The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-09-15
POINTERS ON GAME
LAWS--SEASON OPEN
DUCKS MAY BE KILLED AFTER
SUNRISE SEPT. 16, SAYS
FEDERAL LAW

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state game laws for the different
counties is from the Great Falls Trib-
une. The opening date is mentioned
as the 18th of Sept, but federal law
sets the time as sunrise on the 10th.
The Tribune says:
Montana huntsmen are anxiously
awaiting the opening of the duck
hunting season next Thursday, Sept.
Is. c. A. Jakways, state game and
fish warden, has expressed the opin-
ion that there will be more ducks in
the state this season than at any pre-
vious time for this reason, the e a
son has been heightened. Last year
the season extended from September
16 to December 1, but this year duck
hunting will be permissible from Sep
TENDER Is to January 1. There will
be a limit of 20 birds a day for each
shooter, it was announced by the
state game and fish commission. The
limit for geese and brant will be 8.
Prairie Chicken in Four Counties
The open season for grouse, prair-
lie chicken, sage hen, sage grouse, fool
hen, pheasant and partridge will be
from October l to October Is. The
limit will be five a day for each per-
son. These may be hunted only in
the counties of Lincoln, Sanders, Mis-
soula and Flathead.
Hunters are urged to watch for
tagged birds this season. The Mani
toba Trading Co., of st. Paul has
tagged a number of ducks with the
view of ascertaining their migratory
route to their winter home. The
bands have been placed on the wings
and legs, it was announced. Hunters
who drop marked ducks are request
ed to make the fact known to the st.
Paul company with the date and To-
cation at which the birds were killed.
Elk Season Opens October Is
Elk may be killed between Octo-
Der Is and November Is, it was an
nounced by the commission, but only
in the counties of Flathead, Teton,
Pondera, Glacier, Madison, Park,
Sweet Grass and in portions of Lewis
and Clark, Missoula and Gallatin
counties. The limit is one elk to a
person.
The deer season will open from
1 to December 1 and the
limit will be buck deer with visi- I
hunted and killed in all counties of
Montana with the exception of yell :
owstone, Rosebud, Custer, Powder I
River, Carter, Richland, Roosevelt,
McCone, Dawson, Saltwater, Gala
in, Teton, Phillips, Garfield and Val :
ey and part of Fergus county. Fox,
utter, marten, sable, muskrat and fish {
n may be hunted between November
and April L.
Many Animals Protected
1t is unlawful to kill moose, bison, l.
aribou, antelope, Rocky Mountain
heep, Rocky Mountain goats, quail,
~pheasants, Hungarian pleas
nts, partridge, woodchuck, curlew,
wan, loon, turtle doves, meadow
ark, bluebird, goldfinch, snowbird, y
edar bird, stork or any other small
ird known as a singing bird. 1t is =
lso unlawful to shoot, capture or =
i'll any female deer or to destroy h.
violence of the sex of the deer. Hunt
rs are also forbidden to hunt game
dogs or to have in their posses
on while hunting any device or
echanism designed to silence, muf-
: or minimize the report of any fire
Hunters Are Warned
A warning "be careful what you
-oot," has been issued by Mr.. Jak-
oys. The warning, Mr.. Jakways
ated, is not aimed alone at hunting
out of season but for the pur-
of cautioning hunters to be care
l. Numerous accidents occur each
ar and Mr.. Jakways is of the opin-
n that may of these are the result
carelessness.
eff everyone would exercise care
the handling of firearms" stated
:. Jakways, "a number of the ac-
which occur every year would
eliminated. There seems to be no
,use for a hunter mistaking a man
a deer. If the party is not GER
n what he is shooting at he should
Ike an effort to get close enough to
that it is not a man. If
re is any doubt, the least he could
would be to refrain from shoot