The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-09-03
GOING HUNTING?
BETTER READ THIS
GAME WARDEN HAS LIST OF
"OONT'S" FOR MICHIGAN
NiMRODS THIS SEASON.
HoYt Tells in a Nutshell How to Avoid
Getting Into Trouble; Don't Blame
Officers If They Catch You Violating
Law; Be Sport.

/ Ss''h ''so s'Seo'0p SOU otdfVe
Officers II They Catch You Violating
Law; Be Sport.
Lansing, Mich, Aug, 2S.-Charles X.
| Hoyt, chief clerk of the state game
wsrden's department, who has been
connected with the department for
many years, gives to the hunters Of
Michigan few timely suggestions that
may be we'll observed. One particular
point in the many "Dont's" that Mr..
Hoyt embodies in his warnings is,
Don't try to inform anyone what the
law is unless you know. as it may get
the informed in wrong"
Don't violate any of the game and
fish laws and then blame the officer
who arrests you. Be a SPORT" says
| Hoyt.
There are innumerable laws in Mich
igan governing hunting and fishing
and the average hunter and fisherman
out of necessity would have to carry
copy of the compiled statutes along
with him if he would keep within the
law at all times. However, by pasting
the following "dont's" compiled by Mr..
Hoyt, in your hat you can at least keep
out of trouble.
MANY DONT'S FOR HUNTERS.
Don't hunt partridge or rabbits be-
fore October /.
Don't hunt or kill wood duck at any
time before 1918.
Don't hunt or attempt to hunt with
out first securing a license to do so.
Don't permit your minor children
under II years of age to hunt at any
time or place, except on your own
enclosed lands upon which you are reg
ularly domiciled. The law does not
permit them to secure license, there.
fore they cannot hunt.
Don't trap or attempt to trap fur
bearing animals before the season opens
November l.
Don't trap unless you have procured
a hunting license.
Don't hunt partridge from automo.
biles.
Don't hunt ducks from motor boats.
Don't kill anything which the law
protects by an absolute closed season.
Don't kill song and insectivorous
birds at any time.
Don't keep in possession, alive or
dead, any game or fur.bearing animals
during closed season without getting a
permit to do 30 from the game, fish aud
forest fire commi ssioner.
Don't take any non.game birds for
scientific or educational purposes with
out securing permit to do so from the
secretary of the non.gsme bird COM
mission.
Don't use headlights for hunting deer
or have them in your possession at any
time.
Don't kill but one deer during one
season.
Don't kill deer until November 10.
Don't kill deer in the water.
Don't kill fawn with a spotted coat
Don't try and ship partridge killed
during hunting season, as they must be
carried as open hand baggage in such a
manner as to be readily seen and in
spected.
Don't take any brook trout of any
kind after September l, as the season
closes at that time tn is year.
Don't guess at the law. Get copy
Don't take more than 25 ducks in one
day.
Don't take more than so ducks in one
week.
Don't kill more than six partridge in
one day.
Don't have in possession more than
10 partridge at any one time.
Don't kill more than 25 partridge in
any ne season.
Don't kill squirrels before 1920.
Don't kill more than 25 woodcock,
Wilson or jack snipe, black. breast ed
and golden plover and yellow legs in
one season.
Don't kill rails, coots and gallinules
before September 16, ss it is violation
of the federal law.
Don't kill waterfowl after sunset. If
you do youwill violate the federal law.
| Don't catch more Il an total of %
fish which may be composed of the fol-
lowing species: White bass, calico bass,
crappies, perch, wall.eyed pike, rock
bass blue gills, sunfish. You cannot
take % of each species.
Don't take more than 10 black bass in
one day.
| Don't keep any black bass in your
possession of less length than 10 inches.
Don't take more than 35 trout In one
day.
Don't keep in possession any trout of
less length than seven inches.
Don't try to inform others what the
law is unless YOU know, as 1t may get
them in wrong.