The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-12-19
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STATE
CAPITAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Game Of All Kinds A Plenty,

Reports coming into the Office of
| the State Game Warden are unani-
| nous to the effect that never before
has game been so plentiful as this
year. 1t is expected that when the
hunting season closes there will have
| been more game bagged than during
any season in the memory of the old
est hunter
The revenue from licenses from
June 1 to November l Of this year is
| S8,073.55 more than it was during the
corresponding period In 1918, when
the fees amounted to s2513S2O. The
difference between the two years will
be considerably augmented at the end
Of next month, as November and De-
cenlber are the two best months of
| the season.
The Clerk Of the Court of Common
Pleas reports that he has sold up to
the present more licenses than he did
during the whole of 1918 Baltimore
county Is leading, but nearly all the
counties are exceeding their former
| figures.
From all over the State come re-
ports Of the large amount Of game.
It Is said that there are ducks by the
millions The ducks have been under
| Government protection. There is an
abundance also Of cottontail rabbits,
while cartridges are very plentiful.
| This large amount Of game is ascribed
| by officials of the Game Warden's Of
fee to be due to the conservation
policy last year.
When the hunters license law went
into effect in 1918, the Warden felt
that it was up to the Office to provide
game for the man who had paid his
| money for the privilege of shooting.
Three Western Maryland counties
| were stocked with ring-necked pleas
| ants. However, it was found to be
| almost impossible to purchase game
in any quantities in the United States,
so orders for 10000 Bob White quail
and 1000 cottontail rabbits were
placed in Mexico. But owing to dry
season in that country it was found
impossible to fill the orders.
Accordingly State game farm has
| been started near the Gwynbrook sta
ton. About 1876 acres of the old Dol
| field estate were purchased and plans
made to raise rabbits, pheasants, Bob
White quail and other game. Ralph
Lee, who has been in charge of the
Outpost farm, in Connecticut, where
similar work has been done, has re-
ported to take charge of the Maryland
establishment. He hopes to have
breeding we'll under way by next
oE-caS-
When You May Hunt.
Following Is a tabulation Of the open
and closed seasons for the various
kinds of game:
Open Season-Partridge pheasant,
woodcock, rabbit and wild turkey No
vember 10 to December "a, inclusive.
Ducks, geese, brant, jacksnipe and
crow bills, November I to January 81,
inclusive.
Doves, September 1 to December Is,
inclusive.
Squirrels, August Is to October ]
and November 10 to December "a, In
elusive.
Yellow leg, black breasted and
golden plover, August 16 to November
80, inclusive.
Rail birds, September 1 to Novem-
Der 80, inclusive.
Reed birds, September 1 to October.
80, inclusive.
No Open Season-Closed season at
ali times on deer swan, woodduck,
curlew, willet, upland plover, bull
bats, small shore or beach birds and
all song and insect.vorous birds.
Closed season on ring-neck pleas
ants in Baltimore, Wicomico, Hartford
and Dorchester counties. .
Closed season on quail in Frederick
county until 1921.
Bag Limits (per day)-Partridge
-; grouse, 2; English pheasants, 3;
rail, so; doves, y; woodcock, 6; rab-
bits, 10; squirrels, 10; jacksnipe,, 10;
ducks, geese and brant, %; yellOw-leg
plover, Is; biack-breasted plover, 5;
crow bills, 10.
(Per SeaSOn)-Wlld turkeys, 4.
Non-EXpOrt-Illegal to export any |
game. wild water fowl excepted, out |
of Maryland. Licensed sportsmen may |
carry out one days bag limit.
rohibted-Shooting wild fowl from |
a power boat; shooting at night time;
shooting on Sunday; hunting while
tracking snow is on ground.
Susquehanna Flats-Legal shooting
days: Monday, Wednesday and Fri.
day until January 1, after which the
open days shall be Monday, Wednes-
day, Friday AID Saturday.
Local observation-disclosures coun-
ty: Upland game season closes Jan
uary l.
Squirrels-Anne Arundel, Talbot,
Charles. Prince Georges and Calvert,
November 10 to December "a; St.
Mary's. no closed season; Dorchester,
September 1 to January l.