The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-21
STRICTER LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION
OF GAME ENACTED BY MANY STATES
240 New Game Laws Were Passed by Legislatures of the Various
States in 95-Nne States Bring Closed Seasons Into Agree
ment With Federal Migratory Bird Law-Four States Bar
Aiens-Some Novel Features of State Game Laws

states still provide quail shooting. The
seasons were shortened six weeks in
Oklahoma and two weeks in Nevada.
Limits were established for the first
time in Arkansas and New Hampshire.
reduced in Iowa from rs to Is per day.
in Oklahoma from 25 to 10, in AIinnez
sofa from Is TO 10, and increased in
Nevada from 15 to 20. All but Ia OF
the states which permit quail hunting
now have limit of 20 birds or less
a day.
Waterfowl.
All the states now allow waterfowl
hunting, but the wood duck is protect
ed for several years throughout the
northern zone and in the southern
zone in the states of California, Kan
sas and West Virginia. Daily bag
limits were established for the first
time in Arkansas and Connecticut. re-
duced in Oklahoma from 25 to 10, and
increased in Missouri from 10 to Is.
Most Of the states now have a limit
OF rs or less per day.
Open Seasons.
Open seasons were heightened IN
Montana on elk and deer two weeks:
in Florida on deer and birds three
weeks; in Michigan on quail 20 days:
and in Nevada on sage hens four and
a half months. on grouse one month,
and on quail two weeks. New Jersey
reverted to the former plan of hunt
ing deer on four consecutive Wednes-
days instead OF five consecutive
days.
Seasons were shortened in number
OF states. In the case of big game the
deer season was curtailed In Arkan-
sas three months; in Oregon and Wash
ington two weeks. In New Mexico the
seasons were generally shortened and
arranged in two districts divided at
latitude 35 degrees. In California the
dove season was made later and in
Minnesota shortened 20 days; in Ok
lahoma the quail season was curtailed
six weeks, and in Michigan, Nevada
(ducks), Tennessee and Wyoming,
spring shooting of waterfowl was
abolished.
Laws Protecting Big Game.
The more important changes affect
ing big game included the closing OF
the season for four years on moose
in Maine; authorization for the kill
ing of SO bull moose in Wyoming:
lengthening the season on elk in Mon
tana two weeks; closing the season
on mountain sheep in Montana:
changes affecting does in seven states,
including the removal of protection In
Florida, Nevada, New Jersey and
Wyoming; establishment of limit in
Arkansas; and decrease in the limits
in Alaska, Michigan, Montana and Ne
vada.
Under present conditions deer hunt
ing is permitted in SO states, In about
one-third of which the hunter is linn
tied to one deer season and in most
of the others to two. Eighteen states
protect does at all seasons and allow
only bucks to be kiIled-name1y, Ala
bama, Arizona, California, Georgia,
Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mex
leo, Nevada, New York. Oklahoma.
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia and Wiscon-
sin. Pennsylvania requires that deer
killed shall have horns two inches
above the hair, New York and
Vermont at least three inches long,
and West Virginia four inches long.
while California prohibits entirely the
killing of spike bucks.