The sun., 1919-09-28
ADIRONDACK DEER
OPENING WEDNESDA
New Statute Repeats the Buck
Law and Cuts Limit
From 2 to 1.
SEASON LASTS 1 1-2 MONTH
Catskill Time Begins Nov. 1;
Horns Must Be 3 Inches
in Length.

Decr nunllnB III lnC AQlTOn-
duck region next Wednesday. The Adj
'ex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Her
timer, Jefferson, Lewis. Oneida, Oswego,
Saratoga, st. Lawrence, Warren and
" ashington.
A special law concerning tho counties
of Columbia, Duchess and Rensselaer,.
mere the season opens on the same
day, says:
"Only wild deer having horns not
less than three inches In length may
ne taken by owner or lessee Of the
and on which deer are taken or by the
Immediate family of such owner or les
sec. Not more than one such deer shall
lie taken by such an owner or lessee
and his Immediate family In the ag-
grcgate during the open season. Only
shotguns loaded with slugs or shot not
smaller than buclSshot shall be used in
taking such deer"
The Catskill season begins Novem-
tei l, the special statute saying: only
wild deer having horns not less than three
inches In length may be taken in Ulster
county and in the towns of Neversink,
Cochocton. LusteH, Highland, Lumber
land, Forestburg and Bethel and all
that section of the towns of Mamakating
and Thompson lying south OF the New
turgh and Cochecton turnpike in Sulli-
van county and the town of Deer Park
n Orange county"
The season for all counties closes on
November Is.
Deer Statutes in Brief.
That gunners may be familiar with
the deer statutes. here they are in brief
The taker may transport during the
open season, when accompanying the
G ms fha
carcass of a wild deer or part thereof,
at any one time. or he may transport the
same by common carrier (except parcel
post), unaccompanied. when shipping
permits are attached. provided. however
that the evidence of sex has not been
removed from such carcass or part
thereof If possession of deer Is OBJ
tained for transportation from October
l to midnight of November 16, 1t may
| remain In the custody of the common
| carrier the additional time required to
deliver 1t to its destination.
Venison legally taken may be
possessed from October to Novem-
Der 20.
Under q license Issued by the COM
mission venison may be possessed from
November 2l to February ] by the
owner for consumption only.\ Applica-
tion for license must be made on or
before November 20.
No person shall take more than one
deer In an open season or TRANSPORT
more than one carcass or part thereof.
The untanned hide of any deer shall
not be dressed, trimmed or cut in such
manner as to destroy evidence of sex.
except in the actual process of tanning.
Deer shall not be hunted with dogs
no jacklight or other artificial light
trap, salt lick or other device to entrap
or entice deer shall be used. made or
set, nor shall any deer be taken by aid
or use thereof. No deer shall be taken
while in the water.
No dog of either sex shall be taken
| into the Adirondack or the Catskin Park
or into forests inhabited by deer, OF
harbored or possessed therein. unless the
owner shall first obtain license from
| the Conservation Commission.
This is the first year In six that the
buck statute has not been the law in
the Adirondacks. The hunter may now.
under the new law, signed by Gov.
Smith last spring. take deer of either
sex, other than fawns. The limit of two
of previous years has been cut to one.
Reports from the game protectors say
| that deer wintered well and came to the
threshold of spring strong and vigorous.
Deer hunting will be watched eagerly
this fall by sportsmen, not only through
out New York State, but in every State,
because OF the experiment of wiping
out the buck law after its six years Of
operation. Some of the Adirondack
clubs are urging their members to kill
only bucks In order that the supply
may not be depleted by killing Off the
breeders.