The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-27
SEASON FOR DOVES
OPENS WEDNESDAY
Hunters Warned Not To
Shoot Before Sunrise
or After Sunset.

Tho aeason for dove starts next
Wednesday and many hunters are
preparing to take advantage OF M
early hunting.
Federal game wardea today issued
n warning to hunters not to do any
shooting before 90 minutes before
sunrise and none after sunset. The
limit Is % doves. he said.
lie has prepared a circular on the
provision Of the migratory bird law
which he is mailing out. He also
has received copies OF the federnl
and state laws which he is prepared
to give hunters who will call at MS
office In the biological survey bureau
on West central. The circular he u
mailing out says:
at IL unlawful TO kill. hunt. at
tempt to kill or possess at M time
amy wood ducks. swans, elder ducks
hand-tnilcd pigeons: little brown sand
hill and whooping cranes; curlew' up.
land nlover, wiliet, snipe. plover. and
all shore birds. except the black
bellled and golden p%lovers. create
and lesser yeliowlegs, Wilson anipe or
jarkanipe and wookcock.
cit N unlawful To kill and migrn-
tory insectivorous or sons birds NJ
any time.
ut is unlawful 10 hunt. pursuc or
take my migratory game bird from
an airplane. powerboot. saiiboat. n
boat under sail, or any floating device
towed by powerboat or sail boat.
at In unlawful to hunt. pursue, or
take any migratory game bird between
sunset and one-half hour before sun
rise.
at ls unlawful to sell any migratory
bird, except under proper permits Tor
scientific Ind propagating purposes.
Migratory game birds may he
taken only with a gun not larger thnn
u tcn-guage. fired from tho shoulder
and may he Possessed only during the
open season and for five days tol,
lowing the open season. h federal
law allows ten days hut the NV OF
New Mexico allows only five days
and inaamuch aa the state law gives
additional protection. the five-day
limit prevails.
"In New Mexico-The omen seasons
arc ms follows. and h dates mem
toned are inclusive.
For waterfowl except wood duck
elder duck SWAMI coot. gallimules.
and Wilson Enipe or 1acksntpe.
October IS 10 January 81.
"For rails (other than coot and
Rnilimulesl, September ! to Novem-
her 80.
For black bellied and golden plov-
FNN uHN kEfuAfE NNN ifHHFt N'N'N NAfN"
September l 10 December 10.
For mourning doves. September
] TO December IL.
Gag Limlts-Ducks Except wood
durks and elder duckaD, twenty-five
In the aggregate Of all kinds.
"Geese-Eight In the aggregate OF
all kinds.
"Brant-Eight.
Rails. root and gallimules tcxcept
sorn. twenty-five In the aggregate OF
all kinds.
''Sorn-iFffty.
"Binck-bellied and golden plover'
and greater and lesser yellow-iegs
Fifteen In the aggregate OF all kinds
Wilson anine or JnckHnipe-
Twenty-Five.
"Woodcock-Six.
Doves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ANY person convicted Of violating
any OF the provisions Of the migrn-
tory bird treaty act shall he fined moi
more than $500 or he imprisoned moi
more than ak months or both.
II II unlawful to ship or transport
amy game out OF the state without q
permit secured from the state game
warden.
at Is unlawful to ship any game
within the state without having 9
permit from the state game depart.
inent.