The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-08
STR|CTER LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION
OF GAME ENACTED BY MANY STATES
240 New Game Laws Were Passed Legislatures the Various
States 1915-Nne States Bring Closed Seasons Into Agree
ment With Federal Migratory Bird Law-Four States Bar
Alens-Some Novel Features of State Game Laws.

ment of allowing the killing of so
bull moose under 800 licenses instead
of an indefinite number during lin
tied season. Methods of hunting we're
restricted in Michigan by prohibiting
the use automobiles in hunting
partridges, and in Indiana by pro-
hibiting the use of searchlights or 9TH
er artificial lights attached to autos
for hunting game on or near a high
way. Several new restrictions on
shipments appeared for the first time:
Illinois prohibited importation from
points outside the state of any
game except deer legally killed. Penn
sylvania prohibited shipment of game
by parcel post. and Wisconsin, ship
ment under an alias. Connecticut au-
thorizes the commissioners of fisher
les and game to grant permits to
bring in game lawfully killed outside
the state. provided such game is not
offered for sale.
Quail.
Notwithstanding the agitation in
fave of protecting quail for several
years in some sections, no bills of this
kind were passed this year, and SO
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 25 to 15 per day.
in Oklahoma from rs to 10, in Mime
sofa from 15 to 10, and increased in
Nevada from Is to 20. All but IA of
a OF of tn1x
now have limit of 20 birds or less
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
Lost of the states now have a limit
of 25 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
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.
MO oh
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
fducks), 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 kin.
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 hum.
ing is permitted in 36 states. in about
one-third of which the hunter is lin.
tied to one deer a season and In most
of the others to two. Eighteen states
protect does at all seasons and allow
only bucks to be kilIed-namely. 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