The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-23
THE GAME LAWS
SUMMARY OF OPEN SEASON FOR Hunt
ING AND BAG LIMIT


A summary of the state laws relative
to close seasons, bag limits, licenses
and other provisions for the protection
of birds, game. fur-bearing animals
and alligators has been issued by the
department of agriculture for the sea-
son 192O-192I. The department urges
the report of all violations to the near
eat conservation agent or to the con-
servation department, New Orleans.
| Following is the summary.
HUNTING LICENSES
/! Residents hunting license, $l.OO.
! Required of every person hunting and
trapping and may be used in any par
ish in the state.
Non residents hunting licdnse, $l5.00
HOURS OF HUNTING
Hunting is permitted only from half
an hour before sunrise to srnset.
Frogs and alligators may be taken at
night, however, by any person who
secures permit to do so.
SALE OF GAME
The sale of all birds and of all game
animals, except rabbits and squirrels,
is entirely prohibited.
SHIPPING OF GAME
All game shipped within the state
must be tagged, showing the kinds and
number of birds or animals in the
package, the consignor and consignee
and the point from which shipment is
made. Furs shipped out of the state
must be tagged in tn. same manner as
game shipped within the state. But
a nonresident hunter may carry with
him out of the state the bag permitted
him for one day.
No game may be shipped out Of tho
state.
OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS FOR
GAME BIRDS
Geese, 10 a day; ducks, Is a day:
coots (poule d'eau(, gallinules aud rails
(marsh hens), rs in all a day: snipe,
Is day; plOvers and yellowlegs, Is in
70 January 81.
Night herons (grcs bec). 10 a day,
)pen season, July 81 to November !.
Doves, Is day. Open season, Oct
'ber Is to January 81. s
Wild turkey, ! day. Open season.
November Is to February Is. (Gob-
'lers to March 3d. II
SPECIAL CLOSED SEASONS ON BIRDS
Prairie chicken mot rail or marsh /,
en), upland plOver tpapabotte and
nportcd and native-bred ring g-necked '
heasants must not be hunted until {
922; woodcock until 1923; wood duck !,
ntii 1923. u
OIITrAw E1Rns
The following species of destructive
rds may be killed at any time: Tur- e.
ey buzzard, black vuiture (carrion n
owl, cormorant (water turkey or a,
gger goose), duck hawk, cooper a.
Iwk or blue darter, sharp Skinned n
'wk, great horned owl, blackbirds +
ID English sparrow. G
Non GAME BIRDS cl
Birds not specifically named as game d,
Ids or outlaw birds are Eon-Tsme -,
ds snd must not be killed It any ~
,e. Such birds include herons or II
1s,. m.adawli,h adsssl SRfs;ta q r.ss 9ss
] all iissst.esttha AID otdef sGsHl
ds.
ale of Plumage: The sale Of plum
. or other parts of non.game birds :.
,y0hibited.
he trapping or caging of song birds,
hibi,e.i. The law provitass that a
seholder may keep Gagged IS a bet
more than one resident bird and As
migratory bird.
GAME ANIMALS
eer: Open season in upland zone
len, Beauregard, Rapides, LaSaIle,
IN, Jackson, Lincoln and Union and na,
parishes north and west Of same) 20
tember Is to December 81. 0th M
pen season IN lowland zone lali par- Owe
5 south and east of above namsd): Uni
'ber l TO January Is. Ran
sg Limit: One hunter is limited to a,
ng five deer in . season or posses Cas-
of two carcasses in one day. Deer Due
to be killed between sunset and ar
ise, or when driven to high ground COX
overflow. Fawns must not be COX
ed ut any time. Silv
nirrels: Open season. October ] 81
st day Of February; bag limit Is a , Ct
Nat
bbit: Open season, July l to last ~
Of February. ~ ~
ar: Open season, November to 20
uary IL. Trapping prohibited. Ce
&: introduced into state for prop
ing purposes; must not be hunted
lied Ut any time.
FUR-BEARINC ANIMALS
'lude musATSt, opossum, raccoon.
skunk, ofter," wild cat. Open
n, November to Febfusry l.
er may not be taken 1t any time.
!ALLlCATORS
en- season. Auorst TX IN AMI, OIL