The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-19
HUNTING LAW
IS EXPLAINED
MANY HUNTERS IGNORANT OF LAW
RECENTLY PASSED
MUST Be RESIDENT CITIZEN
Cannot Hunt In Any Other County
But Your Own Without
a License

The new law recently passed by the
state legislature in regards to hunting
licenses seems to be puzzling many
local hunters, as we'll as hunters from
all over the country. The following |
information will explain what consti.
tutes the hunters license law
If you are citizen OF the United
States you will not be required to
purchase hunters license which costs
one dollar providing that You do not
hunt in any other county ether than
the one in winch you reside. 1t you
are not a citizen You will have TO
purchase a one dollar hunters license
in order to hunt in your own county
or any other county Of the state.
For example:
No person in Iron county Will be
permitted TO hunt in another county
of the state unless he has the necessary
one dollar license. No person who is
not citizen will be permitted 20 hunt
in this county without first obtaining
the necessary one dollar license. There
is a stiff penalty for violation of this
law. OF course everyone will have to
have deer license in order to hunt
that game lawfully.
William X. Oates, state game, fish
and forestry warden has sent letters to
his deputies, urging strict enforcement
of the hunting license law. Mr.. Oates
has written the deputies as follows
ITO State and County Deputies
"As the hunting season is just
opening, | call your attention to Sec
| zion / of Act 10S OF the Public Acts Of
1918. which reads in part as follows;
"It shall be unlawful for any person
TO hunt for, kill, pursue, or take in
any manner any OF the wild animals
or wild birds protected by the laws
of this State, without first obtaining
license to DO 30 under the provi sions
Of the act.
This puts the responsibility
squarely on the hunter. Hunters and
sporLsmen have now mad sufficient
time TO inform themselves as to the
necessity of procuring license under
the act above quoted and the plea Of
ignorance will no longer stand the acid
test. It was not the intention of the
legislature that game wardens assume
the role of notaries public nor that
they should exhaust their energies in
pursuing and following hunters and
sportsmen for the purpose of issuing
licenses in the woods and fields.
THE hunter license law was pas
sed by the state legi stature for the
protection of game ami mails and game
birds. and for increased revenue for
the game warden's department and
we request rigid enforcement of the
law and vigorous prosecution OF all
parties found engaged in hunting
protected game birds without having
the requisite license, unless there
should be some good reason in con
nection with the case why Ieniency
SnOuiu De hloWn'
I'VE are convinced that this is the
only way 20 bring sati ,factory results
] and secure the revenue of which the
department stands in great need
[ Sincerely yours,
/ WILLIAM r. OATES,
State Cana Fish and
Forestry Warden.
Il is lawful to shoot rabbits, ducks
q geese, brant, rails, coots, gallinules
black breasted and golden plover
. Wilson or pack snipe and yellow legs
, Hands must be kept off deer, squir
rels, spruce hens and all shore birds
other than these mentioned above.
Duck and rabbits will furnish the
chief sport during the coming month
Nand the game wardens department
asks particular attention 10 the fac
that the law places limit on duel
and the shore birds One days work
is limited to 25 ducks, geese or brant
six plover. snipe or other shore birds
) and all guns bigger than 10 gauge ar
o barred. IL is unlawful 10 use any float
. ing device propelled by steam, gas
!. naptha etc. Not more than 25 geese
a duck or brant, 30 plover, 20 snipe an
other shore birds can be in ones pos
n Sc ssIon at one time,
j: The use Of ferrets and guinea pigs !
/. barred in the hunting Of rabbits an
% specil efforts are to be made this yea
for such violators.