The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-26
GAME LAW INFORMATION.

l.. Alexander, reappolnted commission
or OF conservation, OF changes made In
the game laws at the recent meeting
Of the legislature. The most impor
tant one made vas the enactment OF q
uniform dollar hunting license required
of every one hunting. This takes the
place Of the former statute that allowed
free hunting in wards. 50-eent parish
license. and 81 statewide license
With the new Law every one going into
the field or marshtand with a gun must
have license aud the statewide dollar
license viii permit hunting In any part
OF the state save parishes where special
regulations protect certain game for a
special closed season or on the areas
set aside for resting places or refugees
for the game
The 81 statewide hunting license APP
plies only 20 resident amateur hunters
The resident professional hunters H.
eense or market hunter remains at
si0, un-naturalized foreigH.boru resi-
rents. sli; nonresident Of the state,
SIS The fur trapper's license remains
at e., as IN the past seasons
Few changes were made IN the open
seasons for the hunting Of game birds,
and the only ones 40 affected were
anail wild turkey gobhlers. snipe aud
upland ployer or papabotte The seasoe
/ for bob White quail "Opens November
/ Is and eleses March /. The season for
snlpe opens on November |, and closes
March IS, thus Frightening the shoot.
ing season for this fayorite game bird
one month and permitting shooting
when these birds are most plentiful
/ For all the ether birds on the game
bird list geese, ducks. night herons,
/ teros-becl rails, tmud nens, galltnules,
eoots ponle d'eaal sandpipers tehe.
roeksl tattlers euriews, pIoyers. doves
aud red iuged hlaekbirds, the regular
season prevails November | to Feb
ruary Is
4 special closed season for three
years. to December 81. 1919. was en-.
acted for the following game birds
/ Prairie chickens. ktiltiees, upland pio.
vers, tpapahottel riag-uecked pheasants
and Wild turkey hens, The law further
provides that after 1912 these birds
may only be hunted from November
to December 81 OF any year Announce
ment vas made by the department Of
conservation In relation 10 the passage
Of this special closed season tbat all
agents would be given special orders
to enforce this act to the letter and
bring all offenders before the courts,
The legislature also repealed the Law
that permitted the killing Of sea gulls
during an open season The repeating
OF this set now places these valuable
sea birds on the protected list with
/ the other valuable inseetlvornus birds
of the state. aud any killing Of sea gulls
will lay the Yiolaior open 10 the penal
| ties prescribed for the killing of non
game birds.
No new laws acre enacted pertain
ing to the fur.bearing animals or the
various game animals and the open
seasons and regulations IN force for
the past year will apply for the coming
hunting seasons. The hunting Of SOUR.
rels will not be lawful until the first Of
October, The hunting Of deer will open
In the northern zone Vernon. Rapides,
Ayoyelles. ConeoFdia. and all parishes
north Of them September Is, and close
January 5, The season for the south.
erg zone, ali parishes south of those
named. opens fifteen days later, Oeto.
Der |. and closes January 20.
The special attention of sportsmen
and other hunters Ii called to the fact
that the shooting 81 valuable inseett
vorous birds. known locally as eaIlle
aud grasset, is unlawful and yIolalors
Of the non,game bird law are liable 70
heavy penalties In the courts The
robin, the kingbird tblaek srassetl
red-eyed yiFeo tgreen gfassetl cathlrd,
lblack call wood thrush. tcaIlle
piyelee or speckled salllel little green
heron (cateapl eadarbirds tortolansl
are birds once known as game birds,
burt are nos protected and all Hunters
are warned by ;he conservation an.
thorlties not 10 Kill them.
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