The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-17
SYNOPSIS OF OREGON
FISH AND GAME LAWS

At the request of Deputy Fish and
Game Warden Robert Young we pub
lish herewith the state fish and same
laws.
Mr.. Young desired special attention
to be called to the tact that the bag
limit for deer has been decreased, il
now being three buck deer with horns
in any one season.
Following is a synopsis of the Fish
and game laws of the State of Oregon
including Federal Regulations fol-
protection of migratory birds, 1915
1916:
Rates for Hunters and Anglers
Licenses
Resident Hunters License, $1.00 per
year.
Nonresident Hunters License
$1,000 per year.
Resident or Non-Residents Anglers
License $2,O0.
Hunters and anglers licenses may
be secured from any county clerk by
applying in person, or by application
signed by two freeholders on regular
blank which may be obtained from
county clerk, or from any of the re-
gularly appointed representatives of
the Fish and Game Commission.
Civil War veterans may obtain IL
censes free from the county clerks
only upon proof of service. No Ii
cense is required to angle in salt wat
ers for non-game fish. nor is license
necessary for women to hunt and an
gle.
1t is unlawful for aliens to hunt
and angle without first having OBJ
tained a S25.0O gun license and both
hunters and anglers licenses.
Women who hunt for and kill deer
must have license to obtain tags.
Federal Law, Which Suspends State
No shooting of migratory game
birds between sunset and sunrise.
There is a closed season until Sep
tember /, 1918, on the following mi
gratory game birds: Wild or band
tailed pigeons, little brown, sandhill,
and whooping cranes, swans, curlews,
wood ducks, and all shore birds ex-
cept the black breasted and golden
plover, Wilson or jack snipe, wood
cock, and the greater and lesser yell
lowlegs.
Open Hunting SeasOns-AH Dates
Inclusive.
District No. 2
Comprising all counties east of the
Cascade Mountains
Buck deer with horns-Aug. Is to
Oct. 81.
Silver gray quirrels-Season clos
ed in Hood River and Wasco counties
by order of the State Board of Fish
and Game Commissioners.
Ducks and geese-Oct. l to Jan.
Is. (Federal law)
Rails and coots-Oct. to Jan. Is.
Federal law
Shore birds, black breasted and gol-
den plover, Wilson or jack snipe,
woodcock and greater and lesser
-legs-Oct. / to Dec. Is. (Fede-
raj law
Chinese pheasants-Open season
in Union County-Oct. l to Oct. 10.
Closed at all times in other counties.
Grouse-Aug. Is to Oct. 81.
Prairie chickens-Open season in
Sherman, Union and Wasco counties
October / to October Is. Closed at
all times in other counties.
Sage hens-July Is to August 81.
Quail-Open season in klamath
County-October / to October 10.
Closed at all times in other counties.
Doves September l to October 81.
Bag Limits.
Buck deer with horns-3 during
any season.
Silver gray SQUIRRELS in any
seven consecutive days.
Ducks, geese, rails, coots and
shore birds-30 in any seven conse-
cetive days.
Chinese pheasants, native phea-
SAINTS and grouse-5 in one day in
cluding 1 female Chinese pheasant
and 10 in any seven consecutive days
including 2 female Chinese pheasants
Prairie chickens and sage hens
in one day and 10 in any seven conse-
cutive days.
Quail-10 in any seven consecu-
tive days.
Doves-1O in one day or 20 in any
seven consecutive days.
Geese killed in Wascc, Sherman