Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
Game Reported Plentiful.

and goose shooting.
Game Reported Plentiful.
Reports from all sections of Mary
land and Virginia indicate that birds
are much more numerous this season
than for years. Rabbits also are plcn-
tiful Anglers on trips to the lower
Potomac and Patuxtent rivers have
seen many rabbits and birds along the
roads. On a trip to Rock Point, more
than a month ago, fishermen, making
the trip at night, saw seventeen rab-
bits on the road, while another party,
going to Benedict, saw thirteen.
Those contemplating cunning trips to
Virginia might save themselves con-
siderable trouble by consulting the
state laws relating to nonresident
eunners. it is suggested. County Of
ficers and game wardens are under
strict instructions to enforce provisions
of the law affecting such hunters and
carrying game out of the state.
One section of the Virginia law pro-
vides that persons not residents of the
state shall not shoot without first pro-
curing a license, provision being made
for nonresident children and non-resi-
dent guests of landowners, provided the
host receives no compensation, direct
1y or indirectly. Game wardenS, inSti-
tuting prosecutions and securing con-
victions under the law, have to be paid
$3.50 by those convicted.
Embargo on Removing Game.
Another important provision of the
law deals with the question of bring
ing game from the state. 1t reads:
ANY person authorized to hunt I'M
der the laws of this state may during
fal n Of
the state, either in his personal possess
sion or as his baggage. on the same
conveyance with him, not in a closed
package, but exposed to view, not ex-
ceeding thirty wild water fowl, fifty
quail or cartridges. ten pheaSants Or
grouse, three Wild turkeys, one deer. or
plovers. snipe, sand-pipers. willets,
tatlers or curlews. not exceeding TWEEN
ty-five each. or not exceeding 100 in
the aggregate, when killed or cap
tured by himself provided, the same
shall be plainly labeled or tagged with
the name and address of such person.
and any citizen of this state may dur
ing the open season snip or have trans
ported 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
be shipped exposed to public view and
unconcealed. and each parcel or pack
age shall be plainly labeled or tagged
with the name and address of the donor
and of the donee. and the number of
each Of such game so shipped. This
section shall not apply to sora or rab-
bits hares.
Delivering game to common carrier
for transportation out of the state is made
an offense. 1t is permissible to ship game
through the state from another jursdic-
ton in unbroken packages. A fine of $50
Is provided for infractions of the law.
The law provides d penalty of from So
to $50 for trespassing upon water or land
OF other persons In cases where the Of
Tense is committed after warning the
penalty is a fine of not more than $50,
or sixty days Imprisonment, or both,
IN the discretion of the justice or jury
trying the case
The season for shooting snpe and
plover IN Virginia opened September 1.
and will close December 16. The wood
cock season closes January /.
In Maryland the general season for up
land game does not open until November
10. Then 1t will be lawful to kill quail
rabbits, grouse, wild turkeys and wood
cock. Plover and snipe shooting is per-
mitted between September l and Deem
Der 1e.
Reports from the several MARYLAND rfy-
ers where Washingtonians are in the
habit Of going duck shooting, indicate
that ducks probably will be plentiful
Ducks have been seen in fairly large
numbers on the Potomac and Patuxent
rivers. Malards and canvasbacks have
been on the river within d few miles Of
the city lately.