The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-27
HUNDREDS TO HUNT
. IN BEL TRAIMIC COUNTY
Applications for Licenses Received by
Auditor George Indicate That Many
Will Visit Duck Pass and Prairie.
SEASON BRINGS NEW LAWS

SEASON BRINGS NEW LAWS
Every Hunter Must Have Permit
Money Secured is Used in Fund to
Prevent Game Violations.
Hundreds of nimrods are to hunt
in Beltrami county this fall, the
chicken and duck season opening on
September Z, this fact being indicated
by the large number of applications
now filed at the Office of James L.
George, county auditor. Hunters
this year will meet with several new
provisions in the game laws, one be-
ing that license will be required of
every hunter, whether a resident or
not, except those hunting on their
own property.
Auditor George has mailed appli-
cation blanks to town clerks of the
county in order that people residing
in various localities may secure Ii
'censes without inconvenience. The
licenses will be issued on Saturday,
September 4.
The license fee this year will be
$1.00 for all residents of the state.
This license will entitle a resident
to hunt anywhere in the state. The
license fee is deposited to the account
of the state game and fish commits
sion and used for the proper enforce
ment of the game laws. The license
is good for only one year.
The nonresident license fee for
big game is $25; for small birds it is
$40. Failure to take out a license
subjects the hunter to a fine of not
less than $40 and not more than $25,
or thirty to ninety days in Jail. The
licenses are not transferable, and vio-
lation of this rule is punishable by
fine of not less than $50. License
must be shown to any person upon
request. -
Shoot Partridge in October.
The Federal game laws prohibit
shooting game birds before sunrise
and after sunset. Quail, partridge
and ruffled grouse may be hunted
during the two months of October and ):
November moose and deer from No
vember 10 to December l.; snipe and
prairie chicken until November z. 80
Smaller Game Limits.
The number of birds allowed to be
killed in one day has been reduced
this year that sportsmen will have
less difficulty in reaching. the maxi
mum number. 1t is ten for one days
bag Of all varieties except ducks;
thirty allowed in possession; fifteen
ducks may be slaughtered in one day
and forty-fve are allowed in posses
sion.
Game can be retained after the
close of the shooting season by any
person lawfully in possession of same
by securing retaining tags to be at
tached to the game until consumed.
to the length of time that game might
be had in possession under such re-
straining permits. A new law limits
the time that game birds may be held
under permit to December 81.
For those who have difficulty in
remembering what to do and what
not to do, besides the sage advice to
be sure the bird is not man before
shooting, the following little list of
"don' is" is here given: .:-
What Should Be Avoided. -
1t is unlawful to kill harmless
birds; to hunt deer with dogs; to fish
with more than one line; to break or
destroy birds nests or eggs; to place
VI ACCC4FC 6d"C SOAu 0toA o6O1 "
hunt on land of another without per-
mission; to wantonly waste or destroy
game birds, animals or fish; to ship
(except as baggage) brook trout,
black, gray or Oswego bass; to OBJ
struct the commissioner of his agents
while gathering fish spawn; to carry
guns in training dogs during close
season on lands frequented by game
birds; to serve bass, wild trout (ex-
cept lake trout) or any kind of game
in hotels or restaurants; to hunt or
carry firearms in state parks or for
est reserves or to hunt in game ref
uges; to use traps, snares, artificial
lights, nets, bird lime or set guns to
kill game animals or birds; to de-
posit sawdust or refuse in waters
planted by commissioner, or where