The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-13
24O NEW GAME, LAWS ENACTED IN l9l 5.
Birds and Big eamene states
Bring Into Agreement With Federa' Il
Migratory Bird Law p

deer legally killed. pennsylvania
prohibited shipment Of game by parcel
post, and Wisconsin, shipment under
an alias. Connecticut authorized the
commissioners of fish cries and game
to grant permits to bring in game law,
fully killed outside the state, provided
such game is not offered for sale.
Quail.
Notwithstanding the agitation In
favor of protecting quail for several
years in some sections, no bills OF, this
kind were passed this year, and thirty
nine states still provide quail shooting.
The seasons were shortened six weeks
in Oklahoma and two weeks in Ne
vada. Limits were established for
the first time in Arkansas and New
Hampshire reduced in Iowa from
25 to Is per day, in Oklahoma from
25 to 10, in Minnesota from Is to 10,
and increased in Nevada, from Is to
90. All but fourteen OF the states
which permit quail hunting now have
a limit of twenty birds or less per 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 and in the southern zone in the
states of California, Kansas and West
Virginia Daily bag limits were es-
tablished for the first time in Arkan-
sas and Connecticut, reduced in Okla
homa from 25 to 10, and increased In
Missouri from 10 to Is. Most OF the
states now have limit OF Is or less
per day.
Open Seasons.
Open season were heightened in
Montana on elk and deer two weeks;
in Florida on deer and birds three
weeks; in Minnesota on quail twenty
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
hunting deer on four consecutive
days.
Seasons were shortened In a number
of states. In the case of big game the
deer season was curtailed In Arkans as
three months; in Oregon and Washing
ton 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 twenty days; in
Oklahoma the quail season was cur.
tailed six weeks, and in Michigan, Ne
vada (ducks), Tennessee, and Wyom.
ing, spring shooting of waterfowl was
abolished. g.. ~ .
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 killing OF
fifty bull moose in Wyoming; length.
enng the season on elk in Montana
two weeks; closing the season on
mountain sheep in Montana: changes
affecting does in seven states, includ
ing the removal Of protection in Flori
da, Nevada, New Jersey, and Wyom
ing; establishment of limit in Ar
kansas, and decrease in the limits in
Alaska, Michigan, Montana and Ne
.vada. .,s. $50 &c., -...
Under present conditions. deer hunt
ing is permitted in thirty-six states, IN
about one-third of which the hunter is
limited to one deer a season and fn
most of the others to two.
Eighteen. states protect does at al
seasons and allow only bucks TO be
killed-namely, Alabama, Arizona
California, Georgia. Idah :, Missouri
Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, New
York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvan
ia, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Vir
ginia and Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania requires that deel
killed shall have horns two inches
above the hair. New York and Yer
mont at least three inches long, ant
West Virginia four inches long. while
ing of spike bucks. -..