Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-27
Don'ts For Hunters
Issued by Federal
Game Warden

by Associated Press.
Davenport. Sept. 2s.-Reports fro
the northern section Of Iowa indicat,
that the lakes there are black with
wild ducks and United States Game
Warden Charles p. s. Smith has an
fno1nccd that Iowa sportsmen may
look for some fine hunting this sea-
son. Game Warden Smith has found,
| however. he asserts. in his travels
recently turnout the state, that many
of the hunters are unfamiliar with
the provisions of the federal game
laws, and III response to common re-
quests he has drawn up n list of
f"Don'ts for Hunters" Which includes
| . summary Of acts prohibited under
the migratory bird treaty act and
regulations. Some OF the dopts are:
Don't shoot migratory game birds
before one-half hour before sun rise
| Don't shoot migratory game birds
after sun set
Don't take any migratory birds by
| the use of a trap, snare, net. or any
other means whatever except a gun.
Don't hunt with a gun of size
- So ''t''ii 49, wv S"uSS' iiiSo
from the shoulder
| poh shoot 'hisIatory piras from
an hiipiane.
Don't shoot migratory BIRDS from
/ power boat OF saiipoat' OF from
| any floating device towed by 4 pow
er boat or saflboat.
Don't shoot wood ducks. elder
! o'ichS OF swans.
Ion sho0. fnfsfatorS insect1Nor-
Gus piras' such as roblnS, meadow
larks. flickers. Woodpeekers, sWllts,
hummlp2DlrdS hopod.n&S. orlo,eS,
Srosi1eaks' tahasefs,- ihartihs or otfler
swallows, Nlfeos, WaNWlngs, WARP
lers shrikes. catbirds, brown thrash
ers nutha tchers wrens chickadees,
gnatcatcners ana klngiets. ~
| Don shoot nisfatofS nonSame
/ o'rdS, Such as SrepeS (heli divers or
water itehes) gannets, sheafWaterS
| fulmars petrelS, pufflns, bittefnS.
tShytepokes } mrrres auSs auklets,
jaegers. looms, gulls, terms, herons, or
guillemots.
Don't shoot avocets, curlew god
wits dowitchers, surf birds. stills,
phalaropeks, knots >sandp!pers. oy
ter catchers,. willet. or tumtoncs.
! CThe~> only shorehirds or limi-
colae, which may be lawfully hunted
and on which there are open sea
sons in, Iowa are the black bellied
and golden p!overs, Wilson or lack
snipe, woodcock ,and the greater and
lesser yellowless.
Don't buy or sell, or offer or at
tempt to purchase or sell any mi
gratorv birds or any part. nest or
eggs of such birds, without the proper
federal permit to do so.
Don't shoot more than o. ducks
in the aggregate of all kinds. 3
and salIinuIes in the aggregate of all
/ kinds; Il in the aggregate of black
lhellied and golden ployers and great
! er and lesser yeI)oWleos. % Wilson
snipe or iacksnipe: and s woodcock
i in any one day of the open season.
| Don't shoot mourning doves (com-
! monty called turtle doves,)
| Don't ship more than two days bag
! limit of migratory game birds out of
the state where taken In any one CAL
endar week, and then only os permit
ted by the laws of the state from
which the shipment Is made, and in
which the birds were Killed.
| Don't have in your possession any
stuffed. preserved or mounted speci-
mems o. migratory birds, nor buy, sell
or transport the same without the
proper federal permit.
/ Don't have in your possession any
live wild ducks or geese or other