The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-07-20

And-you bet the
kinds, rs a day; shore birds (sand-
pipers, plover, and chorooks, etc., IN
the aggregate of all kinds, 15 a day;
night herons OH gros-becs, Is a day;
Bob White, 15a day; wild turkey,
one day: and Moves, 25 day.
No Woodcock fs.nting for Five Years
In addition 10 the enactment Of
new open and close seasons, special
close seasons ID certain birds were
passed. First w all, the woodcock,
which is badly in need Of protection
throughout the Eastern United States,
was given fiye-year close season,
and may not M hunted until 1928.
Other birds given special protection
are the prairie schicken, upland ploy
er or papabottes and the ring-necked
pheasant wlich.sis being propagated
| throughout the estate by the depart
ment. These birds may not be hunt
ed until 1922. The killdeer, which
was formerly placed in the. special
close season class, was taken from
the game bird LIST and put on the nom
game bird list, I'D that it may never
/ be hunted again This bird is Of
such value to the agricultural and
/ live stock interests Of the state, the.
commission ars 0nsiaered that allow
ling it to remain game bird was non
economic il ever sense
Squirrel ssason Opens Earlier.
hlat one
i |allange was MAJ de that was IN the
# open season for sou lirrels. Under the.
lneW law, squirrels may be hunted
from September 5 to February 81,
with a bag limit Of 5 a day, the sale
Of them being permitted during the
open season: IL will now be possi-.
|ble for those Id Tie northern part OF
the state to hunt squirrels coincident
with the opening Of the deer season.
No Change il Deer Season.
] The season for the hunting of deer
remains the same. The open season
starts September lis in the northern
Zone, which includes Vernon, Avoy-
elles, Rapides, Goncordia, ands all
i parishes north Of the same, and closes
January 5. IN the southern zone,
which includes all parishes south OF
Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles, Con-
cordia, and the, Mississippi state line,
the open season commences the first
/ dav Of October and runs to January
120. One hunter is limited to killing
five deer in season or possessing
two carcasses IN one day. Deer may
mot be killed between sunset and sun
j rise, or when driven to high ground
|by overflow. FaWns, which are deer
with spots, may not be hunted at any
time. .
i The open season for bear com
Imences November / and extends to
February Is.
/ No Trapping Of Beaver.
/ The trapping laws remain the
same. The season for the taking. OF
4 fur-bearing animals opens November
IL and clezss FebruarNeys, The only
changes, eDh has be&lng ale in the
trappiffg laws is the removal Of the
Ibeaver from the list of animals that
NAV be trapped or killed. The
q beaver is now protected for all time,
land it is expected the few remaining
sIcolonies Of these queer amphlb1ans
/ will under this new provision De
i saved from extinction in the state
Alligasors TO be Protected.
Under the new wild quadruped act
passed by the legislature, the Depart
! / ment of Conservation is given the au,
thoritv to draw up suitable rules and
regulations to give proper protection
: to the alligators of the state. Inc
unregulated killing of these char
; acteristic reptiles Of the Louisiana
: swamps has caused their numbers to
he decreased alarmingly, and from
SURVEYS made by the department i
4 is believed the killing Of many small
sized gators has been one OF the con-
: trihuting causes to this decrease
: therefore, under the new rules q
e the department, it will be uniaW1u
to kill, buy, sell, or transport any
!, aIEpators under four feet (48 inehes)
e in length. and no one taking alilga,
: tors for their hides shall be per
S noitted to do so unless he is the law
| f,I holder Of a trapping license.
t The Department OF GonserVatlol ,''' 1l
!. has also been given authority 70 draa
t tup suitable rules and regulations 10
4 1.-The better protection OF rabplts ane
: Iof bullfrogs and crabs, and these reg
y ,,lations will be given publicity q:
: soon as surveys now under way have
Y been completed. In all probability, J,
d the trafficking ins small sized buli
E frogs, and in crabs carrying egg
n will be prohibited.
$ Hunting Licenses.
& The hunting licenses remain tn
same. viz: Statewide amateur I
g Icense, 81 nonresident license, y 10
g fur-bearing animal trapping license
Z So; and market hunters license SIT
n
), The Consumers Coal Yard is sell
sling coal at SIS cents barrel IN tn
10 cents a barrel delivered
Il Better place your order early.