II the
birds are shot next season and report
ed. definite information viii he avail
able as to the routes by which tney
travel. Tags similar 20 those used IN
marking homing pigeons VIII ne az
tached to the birds legs and each tag
viii bear serial number and VIII ne
laDeled. notify L. :. department aSTl
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Answers NcWS-TimcS Query
Mr. Miles has answered number
of inquiries from northern lnulaild
sDortsmen. setting out the proNlslous
of the federal regulations that Apply
To- Indian duck hunters. Among THESE
letters was one Inn which Miles plead
Cd for "gentlemanly sportsnanshlp
among Indiana hunters This letter
was sent I'm reply 10 query from
the %ews-Times of South Bend. lnd'
4 few of the important regulations
eff the federal law, as they relate 10
Indiana duck hunters, follow.
waterfowl. including hrant. ducks
teXccpt wood duCks). geese and swan
may Ice killed from sept. 1 TO Dec
Rails. coots and gallinules may ne
killed from Sept 1 TO Nov. 80 lhcl".
"woodcoclz may he killed from Oct
10 Nov. 30. inclusive.
..Jacksnipe of Wilson snipe. black
breasted and golden plover anu
,,rostcr or lesser yellow legs may oe
killed from Sept / TO Dec. Is. mciu-
sive 4;t
a fve-vear closed season. untI
sent I. 1918. is provided for wood
ducks. band-tailed pigeons. Htte
brown. sandhill and whooping cranes
swans. curlew and all shore BIRDS eN-
cent those named above.
The ohio river is closed except
from Nov I 10 Dec. 81.
a daily closed season is provided
from sunset 20 sunrise.
\ perpetual closed season IS pro-
vided for insectivorous birds. as fol
lows. Boboliuks. Cathlrds' chlcha-
dees cuckoos. fycatchers. grosbecks'
humming birds kiuglets. martins
meadow larks. night hawks OF pull
hats. nuthatches orioles. ronlnS
shrfkcs swallows. swifts. tanaEerS'
titn,ice thrushes. VireOs. WarblerS'
wax-xings. woodpeckers. and Wrens-
etc.
WAIkERTON.
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