Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-29
S0RA SEASON WILL OPEN
IN VIRGINIA NEXT WEEK
May Shoot Birds After September I
Except During Night
time.
FEDERAL INSPECTOR is HERE
II. III. Bailey VIII See That Federal
Migratory Bird Law Is Enforced.
Dealers and Express Companies
Warned to Observe Regulations.

II. IL. Bailey. Virginia district lnspec-
eor' uhoer the Federal bird laws, is In
is'en''ohn' He comes to confer with
iocai authorities and those interested in
Inc enforcement of tho laws relating 70
ooeh game and mons game birds. The
sora season opens September l. and
All sportsInen arc warned not 70 hunt
mem at night, as has been CUSTOMARY
heretofore Game dealers are also
"arnea not to handle any night-killed
pan'es should also refrain from hard
mig these Illegally killed birds.
with the approach OF the omen so,
son Tor shooting wild fowl. tho lInited
states Department Of Agriculture 10
warning sportsmen that the Federal
reg ulations as amended October 1914
YIN De strictly enforced. Some misun-
tnat the various State laws do M, al
ways conform TO the Federal reruIa
uohs' lhis Is regarded as unfortunate
nut IN SUCH cases the department must
insist upon the observance Of tho Fed
eral regulations.
mo department will consider any rec
concentrations submitted in good faith
lot amendment OF the regula lions. but
VIII mold no public hearings thereon
nor VIII II amend the regulations prior
20 october H. 1915. II is the purnoso
or tho department TO conform tho reru-
iations to tho wishes Of the majority or
sportsmen SO far as IL can be done md
al tho same time give wild fowl the
necessary protection.
Federal regulations divide the United
states into two zones Zone No tho
breeding zone. includes the States OF
oregon. Idaho, Colorado. Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana. Ohio. pcnnsvI-
Tnr
north Of thcin. Zone No 2, the winter
Ing zone. includes all States south OF
those named
FEDERAL REGULATIONS
MADE For PROTECTION
The regulations prescribe open sea-
sons as follows:
Zone No .:
Waterfowl. October ! TO January 10
exceptions: Delaware. Maryland. Dis
tr!ct or Columbia, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana
November TO February !: Florida
Georgia, South Carolina. November 90
10 February l6; Missouri. Kansas. Okla
homa, September ID to February / Ari-
iona. California, Texas. October Is to
Fcbruaryl !.
Rails coots. Eallinules. September
10 December l. Exceptions: Tennessee.
Utah. October to December /. Nis
souri,. September Is TO January /: Lou
isiana, November / to February !: Ari-
iona. California (coots). October Is to
February l.
Woodcock. November to January !.
Exceptions; Delaware, Louisiana. No
vember Is to January /; West Virginia.
October 10 December !; Georgia. De
cember ! to January l.
Shore birds = Black-brcasted and
golden plover. jacksnipe, yellowlegs.
September l to December IG Excep-
lions: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,
November 20 to February /: Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi. Texas Novem-
Der to February /: Tennessee, Octo-
Der ] to December IS: Arizona. Cali
forn!a. October 10 to February /; Utah
tsnipe), October l to December 10; Utah
(plover and yellowlegs). September l.
1918.
1nsectivorous birds protected indeh-
nitely. Band tailed pigeons, cranes,
swans. curlew and smaller shore birds
protected until September !. 1918: wood
ducks in Kansas and West Virginia,
rails and wood ducks in California, and
woodoock In Missouri are also protected
until September /. 1918.
Shooting prohibited between sunset
and sunrise: or at any slime on tho Mis-
sissipp! River. between Minneapolis and
Memphis. after January 1, 1915.