Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-28
GAME WILL BE
ABUNDANT THIS
YEAR IN STATE

Georgia's hunting season. opens,
this year with the most abundant
supply of game since the game laws
were established, according to Sam
]. Slate, commissioner of game and
fish. =
In the lowlands of the state the
heavy spring rains forced quail to
the hills when they made their nests,
with the result that thousands Of
young birds were saved from drown
ing. The, supply is consequently
greater than usual.
Wild turkey are on the increase in
south Georgia, and so are deer along
the coast and the counties bordering
the Florida line. Commissioner Slate
announces that a special effort VIII
be made for the protection of wild
turkey, which many people have II
tendency to shoot out of season and
in excess Of the bag limit
Commissioner Slate has prepared
summary of the game Situation
attention to the federal migratory
bird law, and with the dates of the
open season for all kinds of game.
His statement is as follows:
Game Is Very Plentiful
October first is really the begin
ming of the game season in Georgia.
On that date the season opens for
SQUIRRELS and for deer. The season
th ina n. + ftor r, many years Reports from
state Coincide upon this one fact.
The heavy rains of last spring
to the highlands and during the
nesting season the nests were better
protected and otter they Matched
the young broods were, not drowned
out nearly as much as usual From
the report that young quail is more
abundant than it has been for many
years. This is especially true in the
southern part of the state. Splen-
did reports come from along the
counties as Wayne, jeff Davis, APP
ping, Tattnan, Liberty, Telfair and
Montgomery. In the southwestern
section of the state news is equally
as encouraging.
Better reports about wild tur-
key have been received in this office
in the last few days than at any
time since have been commission
er: There are great many young
the state.
1T is a deplorable and unfortun-
ate fact that great many of our
people will attempt 70 shoot these
birds before the opening of the sea-
hoped that all the sportsmen in
Georgia and all the game wardens
will make an extra effort to see that
the law is obeyed and that shooting
does not begin until November 20
on quail and wild turkey.
The Deer. Season
"The deer season opens on October
l and for men who enjoy this sport
prospects are brighter than obey
have been since the establishment
of. the game laws. A good many of
our, coast counties report deer as
fairly numerous and the counties on
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In Thomas and Grady counties.
There is abundant sport this
year for all and we believe those
who go into the woods will be amp
the assistance and encouragement
of all people who believe in the OBJ
servance of the law. We are making
a strenuous effort to enforce the
laws as rigidly as we. can along
cially desirable that the bag limits
and the seasons be observed
1--WE call the attention of the
sportsmen of Georgia again to the
fact that the federal migratory bird
and changes the Georgia season on
wood duck, migratory duck, wood
cock, plovers and doves. The dove
season in Georgia, according to the
IeueEdI act, Will open on November
20 and close on January 81. with a
bag limit of twenty-five in one day.
The killing of summer or wood duck
is absolutely prohibited. and the
season on migratory duck is from
November ! to January 81. Wood
81, six in one day, and on plovers
from November 20 to January 81, ff-
teen in one day. In making up these
dates we count the open season
allowed by both state and national
laws.
Observe Dates Carefully
1--WE again call attention to the
fact that as the federal migratory
bird act has been held to be consti-
tptionai by the supreme court Of
state license. will not prevent a
hunter from being prosecuted under
the federal act. For the benefit of
the sportsmen of the state the open
laws have both been printed and the
only safe course to pursue is to
hunt during the season which is
opened by both state and federal
laws. In fact this is the only lega
time to hunt.
I'VE desire to thank the people foI
the support they have given us. We
want to say that our aim is to serVt
people here in every way we possibl!
can and the office is open to receiV,
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formation possible and to assist the
general public in any way that lies
within our power.
This has been a strenuous yeaI
upon most people and we believe the
relaxation of a few days spent in the
woods in the greatest of all sports
will be of great benefit to a large
number of men in the state.
For the benefit of the public We
again give you the chart of the open
season and bag limit under the Geor-
gia law. eW also print the federal
chart in connection with this. II
might be well to cut it out and place
it in your memorandum book.
Dates for All Game
Quail, November 20 to. March
1. Twenty-Five in one day.
doves, August 1 to 81 and No
vember 20 to March /. Twenty
five in one day. (National law,
October 16 to January 1. Twen-.
ty-five in one day.
wild turkeys, either sex, No
vember 20 to March l. Two in
season.
"Cat squirrels, October 1 to
March /. Fifteen in one day.
Deer, either sex, October 1 to
December /. Two in season.
Summer or wood duck, Sep
TENDER 1 to January l. Twenty
five in one day. (National law
prohibits killing of summer or
wood ducks.)
migratory ducks, September
to April 20. Fifty in one day.
(National law, November 1 to