The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-17

Federal and State Regulations to
Control Huntins-lncreased Pro.
lection to Migratory Birds.

ment to protect migratory birds OF
the North American Continent ha
been greatly increased by the ratifi
cation of a treaty between the I'm
tied States and Great Britain ex
tending uniform protection in tn,
United States and Canada to bird
migrating between the two coun
tries. This is shown in the annua
publication of the Bureau of Biologi
cal Survey Of the department, relat
ing. to game laws, recently ISSUED
The publication, Game Laws fc,
1916, is issued as Farmers Bulletin
TIA.
Besides the ratification of the
treaty with Great Britain, the most
important occurrences during the
past year relating to the regulation
of hunting in the United States in
clude the change in classification of
West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri,
Kansas, Utah, and Nevada, from the
wintering zone for migratory birds
to the breeding zone, and the crea-
ton of several additional national
parks and monuments which become
bird reservations.
In addition to changing the State
classifications, the amended regula-
tons issued by the President permit
shooting on the Mississippi River
above Nebraska City; open the sea-
son on certain shore birds during the
last two weeks in August in New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and
Virginia, and on reed birds on and
after September l in North Carolina
and Georgia; open the waterfowl
season somewhat earlier in Massach-
usetts, New York, New Jersey,
South Carolina, and Georgia; pro-
hibit shooting of migratory birds in
every state after February l.; pro-
tect wook ducks at all seasons
throughout the United States instead
Of in zone / and protect shore birds
in California and woodcock in Ken
lucky until 1918.
Two new national parks, one on
Mount Lassen, Cal, and the other on |
Mount Kilauea, in Hawaii, were es-
tablished by Congress; bills were
passed accepting the cession of State |
jurisdiction over the Crater Lake. |
Greg, and Mount Rainier. Wash, |
National Parks, with provision for
resident commissioners and enforce
ment of the laws, and amending the |
Yellowstone Park act so as to facili |
tate protection. Provision has also |
been made for the establishment of |
game preserves on lands purchased |
for the Appalachian forest Under
Executive proclamation the Sieur de
Monts National Monument of about
5000 acres on Mount Desert Island
in Maine was created on July g.; and
by Executive orders two new bird
reserves were established, one on
Goat Island, in San Francisco Bay.
CAL. on August 9, and the other
comprising four lakes on the Platte
reclamation project in Nebraska, on
August 81.
AS result of Legislation in 1916
Virginia and Mississippi were added
to the States having State officers to
administer the game laws. All but
two states-Florida and Nevada
now have such officials. During the
year, Virginia repealed all laws in
conflict with the Federal migratory
bird law. Eleven states had previous
ly made their laws. These States
were California, Connecticut, Maine,
Michigan, New Hampshire, 'Tennes-
see, West Virginia, Illinois, and
Under present conditions, the
publication shows, deer hunting is
permitted in SO States, in about
third of which the hunter is limited
to one deer a season and in most
others two. Sixteen States and Alas
ka protect does at all seasons and
allow only one buck to be killed
Alabama, Arizona, Califor-
mia, Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
and Alaska.s Pennsylvania requires
that deer killed shall have horns two
inches above the hair; New Jersey,
visible above the hair; Utah, visible
above the head; New York, Vermont
and Alaska, at least three inches
long; And West Virginia, inches
long; while California prohibits on.