The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-11-23
ish and Game
Laws of State
RULES GOVERNING HUNTING
AND FISHING, TOGETHER
WITH THE VARIOUS OPEN
SEASONS
PUBLISHED FOR BENEFIT OF
THE NIMRODS AND THE HAP
PY FOLLOWERS OF ISAAC
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The following laws governing hunt
ing and fishing in the state are print
ed for the benefit of readers of The
TRIES who are not informed as to
the rules governing hunting and
fishing:
Game Laws
1T is UNLAWFUL:
1. To kill wild birds, other than
game birds, except the English spar
row, The owl, crow and members of
the crow family, the hawk Except
the sparrow hawk and the turkey
buzz..rd.
2. To kill game birds and animals
except in the open season.
8. To hunt birds or animals with
out first securing hunters license.
Except that person may hunt upon
his own land without license.
A, To barter, sell, or serve for
pay, e. offer for sale any of the pro-
teeted birds or animals.
5. To hunt upon the inclosed
lands of another without permission.
6. To kill more than twenty birds
or anissals in one day.
Z. To take, ship or transport any
protected animal or bird, killed in
this State, unless the same be in the
personal possession of or be carried
openly by the owner or person who
killed or captured same who has in
his possession at the time a lawful
license to hunt.
8. To use any pitfall, deadfall,
scaffold, cage, snare, trap, net, salt
! lick, blind, pen, baited hook, poison,
chemiMlss or explosive for the pur-
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ling any protected, Dirdsds 'tS1ffif1iaisiS.
j 8. To pursue, catch, take or xii
any birds, wild turkey, wild ducks
wild geese, or other acquatic bird ol
fowl between sunset and sunrise.
TIE Open Season
Quail and Partridges-Novembel
Is to January l Except the follow
ing counties: Bedford and Moore
December / to January /, Chester
Hardeman and Haywood, December
Is to March |; Fayette, December
Is to February Is; Montgomery
December / to February l; Sullivan
\ November 20 to February 15; Wash
ington, November 20 to January l
McMinn, Monroe, Unicoi and Whit
have a close season for three years
Rutherford for five years, Crockett
for five years, and Gibson for
years.
Turkeys-November Is to Januar,
/ (gobblers may be killed from Apri
. 1 to April 25).
Swan Geese, Brant and Ducks
October l to January Is.
Rails, Mudhens, Coots, Sandpipers
Curlews-September l to Decembe
1. -
Woodcocks-November l to Janu
ary 1.
Snipe and Plovers-October l t
December 16.
Doves-August Is to January
Except in the following counties
Montgomery, September l to Decem
Der 1; Fayette, August l to Novem
Der Is; Rutherford, August ! t
November 4; Sullivan, November 2
to February ID; Sumner, August
to January /; Crockett has a clos
season for five years.)
' Squirrels-June l to January
7 J Except in certain counties.)
Deer are protected until October,
= 1917.
License for hunting in any count
of residence. $1.OO.
License for hunting In any count
Of State-non-residence license 500
All licenses are issued by tn
County Court Clerks.
Fish Laws
1T IS LAWFUL:
. l. To fish with hook and line an
trot line in all the streams and water
of the State.
2. To use a minnow-net not owe
= ten feet long to catch minnows e.
clusively for bait, provided all percl
bass or trout taken in said net be in
mediately returned to the water an
set free.
8. To fish for the market wit
baskets, nets and trot lines in tt
O Mississippi, Tennessee, Cumberlan'
Obion, Big Sandy and Forked Dee
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