The sun., 1918-08-06
'IIson Places Bag Limit on wild Fowl.

Wilson Places bag Limit on wild Fowl.
| WARRINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 6.-Pres.
don't Wilson issued a proclamation to-day
rssuistions. The most important resuia-
, ton OF interest to sportsmen Is the FED
s5n Psans bag limit fow on
heretofore regulated by state Legislatures.
the news OF which was announced e1-
The bag limit applies to ali States and
| reads: A person may take In any one
Gay during the open season, prsscriSsd
Ducks Except wood duck and elder
snd. Gs...EtS, the IN ,s ssss
Of all kinds. Bran,-EIsht, Rails. coot
and sallinules.Twenty- IN the ssgre-
den plovers and greater and lesser yellow
| lefs-Fifteen in the asgregate OF all kinds
wisSn snpe or jaSssnPsmTwe,nty fy ns
white winged)-Twenty-n ve in the aggre-
| gate Of both kinds.
A new regulation tells the means by
! The most Important ia that In the United
States these birds may be taken by
ten gauge. nred from the shoulder.
| Tho new regulation provides also that
| open season from the land and water
from a blind on floating device tother
boat boat under e ssIl1 With the aid ia OF dog
| and the use of decoys.
Time. Half Hour Before Sunrise to sunset
The open season In construed to include
| the nrst and last days indicated In the
regulations; Possession is permitted for
| season and hunting during the open sea
! son Is permitted from half an hour before
These tirds include WATERFOWL Except
wood duck, elder ducks and swans), rails.
| coot. salinules. black bellied and golden
n Nd oil laRa
woodcock, Wilson .snipe or jacksnipe and
mourning and white winged doves.
| The open seasons for waterfowl Except
wood duck, elder ducks and swans. coot
galiinules and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe
| In Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont
MASSACHUSETTS,. New York except Lons
1sland). Pennsylvania Ohio. West Nlr-
ginia, Kentucky. Indiana, Michigan. Wis
North Dakota. South Dakota, Nebraska
Kansas: Colorado: ,wyoming Montana,
Idado. Nevada and that portion Of Oregon
of the Cascade Mountains, from September
| l6 to December al.
In Rhode Island. Connecticut. Utah and
| that portion of oregon and Washington
| lying west OF the summit OF the Cascade
| Mountains, from october to January 10
In that portion Of New York known al
Long Island, and in New Jersey, Della
| ware. Oklahoma. Texas New Mexico
Arizona and California, from october II
| In Maryland. the District of Columbia
| Virginia. North Carolina. South Carolina
Georgia, Florida. Alabama. Mississippi
| Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana. from
| November l to January 81.
| In Alaska the open season shall b.
| from September / to December is.
Rails (eNcept coot and gallinules). TIL
open season for sora and other rails Tex
cept coot and gallinulesl Is from Septem
Der to November 80. except as follows
| In Louisiana the open season shall b
| from November to January 81.
Open Time for Flowers and YeIlowiegs.
The open seasons for black bellied ant
golden plovers and greater and Jesse
yeIlowleEs are as follows:
In Maine, New Hampshire, Massaehu
York, New Jersey, Delaware. Marylan,
:. s ssf :, Virginia, from August is to NO'em
l In the District Of Columbia. North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas
Oklahoma. New Mexico. Arizona. Californi
and Alaska. from September to Deem
Der Is.
In Vermont Pennsylvania. Ohio. wes
Virginia, Kentucky. Indiana. Michigan
sofa. North DAKOTA. south Dakota, Ne
, b-nska. Kansas, Colorado. Wyoming Mon
taha Idaho. Nevada and chat portion o
oregon and Washington lying east OF tn
summit OF the Cascade Mountains. from
September Is to December 81.
In Utah and in that portion of orego
and Washington lying west of the SUNNI
OF the Cascade Mountains. from Octobe
to January 10
| IN Georgia, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, Miss Ia
sppi, Louisiana and Texas, from Novem
Der ! to January 81.
The open seasons for woodcock shall b
as follows:
| In Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. Connection
, New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois. Missouri
Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota. Sout
Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. from Oc
tober l to November 30
In Delaware. Maryland. tho 'istrict @