The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-17
REVIEW OF WARDEN
REAL BENEFIT TODAY
IGNORANCE OF SPORTSMEN A
.VAUNTED DEFENSE WHICH
CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.

"A
VAUNTED DEFENSE WHICH
CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.
L. E. Brooks, Deputy fish and game
warden, gives a resume of the laws
for the benefit Of the sportsmen here
under the following head:
Song birds Protected-It shall be
unlawful for any person within the
state of Idaho to hunt, kill, capture
or destroy any song, insectivorous or
innocent bird, except English sparrow,
Williamsons sapsucker, bittern, crow,
owl, raven, blue heron, hawk, king
fisher, blackbird, magpie or bee bird,
at any time of he year. or to destroy
the eggs or nests of such birds.
The board of county commissioners
of any county, or city, council of any
city, are hereby authorized to appro-
pirate funds for the destruction of the
English sparrow and other birds
which are destructive to song, insec-
tivorous or innocent birds, their eggs
or nests, or which are destructive to
farm products or plant life. 1t shall
be the duty of the state superintendent
of public instruction, the county su-
perintendent of schools, the superin-
tendents, principals, and teachers in
all the schools of the state to give in
struction to school children concern
ing the usefulness of insectivorous.
song and innocent birds in the de-
struction Of insects and pests that
destroy plant life. 1t shall be their
duty to inform school children of the
destructiveness of the common house
cat to bird life, and to the necessity
r. foo hn L,
destructiveness of the said common
house cat. 1t shall be their duty, fur
her, to inform school children of the
provisions of this chapter, and the
penalty attached thereto, for the ed
struction of song, insectivorous or in
nocent birds, their nests or eggs. 1t
shall be the duty of any person or
persons putting out poison for the
destruction of gophers, squirrels or
other animals to use precaution to
protect song, insecivorous, or inno-
cent birds.
who shall wilfully violate the pro-
visions of the preceding section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and sub
ject to a fine of not less than $25.OO |
or more than $4,000, when such per-
son is over 16 years Of age. When
under 16 years of age they shall be |
subject to such punishment as shall
be inflicted upon them by the local /
justice, probate, or juvenile court.
Pheasants and Grouse-Open sea-
son. Native pheasants and grouse
can be killed in the counties of Latah,
Nez Perce, Clearwater and Idaho be-
tween the 15h day of September and
the 18th day of October of each year
both dates inclusive.
Chinese Pheasants season.
1t shall be lawful to kill Chinese
pheasants in the counties of Latah ,
and Nez Perce between the first day
of November and the 30th day of
November of each year, both dates
inclusive
Hungarian partridge-Open season. Il
1t shall be lawful to kill Hungarian
partridge in Latah county from the
first day of November to the 18th
day of November of each year, both
dates inclusive and in Nez Perce
county from the first day of Novem-
Der to the Both day of November of
each year both dates inclusive.
Quail Open season. No open
season in Latah county. It shall be
lawful to kill quail in Nez Perce
from the first day Of Novem- Il
Der to the Both day of November of s
each year, both dates inclusive.
Water Fowl-Open season. 1t shall :
be unlawful to kill any specie of wild /
duck, goose, woodchock, blackbreastedI ]
or golden plover, yellow legs, Wilson J
or jacksnipe, except from the first |
day of October and the 31st day of \
December of each year, both dates in t
elusive. t
Provisions of Section. 2756-It shall $
be a misdemeanor for any person to i
shoot any game animal or game bird
from a power boat, sail boat or auto {
mobile. Unlawful to shoot, shoot at, I
pursue, kill or attempt to kill any t
birds on any day except S
from half before sunrise to sunset, g
during the open season. e
Game Birds-Bag limits of either
pheasant (native), grouse, sharp tail t
grouse commonly called prairie i
in any day or mixed bag v
IF 6. Chinese pheasants in any v
one day. 6 Hungarian partridge in v
any one day. s quail in any one day. c
In no case can a person have In his i
possession more than one days limit il
at anv time. To kill in one day or
nave in your possession at any one I
time more than 12 ducks, 2 geese, 6 o
,lack-breasted or golden plover, 6 f
yellow legs, 12 Wilson or jacksnipe or a
! mixed bag of 20 of all Of said birds. a
Every person in Latah county 2
should pledge himself to help stock
he streams with fish, propagate game I
birds, report the man who runs deer 4
With dogs, enforce the game laws Of :
.tate by reporting violations to your +
yame warden and assist him in the :
discharge of his duties, to commit no :
.ct or do any damage to the premises :
# any farmer while hunting or fish i.
ng that would be unlawful, be a +
portsman and do your duy, and help !
,uild up bigger, better game pre- I
erve, in Latah county. 4.
L. E. BROOKS, i.
Deputy Game Warden :.
Whew, Five Dollars Off.
Several of the five dollar day men e
we're in today from the harvest fields.