The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-15
Opening and Closing Days for Gunner.

Opening and. Closing Days for Gunner.
To-day Il tho opening day for Wild tur-
hey In PennsylvaLia, for rabbit on staten
borough and the counties OF pciEnnp, Mer-
rimae and stanford in New Hampshire
II Is the closing day upstate for deer,
woodcock and squirrel!
Amendments to Migratory Bird Act.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Nov 1.-THE
United states Department OF Agriculture
announces tho promuigy ton of amend
Tnents and additions to the migratory bird
treaty act regulations
Hereafter the open season for black bel.
LEI ana s.id,n Po'rrr ana FTeI he tt smS
change prcscribss a daily bag limit OF nfty
sora TO person In addition to the bag
It ." Son not to sfsssd ,Tsn'h' for other
An appointment OF Reauat!on No has
tho effect OF removing the Limitation on
ported Within a state during tns rsiera,
opea season. The export % migratory
game birds is irnted 10 two days BAG
Fedarai season Persons must comply with
state laws further r..,rt.,ins tho Ahipmcn,
or transportation OF migratory L.Tds.
Fish md Reptiles 20 Re Discussed.
In tho Auditorium 81 the Boob Nu-
,eun OF ARA am Sciences Esste'a pNrk.
Fay. to-Aay tho annual convention OF tho
Hsrreto'osls'. win Ne ha'A Tvo s".. ma
viii ntiu, u morning One. from ~ 10
1880. and an afternoon meeting, beginning
Papers viii be read nv Alfred Ehrcn.
OF Shark Skin Leather" II. c. Raven Of
the United States National Museum on
"neptnes Collected During sly. Years in
Bornco' and Herbert Lang OF the Ameri-
can Museum OF Natural History on "Croco-
dies, Lizards anu Turtles Of the Belgian
Congo"
Urges Game laws by Commissioners
believe the FISH Rni game commissions
should make the nsh and game laws.
forts Of Ncw York sportsmsn to '' have
the new Ashokan reservoir stocked with
EsT N.g 'e York E' w5o f.,Ih .:i'r
differed as to tn. best hsh 20 stock with.
o, Sns man %o,S y'
the rainSoMs vii, drive the NATIVE Nns a ou,i
they ave more prolific Than either S'' "a.
salmon yS rainS0w. native. brown ' trout GUIANA and
bass; the other fellow came along and
said don't DO that because the piokerel
Will drive them all out; go what's ths
I believe In a large commissIon OF al
least eight members. composed Of men
regulate nsh ana game matters I he.
redistribution OF both nah and game.
many different species OF fsh in ono
lake or in ono stream; the species ths,
predominant will soon drive ali the Others
better Ahtted for pickerel than II L. FOL
bass II IN wrong 10 put bass in sucf
waters. and vice-versa. l have seen ma,
tive trout put In streams that were onl,
1T for rainbow. which Ia a waste o.
hsh, and I have seen rainbow troui
put in streams that were only Mt fol
am OF the opinion that tho state com
mission should be the only persons per,
mitted 20 stock any streams or lakes
| believe in giving sportsmcn as many
lection and reason will permit. also tina
every fresh water nsh should have "a
long an open season as conditions vii
One day sn.id means a month Of good
health. It also helps national prepared
ness. believe In using ever effort /,
rvsioclS tho state with quar-.
do not approve of tho stocking o
English pheasants
favor the determination OF carp II
ali waters Inhabited by trout. but suel
work should only be done under tn,
| supervision Of the commission. be
iievs In State efforts ana State assistanc,
, In FISH farming that certain lakes an,
ponds be constructed for the propaga
| tion OF carp and catfish or any othe