Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-01
STATE GAME WARDENS GIVEN n
STRUCTIONS REGARDING
DEER AND QUAIL.
FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS TWO
SEASONS 10 NOT OPEN ON
the SAME DATES.

Wood, has issued instructions to agIne
wdrdens In all sections of the State to
devote special attention 10 violations of
the state statutes IN the killing of quail
out of season Season for deer opens Oh
November l and for quail on December
1. IL Is the first time in years that the
TWO seasons have not opened on the
same date. For thi sreason and because
VI an Impression that seems To prevail
that quail may Ice killed after Novem-
Der j II has been found necessary to is
sue Instruct ms to warlens.
Commission er Wood also has request
ed the warde Is 10 give as much public
lty as possiI le Il the fact that quail
cannot he XII led until December | in
order hat il may not he necessary To
prosecute for violations IF the game
laws where such offenscs have been com
mitted through ignorance of the law.
The instructions issued by the depart
mcnt also request the waricns To give
particular attention a. the ruthless Kill
ling of deer.
Must Have License.
The Game Department also calls at
tention 10 the necessity for hunters pro
viting themselves with hunting licenses
and the requirements for making ali
davits before game can bc shipped. Non
residents must pay a license of Flo. NON
residents are clasScl as those who have
not been residents Of the State for az
least six months. Under these VI rn>cS
however. non residents can taxi home
gym, that i lawfully killed unlcr Ger
tain stipnIations aS to afidaVitS Tor
shipment
Nav Kill But Three.
Resident hunter, NUTS pay i hunting
fee If $f.1J i'm order to hunt out 81 the
county Of his residence. County clerks
issue these licenses which provide no OK
cmptions from the provisions of the
state laws as to hunting. There are sle-
GAL two hunters story "A The
ial provisions Of the law as To deer
hunting. 1T shall he unlawful FOR any
person To kill. c%nsnare. or entrap. or III
any way destroy any wild deer IN the
period Of time embraced between the
first day Of January and the first day
of November i'm each year provided II
shall he unlawful for any person al an,
season of the wear 10 take-kill or trap
or ensnare any wild female deer Or
spotted fawn within this state and pro
vided further, that il shall he unlawful
for any person tn take. kill trap or en-
snare more than three wild bulk during
the months of November and December
Of any one wear"
Special attention is called by the Com
missioner to the limit on deer and that
section of the law relative to killing of
does and fawns. One section of the law
that is to be given more than passing
attention bv the warlens Of the depart
ment is that with reference 10 might
hunting"
No Might Hunting"
1T shall further he unlawful for any
pcrson M n time to hunt deer \ \ Y
bv aid Of what is known commonly ~ a
hunting lamp or lantern. or any other
light used for the purpose of hunting Mt
night is the section stressed. as well
as the following ~rcaltive to the use of
deer calls. which was passed by the last
Legislature:
1T shall b. unlawful for any person
nj any time of the wear. within this
state. to use "A deer call viii site decoy
horn. call pipe. reed or other device me-
chanical or natural. for the purpose of
calling or attracting the attention q
any deer by such means. or attcmptin"
to use anv s,r~h means in hunting deer
>ldIi bt ~ eultth vi ~ fll~t.titttiUDf
and upon conviction shall he punished
by u fine of not less than 500 rnr mo-s
than $500 or bv Imprisonment of not
less than twenty days or more than
ninety days, or both bv said fine and i'm
prisonmcnt and each aud every unlawful
act shall constitute a special o~frcnse."
Law Affects Carriers.
One phase of the law that is impor.
tant Ia hunters il that relative To shin
mcnt of carcasscs. The law states: IT
|. shall he unlawful for any express ON
pany railroad company or any other
common carrier. or the officers. agents.
servants or employees of the same 10 re
ceive for the purpose of transportation
or Ia transport. carr, or take beyond
the limits of the State. or within this
state y = any wild animal = = = or
the carcass thereof or The hide thereof
= : = Nothing in This chapter shall be
construed a. prohibit the transportation
or Shipment of any Of the game = y y
y hen lawfully taken or killed from the
place Of shipment To the home Of the
person who killed the same = y y pro
vided the person who killed such game
y > shall accompany said game v = \
providing person making shipment shall
,'rst make proper affidavit i'm writing be-
fore some officer authorized by law to
administer oaths. and deliver same 10
said railroad or common carrier. or 10
he agent Of said roailroad or common
carrier. at the point Of shipment" Pen
~ Cor violation is in fine Of from SO
to 800.