The Coconino sun., 1918-09-06
FEW TIMELY TIPS BY
 STATE GAME WARDEN
Some Simple Rules for Sportsmen That Will Save Much Trouble
 If Adhered To.

Following are timely tips for Ari- zona sportsmen by Game Warden Will lard:
 l. Prevent forest fires. They de- stroy hunting grounds and the game.
 2. Take the game law with you. It may be obtained from any forest of- ficer or licensed deputy.
 3. Make sure it's a buck. It may be doe, COW, or man. How would you feel?
 4. Wet the hands before removing undersized fish. It prevents breaking the mucous covering and the entrance of the fatal moulds. 5. Don't shoot harmless wild life only sharp shinned hawks, great horned owls, prairie dogs, porcupines, and "varmints" do more harm than good.
 6. Leave a clean camp and clean record. You may want to come back. Open season: JAS amended by init iative act, November ', 1916)-Bag limits:
 The open season, inclusive of both dates mentioned, for hunting or talk ing game birds, game animals and fish, and the bag limit on each shall be as follows:
 Male deer, October 1 to November l; bag limit, one deer with horns, dur ing season.
 Wild turkey, October 1 to Novem- Der l; bag limit, two during season. Ducks, geese, coots, rail and larger shore birds, October Is to January 31; bag limit, 20 birds of all said varie- ties in one day, or in possession at any one time.
 Doves and whitewings, July 15 to December 31; bag limit, not exceeding 25 birds in possession at any one time.
 Trout, of all kinds, June l to Sep tember l; bag limit, 25 individual fish, not less than seven inches long, in one day or in possession at one time.
 All other kinds of fish, January to December 31; bag limit, not to ex- ceed 25 pounds in one day, or in pos session at one time, including all kinds referred to.
 Any person who shall take any fish under seven inches in length of any variety of fish protected by this title is hereby required to return such fish, as little injured as possible, to the waters from which they were taken. Any persons failing to abide by the provisions of this section shall be guilty of misdemeanor. It shall be unlawful to kill, trap, or snare, or in any manner injure or destroy, or have in possession, any an- telope, elk, goat or mountain sheep, female deer, or fawn, roadrunner, bob white, grouse or pheasant. It shall be unlawful to kill, trap, snare, or in any manner injure or destroy, any carrier or homing pigeon, the property of an- other.
 Possession After Season Is Closed. No game or fish shall be held in possession more than five days after the close of the season for killing of | the same.
 No game shall be pursued, wounded, taken or killed, with steel or hard pointed bullet, nor shall any person use in the pursuit, taking, wounding, or killing of any animals, birds, or fish, protected by this title, any net, seine, trap, cage, snare, salt lick, blind scaffold, deadfall, pit, snag hook, trout line artificial light or similar device whatever, provided that dogs, blinds, sinks and decoys may be used in hunting birds.
 No game or fish shall be received or held in storage except as follows, namely: During the open season therefor, and for five days thereafter when the same is stored for the person lawfully in possession of the same.
 Any person who at any time shall buy, sell or barter, any bird, fish or animal protected by this act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor. Any person who, during the time when it's killing or taking is prohibited, shall transport or attempt to transport any bird, fish. or animal protected by this act, shall T.