The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-08
PRINCIPAL, .CHhNGEs N MAINE HUNTING
LAWS FOR PRESENT YEAR
Closed Territory in Somerset County Partridge
and Woodchuck Season Same in All Counties

The Department of Inland Fisher
les and Game has prepared very
convenient condensation of the prin-
cipal changes In the hunting laws of
Maine and now effective. The new
ls21-1s22 revision of the laws Of
course give them in full but the fol-
lowing VIII be found very valuable for
quick reference.
CLOSED TIME ON MOOSE
Closed season on the following ter
ritory in the Town of Fairfield and
In the City of Augusta.
CLOSED TERRITORY IN FAIR
FIELD
mo person shall, except as herein
provided, at any time, hunt, pursue,
shoot at or kill any wild animal or
any game or wild bird within the fol-
lowing described territory situated in
the town of Fairfield, in the county
of Somerset: Good Will Farm, So
called; the Girls Farm, so-called, of
Gold, Will Farm; land of G. W.
y "
Of J. Russell Barrett, which land is
bounded as follows: NOn the north by
land of Edwin Hicks and N. E. Besr
sey; on the east by the Kennebec riv-
err; on the south by land of Fred
Tobey, Frank Moore. H. B. Ham and
C. B. futile. also by the Fairfield
Town Farm. on the-west by land OF
L. P. Clifford. .Alonzo Hoxie, Edwin
Marcou and also by Martin stream;
said territory being Good Will Farm
proper, so-called, the Girls Farm. So
called. and and of g. w. Hinckley
John Conner and ]. Russell Barrett,
adjacent to the above named farms.
1t shall also be unlawful for any perN
son to have In possession at any time
any wild animal or any game or wild
bird or part thereof, taken in violation
of any provision of this act. Provided
however, that the provisions of this
act shall not prohibit any person req
siding within the limits of either of
the above described reservations or
preserves from shoot ng at or de-
stroying any wild bird Except ruffed
grouse or Hungarian PARTRIDGE or
any wild animal Except beaver) when
found destroying his , property; and
provided, further, that the provisions
Of this section shall not be construed
to prohibit the trapping of fur-bear-
ing animals with n the above de-
scribed territory in accordance with
the general laws of the State
CLOSED TERRITORY IN AUGUSTA
mo person shall. except as herein
provided, at any time, hunt, pursue
shoot at or kill any wild animal or
any game or other wild bird within
the following described territory tu-
ated In the city of Augusta, in the
county of Kennebec: Bounded on the
north by the south line of Lot No. AZ
Range 3, east of the Kennebec river
IN the east by the east line of said
Range 8. on the south by the North
Belfast road and the south line of Lot
No. So, of said Range 3, and on the
west by the west line of said Range
3. consisting of about 500 acres. Pro-
vided, however. that the provisions oil
this section shall not be construed to
prohibit the trapping of wild animals
within the above described territory
n accordance with the general laws
II the State. Whoever violates any
provision of this section shall be sub,
ject. to a penalty of not less than VII
nor more than $500 and costs for each
offense or Imprisonment for so days
on both said fine and Imprisonment.
CHANGE IN DEER LAW
While in six of the northern coun-
ties of the State-Aroostook, Pc
nobscot. Pi,scataquis. Somerset. Ok
ford and Franklin the deer season
Is unchanged. in Washington anc
Hancock Counties the closed season
will be from December 18th to DC
tober IA of the following year, both
dayg inclusive, the law provides how
ever. that from December LIST to 14tt
inclusive, only residents of Han
cock and Washington Counties may
hunt deer in said Counties, this
privilege not being granted to non
residents of those Counties.
The Legislature enacted semi
| buck law, so-called--a provision re-
auiring one of the quota of two deer
Which are allowed a person in one
season to be a buck with antlers. con
seouently only one female deer car
be- killed or had in possess on in one
season. The law further provides
that a spike-h horn deer u.s. not cOnsid
cred buck with antlers.
The Legislature further provide:
that only one deer can be taken II
all the southern counties. Andres
coggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox
Lincoln Waldo, Sagadahoc and York
collectively, in one season.
For the information of the public
the Commissioner gives the follow
ing Interpretation OF these two lat
ter laws:
General law limit, two deer; on
deer only In all of the eight south
ern counties collectively: the quot,
Of two can be made up II desired b,
one deer. from the northern counties
not more than ono female deer cal
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