The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
LOCAL HUNTERS
WAIT Fur SEPT
Shooting Season In state is Not Far
off and Nimrods Are Preparing
to DepopuIate Forests
and Fields.
QUAIL SHOOTING LATER
November I 10 Date for Season for
These eirds-Law Prescribes
Amount Of Game and Pen
atty for Violations.

Local nimrods are impatiently
awaiting the coming OF September l,
| which opens the season on some game
birds and animals. Some OF the local
hunters. however, have secured their
hunting licenses, already and now
have their guns all polished up wait
ing for the arrival Of the day when
they can go aield in search of some
thing to shoot at.
The fact that the squirrel season
opened in Illinois, has led many to
believe that. the season also opened
in this state at that date.
The season on grey fox squirrel or
timber squirrel will not open until
September list. The season will also
open on that date for the pinnated
grouse. prairie chicken, wild duck,
brant goose, rail, plover, sand piper
or marsh or beach bird The
shooting of the ruffed grouse,
pheasant. wild turkey or quail is not
permitted until the first day Of No
vember.
The ONLY game bird now in season
is the woodcock, rare In this section.
The open and closed. season on
game birds and animals, stated in
the law covering the matter Is as
follows:
Sec. 10. Game protected. No per-
son shall trap. shoot. or kill any PIN
mated grouse or prairie chicken be-
tween the first day OF December and
the first day of September next follow
ing, any woodcock, between the first
day of January and the tenth day OF
July; any ruffled grouse or pheasant.
wild turkey or quail, between the fif-
teenth day OF December and the first
day of November: any wild duck,
goose or brant, rail plover. sand piper
and marsh or beach bird. between
the fifteenth day of April and the
first OF September; or any gray or
fox squirrel or timber squirrel be-
tween the first day of January and
the first DAY Of September. Shooting
or killing quail on the public high
way shall be in violation Of the law.
No person shall kill or attempt to
kill any OF the birds mentioned In
this section from any artificial am
bush OF any kind, or with the aid or
use Of any sneakboat or sink box, or
from any sail boat, gasoline or cleo
trio launch or steamboat, or any 9TH
er water conveyance. except as pro-
PEELED by oar or paddle, or other de-
water. nor use any artificial light.
battery or other deception. contriv.
ance or device whatever with the In
tent to attract or deceive any OF the
birds mentioned in this chapter. ex-
tcept that decoys may be used in hunt
ing wild geese and ducks, but no per-
son shall at any time hunt Or shoot
from any boat, canoe, continuance or
device whatever on any OF the waters
Of this state between sunset and sun
rise. Any person violating any OF
the provisions OF this section shall
| be held guilty Of a misdemeanor and
punished as provided for in section
twenty five hundred flfty-six (2556) OF
the supplement to the code, 1907, and
in addition thereto for use OF any
ambush, sink box, sneakboat or other
water conveyance, prohibited by law.
on the waters of this state, a f1ne OF
not less than twenty-five dollars, nor
more than 10000 and shall stand