The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Generally Believed to Have Been the
Poorest in History of Sport In
State, Game Law De-
partment Holds.
PLENTY OF RABBITS
cottontai Slaughter Has Been Heavy
This Year-Iowa Laws Are
Strict and Protect
Much Game.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 27.-The hunt
ing season in Iowa is nearly over ana
while figures are not available, 1t Is
generally conceded that the present
season has been one of the poorest
in the history of the sport and 1t
can not be blamed on the war Hunt
ers are enjoying the best rabbit
shooting they have had in many
years.
Bunny cottontails are receiving
general attention this season by low
nimrods on account of the scarcity
of other kinds of game and the high
price Mr. Rabbit is bringing in the
city market The possessor of a big
bunch of rabbits is much enyied
these days and bunny hunting par
ties are becoming the rage in many
sections of the Hawkeye state.
Only a few days remain of 1917.
and summing up the situation as to
the work of the game department II
is well to know that there is at this
time more real sentiment FOR game
protection in the state of Iowa than
has been known since the enactment
of the game laws. Despite the fact
that so many of Iowa young men are
at war and that these were the boys
who did a great deal of hunting, the
licenses are not going TO show fall
ing of. but rather z gain. which can
only be accounted for because of the
activity Of the game warden and his
deputies There has been more than
1900 hunting licenses issued by state
officers since the season opened in
this state About thirty of that num-
Der have been issued to women.
The licensing Of hunters is now
practically universal in the United
States NorrssiGsnts must pay fee
in fo-Iy-etEIt states for the privi-
Iege Of Cunning for game, and resi-
dents contribute revenue in this man
nsr in forty-four states. These fees,
which IN some cases include also an
anglers license, total more than So
soc. 900 annually.
Usually the fee to resident is
only nominal, whereas to the nom
resident the fee is five to ten times
the amount charged to the resident
citizen. Licenses TO fish with hook
and line are now required in twenty
three states. Fourteen states have
combination fishing and hunting
licenses A resident of Iowa in order
10 hunt in this state is required to
deposit 81 for a license and a non
resident $40. A nonresident is re-
4uired to take out license to fish
in the waters of Iowa, which costs 50.
Iowa Has Strict Laws.
The following is the game law for
the state of Iowa:
Fish-Open Season.
Trout and salmon-April is TO Oc-
tober !.
Bass, pike, crappies, pickereI. cat
fish or other game fsh-Aay 15 TO
December l. Limit, twenty bass,
pickerel or pike, or forty kinds one
day. Catfish, bass, trout. 10 inches:
pike or pickerel, II inches; crappies,
8 inches.
Gm-Cpsn Season.
Deer, ELK, gosts--.so open season.
Gray fox or tnaber Bquirrels-Sept
70 Jan J. Limit, twenty-five one
day.
ptnaa:ad grouse. prairie chicken,
ggais-- Protected.
WooScoe k-Dct. / to Nov. 30.
R1ged grouse or pheasant, wild
tsarley--ssov. i TO Dec. Is.
Dgckg. brant, geese-Sept. is to
Dec. 81.
Rails. coots, gallinules-Sept 1 to
Nov. 30.
Ployer, snipe, yellowlegs-Sept. 1
10 Dec. Is.
Pheasants and Hungarian partridge
to Oct. /, 1922.
Limit
Birds-Twenty-fve in one day.
Licenses.
Resident, 81; nonresident, $40;
alien, $40.
Nonresident, fishing, 81.