Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-20

| Blaine, Granite, Valley. Beaverhead,
Sheridan. Ravaili, Yellowstone. Phil
| lips, Powder River, Treasure, Liberty,
! Saltwater, Daniels. Garfield. McCone,
Golden Valley, Carter, Wheatland,
Roosevelt. Sanders and Judith Basin.
on Dearborn River.
"All Of Lewis and Clark except that
portion drained by the south fork OF
the Flathead and that portion lying
north Of the north fork Of the Dearborn
| serve in which closed season shall be
November 5. Also all Of Missoula and
Powell counties except so much of said
counties described as being those por-
tons of said counties lying west of the
; north fork of the Big Blackfoot river
and north of the main Blackfoot river
west of the confluence of the two
streams; and also that portion of said
counties drained by the waters of the
south fork Of the Flathead river; and
also those portions of Missoula coun-
ty lying east OF Belmont creek from its
source, north of the Big Blackfoot river
and east of the confluence of said Bel
mont creek with the Big Blackfoot
river at the west end Of Nine Mile
lprairie: and also that portion Of Mis-
soula county drained by the streams
flowing into Swan river Also SO much
Of Gallatin county north of the north
fork Of Sixteen Mile creek"
Open Season for Deer.
ANY person who shall between the
| first day of December of any year and
the first day of November Of the fol-
lowing year, hunt, shoot, kill, take or
capture, or cause to be shot, taken,
killed or captured any deer, or who in
the open season in any calendar year
shoots, kills or captures any female
! deer. or more than one male deer with
| visible horns. is guilty of a INSIDE
meanor; provided, however, that it shall
be unlawful to hunt deer within the
counties of Yellowstone, Rosebud. Gus
ter. Powder River, Carter, Richland,
Roosevelt. McCone, Garfield, Valley,
Phillips and within all that part Of
Fergus county lying north of the
township line between townships Is and
10 and east of the range line between
ranges a and % in said county, be-
fore October !, 1924.
Prairie Chicken Protected.
The bill makes it unlawful to hunt
grouse. prairie chicken, sage hen. fool
hen, pheasant or partridge at any place
within the state, excepting in the coun-
ties of Flathead, Alissoula. Ravalk.
Lincoln and Sanders before September
Is, 1923, places limit of five per day
upon the killing of such game birds in
such counties as remain open, limits
the hunting season in any open districts
to October / to Is and absolutely pro-
hibits the shooting of quail. Chinese
= ,boo rf r.
ridge. wood duck. curleW, swan, loon or
turtle dove within the state.
The open season for wild ducks,
wild geese or brant shall be from
September IS to December 81 during
which the daily limit shall be 20 ducks
or eight brant.
The law protects absolutely all
Rocky Mountain sheep or goats until
October /, 1926 and prohibits the
killing or trapping of marten, otter,
fox. sable, muskrat or fisher between
the first day of April and the first day
of November of the same year.
Old Law on Beaver.
The new law has no effect upon the
killing or trapping of beaver, this
animal being protected under An old
law which remains In effect.
Violations of the law elassed as
misdemeanors are punishable by fines
of from $50 to $500 and Jail terms
of from 10 days to so days, and those
passed as felonies are punishable by
fines of from $500 to 81 600 or by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for
from six months to one year. The
act became effective upon its approval
by the governor.
Although this law provides a closed
season upon game birds in all but
few of the counties of the state the
fish and game commission is given
the power to open or close any county