Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-14
DUCK HUNTING ON
COAST PROMISES
TO BE EXCELLENT
SEASON OPENS TOMORROW, OCT0-
Der IS. AND WILL CONTINUE TO
FEBRUARY IS, NEXT.
SUMMARY OF TEXAS GAME LAWS
TELLS HOW, WHEN AND WHERE
GAME MAY BE KILLED.

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with an occaional shot at a mud hen
when there's nothing doing" will be
, perfectly legal after tomorrow. BY a de-
cree Of the Texas game laws. as well
as a federal law. ducks and geese may
be hunted from the 18th day of October
until the 18th day Of February and re-
ports received in Brownsville from along
the lagoons on the lower coast indicate
that the feeding grounds this year are
fine and prospects are that there will be
large numbers Of this game this season.
Already fiocks of ducks and geese are
making their way south. and the 'honk,
honk' and "quack. quack' high up in
the air has not been an noise
during the past few days. Reports Of
bandits in the brush" apparently are
having no effect on the migrations OF
the birds.
The deer hunting season will open
November l and continue for a period
of sixty days. Quail hunting also prom
Uses well when the season opens. Noyem-
Der |. II continues to February 1.
The following summary of the Texas
game avs will be Of interest TO sports
men. and George J.. Head. deputy game
warden here. urges hunters to observe
them:
1t is unlawful for any person who
has not been a bona fide inhabitant and
resident citizen of Texas for six months
last past to hunt or kill any game in
this state. without first having pro
cured a hunting license from the game
warden and paving the said warden the
sum of $15. Said licenses shall be dated
when issued and shall remain in force
until the 31st day Of August following
thereafter. ANY person may hunt or kill
any game during the open season. when
il is lawful 10 kill game. i'm the county
Of his residence. or in the counties adj
joining the county of his residence. or
on land owned or controlled nv him.
without procuring n huntcr's license
from the county clerk. which license
costs Sl-15. LiccnSc<a are not transfer
rable.
Game birds listed are turkey. duckr
geese. grouse. prairie chicken. Monaghan
English pheasants. quail. doves. pigeons.
nlover. jacksnipe. curlew. robin and
Mexican Chachalaca.
Ii is unlawful at any time to kill.
catch. have In possession dead or alive
or To buy. sell or offer to sell. or TO ship
any other thar a game bird. except as
specially permitted. And no part Of the
plumage. skin or body. can be sold or
had in possession for sale. Ii il also un.
lawful 10 take or necdlcSsly DESTROY or
have I'm possession nest or eggs Of any
wild bird. except as spa"ially permitted.
The following are exempt: English spar
rows. hawks. crows. buzzards. black
birds. rice birds and owls. Ii is also
unlawful al any time to sell, offer for
sale. have in possession for the purpose
Of sale. or purchase or have in possession
after purchase. the flesh. carcass. hide
or antlers Of deer. antelope. or Rocky
Mountain sheep. or any Of the game
birds mentioned.
IL is unlawful to net or trap any wild
game bird or fowl mentioned as game
birds.
1t is unlawful to DESTROY wild geese
or ducks except with an ordinary gun.
sho. from the shoulder.
1t is unlawful to kill. trap ir ensnare
wild female deer or spotted fawn nj
any season Of the year or have In pos.
session.
Game l<rd> and animals may not be
huntei with hunting lamp or lanterns
AMI THE includes automobile LAMPS also
Ii il unlawful 10 kill or destroy deer
Except between November | and January
|. T. is unlawful to kill quail aud doves
Except between November l and Febru
tary 1.
Number allowed in season.
The number of animals or birds al
lowed i'm a season are: Deer. three
bucks in one season: quail. doves. ducks
and all game birds exrept turkeys
twenty five in one day: turkeys. three II
one season. from December / to April 1
Rabbits. squirrels. foxes. opposums
coons and bears NAV be killed in any
number. in all seasons.
The Texas laws permit hunters Il
ship or transport to their homes such
game as has been lawfully killed b,