Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-25

dShll9lnn. ID. -. sept. - more
than .4G new game laws we're enacted
during l9lJ-a larger number than m
any previous year except 1911, occordlng
to Farmers Bulletin 6H2. Game Laws
for 1915" Forty-three states held rcgu
lar legislative sessions. and IN all 81
these states. except Arizona. Gcnrgla
and Nebraska some changes were made
in the statutes protecting game. The
largest number of new game laws passed
III ANY state was 81. IN North Carolina:
but in California. Come. ticut. Maine.
New Jersey. Oregon. Pennsylvania AMI
Wisconsin the number reached ~ or
mere. Several measures were vetoed. m
Gliding 4 general game law bill IN Ida
H.. the first bill appropriating the hun
ting license fund in Pennsylvania. 4 bill
protecting bears i'm California. and
three sections Of the game bill IN Wash
ingtun. \ number of bills were introduc
eel for the purpose of h-armontzlng the
State laws on migratory birds with the
Federal regulations. III at least min
states changes were made which brought
the seat ~ into substantial agreement.
viz. California. Connecticut. Name.
Michigan. New Hampshire. Tennessee.
and West Virginia. In illinois the seal
sons fur all migratory birds except coot
aud waterfowl. and i'll Washington for
the smaller shore birds. We're made 10
q inform with the regulations under the
Federal law. Uniformity was also Sc
cured hv provisions in the avs of Con
nccticut. Maine. New Mexico. North Da-
kuta. Washington. and Wisconsin. pro
hihiting hunting between sunset AMI sun
rise. ON the other hand. Delaware ad"p-
TED "A resolution opposing the migratory
bird law. aud Ohio and Rhode Island.
whih had harmonizcd their seasons in
1911. changed the seasons on waterfowl
his year.
~ Il result If the decision OF the Su-
prcmc Court MI the United states on Jan
daly H.. 1911. sustaining the alien hunt
ing law of Pennsylvania. legislation pro
hihiting aliens from hunting az owning
~~hntguuS W rifles was enacted III at least
four EMBELLISHMENTS. New Jersey,
North Dakota. and West Nirginia-hut
certain exceptions based 30 property
qualifications were made in Ma>>achu
sets and New Jersey.
close seasons for several Years were
p~royidcdfur certain kinds ut BIC came
and also for game birds. Hunting mo IH-
tain sheep was suspended ln ltiFl.
Montana. and Washington. and goats
were protected until 1915 ina Montana.
Moose were prntC ted for four years IAN
Maine. the first absolute close season W
This Spccic> Tor - Years since the >uS
pension NJ hunting from lN1> M l>>n
Antelope were given indefinite prnIr
.ticn IN New McXicl and Montana. III
Michigan. New MrNiul. aud Oklahoma,
prairie chickens were protected for >rN
.ral wears. Michigan extended cumpI
protection also 90 quail. impaired phea-
SAINTS. grouse ana wood ducks for five
Years. Minnesota protected doves. wood
cock. plover. and wood ducks until lHlN.
New Mexico gave projection M phra
SAINTS. bob white. pigeons. aui SWANS.
Oklahoma protected doves. grouse. wood
ducks. and turlrw. Several birds were
removed from The game list and rrrt"C
ted through The wear. oklahoma gave
protection on pclirln~. euli- and hcrnii>.
Tennessee declared ring neck nhrd>ant>.
builhat>. robins. ana mvIdoWlaTkS { ~"
MON game birds. In 10 few "lSc~ prntcc-
ticu YVES removed from certain ~prrirS
notably The turkey huZZHri IN Delaware.
Florida. and North Carolina. owls and
~tarlingS I'LL New HAMPSHIRE. and cor
muraut> III Illinois and North Dakota.
For he first t,mc in II wears moose
hunting il permitted In Wyoming. and
NV the first time since 1907 prairie
chicken shooting i permitted in lndiana.
Novel Features Of Stale Laws.
Among TN novel features I'LL the law
this wear NAV Lc mentioned the dcclara-
ton in the Florida law that oWucrh>ip
NJ game i~ vested in the respective cn.n.
ties: the provision IN the California law
pr tcctin" spike bucks. or deer with mn
hrluchcd horns. instead NJ deer with
horns If i certain length and the Wv
ouiue experiment eff allowing the killing
nf - bull moose under -irn licenses in-
stead NJ an indefinite number during u
limited season. Methods { huntiug were
restricted in MICHIGAN hv prohibiting
The I>c I automobiles ir bunting part
ridges. and In Iudiau1 ~ prnhihi mo
the n>c of >c'r.hli9ht> or other artiii.
cial LIGHTS attached NV autos for huutiug
game u az near 4 hi"hva, Several now
restrictions ,u ~hinmcut~ "nur1rcd for
The first time Illinois urnhihitcd im
Inrtatiuu from points outside the ~tn'
Gf any game except deer legally killc'