Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-18
Many Changes
In Game Laws
WOMEN MUST TAKE OUT IL
CENSES TO HUNT AND FISH
IN IDAHO HEREAFTER
(From Moscow Star Mirror)

A number of important changes
were made IN he game laws If Idaho
by the last session of the legisla ture.
and some of them are regarded as a
big Improvement over the old laws.
G. j. Hugo of Moscow was head Of
this committee and is pleased with
the new laws. Here are some of
the changes made:
The charge of license has been
raised from $15 SO to 50. and women
censes. The FISH license for non
resident has been increased from s.
to S3.
Section As of the law is new
one. This compels owners of irri-
cation bitches to screen them, when
there is any loss in fish that way
This is important in southern idaho
but does not apply here. There
was a big fight on this feature This
was modelled after the California
law.
A new feautre is gun license
for aliens who are employed in the
protection of stock, but are not al
lowed to kill game.
The season for the mourning dove
is closed entirely.
The grouse season has been short
ened thirty days. Instead of begin
ming August Is, it will begin Sent
ember l and extend to October / 5.
The ariplane and the auto now
figure in the game laws, for II pro
hibits all shooting from airplanes.
autos and power boats.
The attempt to catch or kill game
or fish is now a misdemeanor. This
is expected to help mach in the en-
forcement of the law.
Deer creek and all Its tributaries
are closed for the present year,
The bear has finally been honore1
by place among game ar.nals
1t was formerly classed among the
predatory ones and then among the
fur bearing, but now it Is entitled
to the protection of the game Ia
The state game warden is 2iy4l'
the power, when funds become avail
able, to start a game farm at th(
state penitentiary at Boise
Hepburn park has been taker
from the fish and game department
and put back under the department
of public works.
The salary of the men employed
In the state fish hatcheries has beer
raised from 1850 to $500 year
The state game warden will now
have term Of six years instead o
two years
There was recently issued by War
rem Jones, of the state Ash anC
game department, report that ha
been pronounced to he one of tn,
,n1 4 l..
state department. The receipts o
72251, or more than double thos,
of any former biennium or the bu
reau. The greater part of the bu
reau's income was derived from tn,
sale of Ash and game permits ant
licenses. During 1920 licenses t
The number Of 83,01S were sold ar
increase over 1919 Of AL, ant
30,420 more than III 1918. The
sum of s5,590.6O for fines and con
fscations was collected in 1919 and
$6.650.1O in 1920.
In 1919-1920 there. was planted
grand total Of 11.03S,600 fish o
all species in idaho lakes an
streams. Of which 10000 were trou
of the Rainbow, eastern brook, blacl
spotted, Lake Coeur d'Alene anC
Wood river, the last three nativ'
species. Other species of fish plant
ed We're: Yellow perch. white fish
Alturas lake red fish and black bass
to the total number of $4,000. 1
is hoped to secure for the comins
season paintings Of the beautiful
California golden trout.
The present program of the fisl
and game department contemplate
the development of the four stat
fish hatcheries to their fullest pro
dueing capacity. continued close at
tention to proper distribution ant