The sun., 1919-08-10
Big GAME SEASON
OPENS THIS MONTH
Deer Hunting Begun in Cali
fornia; Cunning for Bear Now
On in Many States.
ELK AND GOAT OPEN TIME
September Sees Bars Down on
Moose, Carbon and Sheep
Protection for Females.
ELK AND GOAT OPEN TIME

The season for big game is close a,
hand In certain States and Canadian
provinces.
The male deer. season 10 already oper
In California, hunting having begun or
August !. II continues until September
IL, for bucks with the following excep-
tons Male deer. except spike bucks
In districts and"e. August 1 to Sep
tember IA: in district 4, August 10 10
September I5; in districts / v. AZ. 2s
rs and 20. August Is to october IL.
In Oregon. both east and west. the
season opens on September / and lasts
until October 81 for buck deer, with this
exception. that east Of the Cascades the
1 open season for buck deer in Union and
Wallowa/ counties begins September 10
and ends on November 10.
| In South Carolina, the deer season
begins on September and closes on
December 81.
In Virginia tho deer season begins
September 1 and closes December I, with
the following exceptions: The open sea-
son in Amelia and Notaway counties is
from November TO December 81, in
Brunrwick and Greensville, October 1
to February 1 ; in Chesterfield, Neck
lenburg, Prince George and Surry
counties, october to January !; in
bath, Highland, Shenandoah, Allegheny.
Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin. Giles.
Montgomery PATRICK PULASKI, Rock
bridge, Rockingham. Russell and Wythe
counties, no open season.
In Idaho the deer goat and elk sea-
son opens on September 16 and closes
Novemberr 80, with the following ex-
ceptionsi Deer and mountain goat in
Adams, Blaine, Boise. Bonneville, Butte.
Caribou, Clark, Custer, Elmore, Frank
lin, Goddlng. Idaho, Jefferson, Lemhi.
Lincoln, Madison, Power. Teton, Valley
and washington counties, septsmber
16 TO November so: In game preserves
and the rest Of the State, no open sea-
son, Elk may be killed in Bingham.
Bonneville. Fremont and Teton counties
from September IS to November so; In
Clearwater and Idaho counties from Oc-
tober 1 to November Is. In the rest Of
the state. no open season.
In Louisiana, the deer season begins
on September l5 and closes January 8.
with the following exceptions; Deer
south OF Vernon, Rapides. Avoyeiles and
Concordia parishes and the Mississippi
State line, October to January 20
(deer season hxed by commission),
In South Carolina tho deer season
opens September and closes December
81.
In New Brunswick the season opens
Ion deor and male moose on September
is and closes November 80. There Is
TO open season for deer on Grand Ma
nan and Campobello Islands.
In Northwest territories the season
opens September I and closes April l
for male deer and moose. The goat sea-
son begins for September 1 and lasts
until April !.
In Quebec the season for deer and
male moose begins September and
closes December 81. with this exception
Open season for deer and bull moose in
Labelle. Ottawa, Pontiac and Tcmix-
Gaming provinces IL from October l to
November 90.
In Yukon the open season for male
deer. moose, caribou. elk, goat and sheep
Is from September to March /.
In Nova Scotia the season for male
caribou opens September 16 and closes
October is. Male caribou may be killed
In Inverness and Victoria counties only.
There Is no open season for blg game on
Cape Breton Island.
In Alberta the season opens on Sep
tember ] and continues until October 81
for goat and for male sheep.
The bear Is unprotected in all States
end provinces with the exception of the
following: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,
Caiifornil, Louisiana, Mississippi, Okla
homa, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Washington. Wisconsin and Quebec. The
Quebec. season opens August 20 and
closes June 30. The Washington season
opens September l and closes May /. |
In the other States mentioned and IN |
Alaska. the season does not begin until
October 1 or later