The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01
OPEN HUNTING SEASON

Information For Benefit Of SpOrtsmen
in Answer to Requests-Precedence
no Federal Law.
In response to numerous inquiries
lit has received concerning the open
seasons for hunting game, the Con-
servation Commission of Maryland,
through Z. Lee LeCompte, State
Game Warden, has issued a statement
for the benefit of sportsmen.
The statement follows:
THE first open season is on doves,
which under the State law opens AL
gust Is, and closes December "a.
However, the Federal law supercedes
our State law, and opens the season
September l, and closes it December
Is.
"The open season on yellow leg
black breasted and golden plover, Au-
gust Is to November 80.
pain birds September l to Novem-
Der 3d.
During the season of 1918, the
Federal Government closed the sea-
son on reed birds. However, on
January Il, 1919, there was an order
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ment OF Agriculture, opening the sea-
son on reed birds in this State from
September l to October 30
"The open season ON squirrels, Au-
gust 25 to October /, closing until
November 10 and open until Decem-
Der "a However, the following coun-
ties are exempt from this law: Anne
Arundel, Talbot, Charles, Prince
Georges and Calvert, the open sea-
SON for squirrels is November 10 to
December "a. St. Mary's county has
no closed season.
cartridges, pheasant, Woodcock,
rabbit and wild turkey-November 10
to December "a However, there is
a closed season ON ring-neck pleas
ants in Baltimore, Wicomico, Har-
ford and Dorchester counties, and a
closed season on quail in Frederick
county until 1921.
''Wfld-fowl, including ducks, geese,
brant, jacksnipe and crow bills-No-
vember to January g..
TT is illegal to export any game
wild water fowl excepted) out of
Maryland.
Shooting from a power boat pro-
hibitedt under the Federal and State
laws Shooting at night, shooting on
Sunday, also prohibited.
"The Statewide Hunters License
Law, from which funds a district
deputy Game warden force has been
maintained, has been very beneficial
i'm increasing our game in this state,
and we appreciate the cooperation
our district deputy wardens have re-
ceived Through the fee deputy war
dens and the public in general. The
law requires all persons who hunt
on property other than their own Ur
rented by them, to procure license
to hunt, shoot or kill game WHICH IS
protected by the laws of this State.
This license. however, does not per-
init persons to hunt game during
closed season. The licenses are
issued June of each year and eX-
: pire on May 81 of each year. The
color of said licenses is changed
yearly and persons found hunting
with license issued prior to June 1,
1919, will be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law.
There is no open season at pres.
ent on any game in this State, and
persons who hunt prior to August 18th
should be prosecuted for hunting dur
ing closed season. We request all
persons i'm this State who have the in
terest of game and fish laws at heart
to report any violations they know Of
to this Department or to one of the
district deputy game wardens, at
which time prosecution will be instl-
tuted and an investigation will be
made -