Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
THE WARDEN'S GUIDE
Chief Game Warden is Distributing
Pamphlet

Chief Game Warden is Distributing
Pamphlet
NON-RESIDENTS HAVE LICENSE
James Hall Anderson, chief game
and fish warden of Delaware, has pre-
pared and is now distributing to the
sportsmen of the State an official inter
probation of the game laws, which are
of interest to all gunners. The pro
visions of the Migratory Game Birc
Treaty as entered into between this
country and Canada, are made clear tc
all. The pamphlet reads as follows:
The following birds are subject to the
provisions of the Canadian Treaty ano
may be shot in Delaware, from half an
hour before sunrise to sunset during the
open season. but must not be sold and
not more than two-days' bag may be
shipped in any one calendar week. Vic
lation of the treaty means a fine in a
Federal Court Of not over $500, or six
months imprisonment, or both.
All ducks Except wood duck, or sum-
mer duck, elder duck and SWAMI open
season October 16 to January 81: daily
limit, 20.
Geese and Brandt-C ct. 16 to Jan. 81;
daily limit, 8.
Rails and Sora-Sept. l to Nov. l;
daily limit, ..
Plover and Yellowlegs (except Up
land plover) Aug. 16 to Nov. 30; daily
limit, is.
uoodcock- Is to Dec. 81; daily
limit 6.
Doves Gn Kent and Sussex counties
only Nov. Is to Dec Is; daily limit,
II.
Snipe-Oct 16 to Jan. 81; daily limit,
r.
The above supercedes State law.
The following game is subject to
Delaware law only, and the open sea-
sons are:
@ lail-Nov. Is to Dec 81; daily limit,
IL.
Rabbit-Nov. Is to Dec. 81; daily
limit, 6.
Squirrel-Sept. l to Oct. Is; daily
limit. 6.
Fox-Oct. to April 80; daily limit,
6. (But foxes must not be killed be-
fore the dogs and must not DO sold or
shpped)
Quail, rabbits, squirrels and foxes
must not lie killed between one hour
after sunset and one hour before SUM-
rise, and muskrats must not be shot
within said hours, but may be trapped.
Raccoon and Opossum- Oct to Feb.
Is; no daily limit.
Mink and Skunk-Dec. / to March
25; no daily limit.
Muskrat-Dec. to March g: no daily
limit. Qn New Castle county inland
and embarked meadows.)
NIuskrat-Dec. to March 10; no
daily limit. Qn all other meadows Of
New Castle county,.
Nuskrat- Nov. y to March %; no
daily limit. Qn Kent and Sussex coun-
ties).
Nluskrats must not be hunted with
dogs at any time or killed or trapped in
time Of food or freshet. The otter is
protected the year around and also the
reed bird.
No wild bird or animal Except musk
rats, skunks and minks) shall be killed
while the ground is covered with snow
and all Sunday hunting is unlawful, and
no nest or den shall be disturbed at any
time.
Twenty birds and ten animfls law
fully killed under Delaware law, NAV
be shipped in any one day but affidavits
must accompany each shipment and the
contents be clearly noted on the pack
age.
Any person who has, himself, law
fully killed any bird or animal protected
by Delaware law only land not included
in the Canadian treaty. may sell the
same in the county Of his residence and
restaurant keepers may buy the same
from said person and serve them. cook
ed, to their patrons.
No wild bird or animal shall be killed
at any time except those for which an
open season is provided, but turkey buz-
yards, red-winged and crow-back birds
and English sparrows may be killed at
any time III any numbers and may be
shipped and sold without limit.
Non-residents. including resident
Aliens shall not hunt or fish in Della
ware without license. The cost of
the hunting license is $40 so and Of the
fishing license So. so, and both may be
procured from the undersigned.
Fishing laws may be sent on appica-
ton.
All stores receiving these leaflets are
requested to tack copies on the wal
and distribute them to their patrons
and the press of the State is requested
to give the information herein contain
ed the fullest publicity and the cooper
alton of the genera public is solicited
JAMES HALL ANDERSON,
Chief Game and Fish Warden,
Dover, Delaware
Issued at Dover Sept. Is, 1918.