Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-05
GAME Law SYNOPSIS
Is ISSUED BY STATE
Wisconsin Conservation Commits
sion Gives Facts Regarding
Fish and Game Laws
as They Now Are

the Wisconsin Conservation Com.
mission Fisherman and hunters
would do we'll to clip and preserve
this summary
DEER TAGS AND OPEN SEASON
The price Of the deer tags will be
25 cents instead of 10 cents. Inform
hunters that if they accidentally lock
or break their tag they may secure a
new tag by returning the old one to
the County Clerk. The open season
for deer has been changed to NOvem-
Der Is to % both dates inclusive.
Shipment of deer is allowed after mid
night of November 18th and until
eleven o'cock p. m. on the 25th, al
lowing three days Of grace. The three
inch horn specification has been re-
pealed and the law now reads lone
buck not less than one year old. J"
MUSKRAT- the counties Of Man
itowoc, Dodge, Sheboygan and Calu-
met, February to March 81 In the
counties of Winnebago, Waushara and
Waupaca, October 25 to March 81. In
all other counties November to
March 81
MINK Open all over the state
November / to March 81
SKUNK AND RACCOON--All over
state October Is to January 81. Bag
limit of five on raccoon.
MARTIN AND FISHER Close sea-
son all over state.
TRAPPING LICENSE FEE-The
fee will be $3.50 instead of $1.OO. Boys
less than sixteen years of age may
buy a trapping permit (from county
clerk) for 25 cents. Boys subject to
all the laws as under license. The
Legislature. refused to pass law pro-
viding for a settler or a nonresident
trapping license.
WILD DUCKS AND GEESE Goose
season extended to December 81 and
bag limit reduced to eight per day.
Wild duck season extended to Deem
Der 20.
SECTION 1926 Chapter 131 makes
it unlawful to fish for fish, in any
trout stream during the close season
for trout
GAME DEFINED Chapter 306
changes the law that game Dcluds
all varieties of wild animals or birds.
Thus it becomes necessary for per-
son to have hunting license to shoot
crows or wolves.
MUSKIE AND BLACK BASS
Blackbass season with exception Of
Big Green Lake, opens all over the
state on June Is. The minimum size
of muskie changed to "a inches or 10
pounds.
Chapter BOG Laws of 1921 amends
section No. 1927 in that to 5 lines
and hooks cannot be left unattended.
All lines must be taken up when the
owner leaves them.
RABBIT-O season all year in
the counties of Crawford, Grant, Rich
land and Vernon. All other counties
October rs to January Is. Bag limit
five per day.
BEAVER AND OTTER Open sea-
son in February and March in the
years 1922 and 1923 only and in the
counties of Ashland, Bayfield,, Clark.
Douglas, Oneida, Rusk, Sawyer, Iron,
Washburn, Chippewa, Price and Tay-
lor. Fee is $500 plus SO cents for spe-
cial tags for each skin. Sold only to
persons who have lived in the state
not less than one year. Sold by
Madison office only.
PRAIRIE CHICKEN, GROUSE-No
open season in the counties OF Grant,
Lafayette, Green, Rock, WalWorth,
Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Wau-
kesha, Jefferson, Dane Iowa, Crawford,
Richland, Sank, Washington Ozaukee.
Vernon, Lacrosse, Monroe, Fond du
Lac, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Calumet,
Portage, Waupaca, Oneida, Lincoln,
Polk, Barron and Dunn. In all other
counties September 20 to "a Give
days.)
PARTRIDGE AND SPRUCE HEN
No open season in the counties OF
Calumet, Manitowoc and Winnebago.
In all other counties October to DC
tober 8 GIVE days.. Bag limit five
each or mixed bag of five each day
BAG LIMITS ON PRAIRIE
CHICKEN, GROUSE, PARTRIDGE
AND SPRUCE HEN-The bag limit
pertaining to these birds is the same
as pertaining to wild duck. It does not
mean that a person could go into an
open county, where there is an open
season on prairie chicken, remain
there say three days and come back
with fifteen birds in his possession,-
five for each day. The bag limit is
subject to all the restrictions in thai
no person can have in his possession
or transport, in his possession more
than the daily bag limit, j. e., five
| such birds
SETTLERS HUNTING LICENSES
Under a new provision of law hunt
ing licenses may be issued to settlers
or any member of the family f1fteer
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