Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-25

ducks killed on Reelfoot Lake. Finally
In June. a new game law was passed In
Illinois prohibiting sale Of all game.
native or imported except rabbits. For
20 years or more Illinois has permitted
the sale at certain seasons of game i'm
ported from other states. Illinois now
not only prohibits the sale but also
the export of all protected game except
rabbits. Missouri has strengthened its
export law by provision prohibiting ek-
port of quail for any purpose.
BAG LIMITS.
A bag-limit law was passed for the first
time in Arkansas applicable to deer,
bear, turkey, quail and ducks. Limits
were established in Connecticut on squir-
rels and waterfowl; in New Hampshire
on quail. ruffed grouse. and woodcock,
and in Pennsylvania on bear. Indiana,
which opened the season on prairie chick
ems for the first time in several years,
provided a limit Of five birds per day.
Reductions in limits were made on deer
in Alaska from to 3, in Montana from
to 2, and in Michigan and Nevada from
to I. In the case Of birds the more inn
portant reductions in daily bag limits were
made in Illinois on doves from Is to 10; in
Iowa on quail from Is to Is. and on prairie
chickens from Is to s; in Minnesota on
all birds except ducks, from Is to 10; in
Oklahoma on quail, plover. snipe. and
ducks. from % to 10: Only a few in
creases were provided: In Illinois on
shore birds. in Missouri on birds Except
turkeys) from 10 to 10, and in Nevada
on quail from Is to 90
LICENSES.
Resident licenses were provided for the
first time in three southern states-Ar.
kansas. South Carolina and Tennessee.
Arkansas established 81 license for deer
and 81 license for dogs uSsd>An hunt
Ing quail; South Carolina license Of 81
for hunting in the county and s. in tha
state, but q counties were exempt from
the operation of the act; and Tennessee
81 license for the county and 81 for the
state. New Mexico and Vermont joined
the list of states which now issue COM
bined hunting and fishing licenses.
Delaware. following the example of West
Virginia in 1918, repealed the resident
license provision adopted two years ago,
while West Virginia restored the licenSt
by issuing free licenses to persons hunt
ing in the bounty of residence and 70.
curing Zee of 50 to hunt elsewhere in
the state. Fees for nonresident licenses
were reduced in Illinois from $15 to Slo,s
in Maine from s25 to SIS. and for the spec
ial elk resident license in Wyoming from
SIS to SD New Hampshire and South
Carolina. on the other hand, increased
the non esident fee in each case from
$40 to 50 and Manitoba the resident big
game license from 50 to 81. Exemption
were p1pVided in a few cases-notably In
Illnois.t.which allows veterans Of the
Civil Wsr to hunt without a license, and
In Oregon, which issues free licenses to
veteran. In the latter state women are
nowsallowed to hunt and fish without IL
cense@ but in New Mexico similar priv;-
leges are not extended. North Dakota
allowed actual settlers to obtain a resi-.
dent license, even though they have not
acquired residence. In Michigan and
Minnesota all residents are now REQUIRED
to obtain licenses to hunt in the county
of residence. In North Dakota and Yer.
mont conviction of violating the game
laws not only results in forfeiture OF
license, but renders the holder ineligible
to obtain another for a year, except In
Vermont, without the consent of the
game commissioner.