Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-01

bag limits are set for the entire
country Spornmen may not, ship
more than two days bag limItgin any
calendar week.
At the same time provision is made
for tho collection OF birds for scien'
tific purposes. and under cNtrnordi-
nary conditions federal permits may
be Issued TO XIII migratory birdf
should they become injurious to agri-
cultural interests
Provides for Game Farms
Liberal provisions are included
also for the propagation Of miEra-
tory waterfowl on game farms and
preserves, and the sale Of birds so
bred and reared IS authorized 40 a
part OF the program for increasing
the food supply This pavcs the way
for building up an industry which
has already shown possibilities OF
marked success Many species Of
waterfowl can he profitably raised
In captivity, either on land unhuite'
10 farming or In connection with
other farm operations.
The department SAYS that many
persons have been deferred from en-
gaginR In this business because there
we're no suitable laws governing or
fostering the enterprise. II Is hoped
that this action by the federal gov
ernment will lead TO uniform and Ap-
propriate state legislation governing
game farming SUCH legislation is
urgent. because no migratory birds,
except those reared under permit.
can now he sold anywhere in the
United States
Some Wholly Protected.
The new law gives continuous pro
lection TO all insectivorous birds.
band-tailed pigeons. cranes, wood
ducks and elder ducks. swans, cur
lew, upland plover and all shore.
birds. except the black -bellied and
golden plovers. Wilson snipe or jark
snipe. woodcock and the greater and
lesser yellowlegs. and 10 certain non
game birds. such as auks, gulls
grebes. guillemots, herons. looms
putflns. terms, and the like.
No night hunting is allowed, the
killing or capturing Of migratory
birds between sunset and a half hour
before sunrise being prohibited.
The Open Seasons.
The open seasons under the new
regulations are as follows:
The open season for waterfowl
(eXoept wood duck. eldeE, ducks and
swans). coot, galllnules and Wilson
snlpe or iacksnipe arc as follows.
In Maine. New Hampshire. Yer
mont. Massachusetts. New York lex
cept Long island. Pennsylvania.
Ohio. West Virginia. Kentucky In
diana. Michigan. Wisconsin. ililnois.
Minnesota. Iowa. Missouri, North
Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska.
Kansas. Colorado. Wyoming. Mon
ieana. Idaho. Nevada and that por-
ton OF Oregon and Washington lying
east OF the summit OF the Cascade
mountains the open season Is from
September 16 10 December 81:
In Rhode Island. Connecticut, Utah
and that portion OF Oregon anc
Washington lying west OF the sum
NIT OF the Cascade mountains the
open season is from October I 70
January IS;
In that portion OF New York
known as Long Island and In New
Jersey. Delaware. Oklahoma. Texas.
New Mexico. Arizona and California
the open season is,from October 10
10 January 81
In Mar.land. the District OF 90
lumbia. Virginia. North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia. Florida
Alabama. Mississippi. Tennessee. Ar
kansas and Louisiana the open sea %
son Is from November TO January
81; and
In Alaska the open season is from
September ! TO December 15.