The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01
OPESHUNTING SEASON
information FOR Benefit Of sportsnea
In Answer to Requests Precedence
TO Federal Law.

IN Answer to Requests Precedence
10 Federal Law.
IN response to numerous inquiries
i has received concerning the open
seasons for hunting game. the Con
servation Commission Of Maryland.
through 9. Lee LeConpte, State
Came Warden, has issued . statement
Tor the benefit of sportsmen.
The statement follows:
THE first open. season Is on doves.
which under the State law opens Au-
gust 10, and closes December q.
However, the Federal Law supercedes
onr State law, and opens the season
September |, and closes It December
ID.
1.-THE open season on yellow Leg
black breasted and golden ployer, Au-
gust Is TO November 30.
Train birds September ! TO Noyem=
Der 30.
During the season Of 1918, the
Federal Government closed the sea
son on reed birds. However, on
] January II. 1919, there was an order
issued by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. opening the sea
son on reed birds in this State from
September / to October 30.
1.-THE open season on squirrels. Al
gust rs to October 1. closing until
November ID 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 q. st. Mary.s county has
no closed season.
.Partridges. pheasant, woodcock.
rabbit and Wild turkey--NoYembe 10
TO December D. However. there Is
closed season on ringslIeck pheas-
ants in Baltimore, Wleomioo, Har-
ford and Dorchester counties, and =
closed season on quail IN Frederick
county until 1921. -
eWild-fowl, including ducks, geese.
bfant, tacksnipe and crow bills--No-
vamber ! 10 January 81.
1T Is Illegal to export any game
wild water fowl excepted1 out Of
Maryland.
hibited under the Federal and State
laws. Shooting at night. shooting o.
Sunday, also prohibited 5
.'The Statewide Hunters license
Law, from which funds a district
deputy Game warden force has been
maintained, has been very beaercial
n Increasing our game n this state.
md 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 "
rented by them, TO procure license
% hunt, shoot or kill game wnIcl :
protected b the laws d this S.aIe.
This license. however, does not per
nit persons 10 hunt game during
closed season The licenses arr
issued June of each year and az
pire on May 81 OF each year. The
color OF sad licenses Is changed
yearly, and persons found hunting
With a license issued prior 10 June |.
1913. will be prosecuted u the fullest
extent Of the law.
There Is no open aeaHon at pres
ent on any game in this State. and
persons who hunt prior 10 August 10th
should be prosecuted for hunting dur
Ing closed season. We request al
persons in this State vino have the IN
Ierest Of game and 1sh laws at heart
% report any violations they know NJ
10 this Department or 10 one Of tie
district deputy game Hardens, nj
which time prosecution vii be insIl=
tuted and m investigation will be
made"