The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-01
SPORTSMfh AFIELO As
HUNTING SEASON OPENS
Game Is Plentiful Throughout State
and Many Gunners VIII Go
Into the Woods.
THE LAWS ON THE QUESTION
Nonreeidents Should Make Themselves
Acquainted With Provisions OF Leg.
islatiye Ehactmcnts Before They ao
Hunting.

Mem bers of the various hunting
clubs as well as private clubs and
ordinary citizens will take advantage
of the holiday tomorrow and leave the
polls to the politicians and other
patriots. and Will so to the many
hunting grounds throughout the State.
For the open season begins today.
Reports from all sections of Vir-
ginia Indicate that birds are much
more numerous this season than for
years. Rabbits also are plentiful
Anglers on trips to the lower James
and Chickahoniny Rivers have seen
many rabbits and birds along the
roads.
Those contemplating cunning trips
to Virginia might save themselves
considerable trouble by consulting tho
State laws relating to nonresident
gunners. County officers and game
to enforce provisions of the law at.
fecting such hunters and carrying
game out OF the State.
One section OF the law provides
that persons not residents Of this
State shall not shoot without hrst
procuring license. provision being
made for nonresident children and
nonresident guests Of landowners.
provided the host receives no COM
pensauon. directly or indirectly.
Game wardens. instituting proeecu-
the law. have to be paid $3.50 by
those convicted
Important Game Law.
An important provision of the Law
deals with tho question of taking
game from the State. 1t reads:
ANY person authorized to hunt un-
der the laws OF this State may during
the open season take with him out Of
the state. either In his personal pos
session or as his baggage. on the same
conveyance with him, not In a closed
package. but exposed to view, not 81.
ceeding thirty Wild water fowl atty
quail or partridges. ten pheasauts or
grouse, three wild turkeys, one deer,
or plovers, snipe. sand-pipers. wtllets,
tatlers or curIewe, not eIceedine
twenty-five each. or not exceeding 100
in the aggregate, when killed or cap
tured by himself: provided. the same
shall he plainly labeled or tagged with
the name and address OF such person,
and any citizen of this State may dur
ing the open season, ship or have
transported from this State. as a gift.
and not for market or sale, SO stating
on the shipping tag, one deer. during
the season, and not exceeding three
wild turkeys. six pheasants, twelve
wild water fowl, eighteen cartridges
or quail: provided, that such game
shall be shipped exposed to public
view and unconcealed, and each par
Gel or package shall be plainly labeled
nr tagged With the name and address
OF the donor and OF the donee. and
tho number OF each OF such game no
shipped. This section shall not apply
to sora or rabbits or harcs."
Delivering game to a common car
rier for transportation out of the State
is made an offense. IT Ia permissible
to ship game through the state from
another Jurisdiction In unhroKer
packages. A fine OF $50 Is provided
for infractions of the law,
The law provides a penalty OF from
SIS to $50 for trespassing upon water
or land OF other persons In cases
where the offense Is committed after
warning the penalty IL fine of not
more than $50, or sixty days' i'm
prisonment. or both. In the discretion
OF the justice or Jury trying the case
The season for shooting snipe and
plover In Virginia opened September
l, and will close Devember 49, Tho
woodcock season closes January l.