Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-31
Large Number of Gunners
Obtain Licenses at
Clerks Office
LICENSE NECESSARY
Rules are Given-Fee For Hunting
in One County is S1-All Counties
s3-Non-residents Pay $40

The hunting season in Virginia
opens tomorrow. As a result of the
opening of the season, n. S. Greena-
way, clerk of the courts, today was
kept busy issuing licenses to hunt
ers. The state law requires tax of
81 to residents of Virginia for one
county and So to hunt in any county.
For non-residents of the state flat
license tax of $40 is required. This
gives permission to hunt in any coun-
ty III the state. Large numbers OF
hunters will start hunting early to
morrow morning. The laws follow:
To hunt off your own or adjoin-
ing lands without license.
To hunt Partridges, Wild Turkeys
or Pheasants, east Of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, between February lst
and November 1st, and west of the
Blue Ridge Mountains between De-
cmber 31st and November lst, or to
hunt them in. the snow or to trap or
net them at any time.
To kill more than Is Patridges in
one day.
To kill more than two Wild Turk
eys in one day.
To kill more than six Pheasants in
one day.
To kill Song and Insectivorous
Birds or destroy their nests or eggs
at any time.
To kill Hares or Rabbits, except or
your own premises. between Febru-
ary 1st and November 1st.
To kill Squirrels, except on your
own premises, between February lst
and August 18th.
To hunt on posted lands, Of an
other without first obtaining written
permission to do so from the land
owner.
To hunt Deer between February 1st
and October 1st Especial laws for
certain counties.)
To hunt Wild Ducks between Jan
,uary 1st and November LIST, except
in Back Bay, Princess Anne County,
where the closed season is from
February lst to November 1st.
To hunt Wild Ducks in the coun-
ties Of Cumberland, Fluvanna, Buck
ingham and Goochland between Jan
uary 1st and November 1st.
To hunt Swan, Curlew, Elder and
Wood Ducks at any time.
To kill more than 25 Wild Ducks
in one day. - >.
To hunt Woodcock between De-
cember 31st and November LIST.
To kill more than Woodcock in
one day.
To hunt Wild Geese between Jan
uary 31st and November lst.
To kill more than S Wild Geese IN
one day.
To hunt Sora between November
3Oth and September 1st.
To kill more than so Sora in one
day, or hunt them at night.
To hunt Doves between December
18th and September lst.
To kill more than % Doves in one
day.
To hunt any Game Birds or Ami
mails later than half an hour after
sunset, or earlier than half an hour
before sunrise.
To hunt any game on Sunday.
To hunt with gun larger than
ten bore.
To shoot at game more than one
gun at a time or to shoot battery
Of guns.
Boards of supervisors in the coun
ties have authority 70 shorten or
close open seasons on game. Hunt
ers should first inquire of County
Clerks for such information. There
are also a number of local acts
shortening seasons in certain coun-
ties and districts.
Pamphlets containing Came, In
land Fish and Dog Laws may be
obtained. free Of charge, from the
Department Of Game and Inland
Fisheries.
Report all violations to nearest
Warden or direct to Department OF
Cnrno and Inland Fisheries.