The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-15
BIRD SEASON Opens
FRIDAY, SEPT. IS
SOME PEOPLE SNEAK UP ON 'EM
i'm THE DARK-SOME GET
FEATHERS

COW and Latah county citizens Friday
morning early were not due entirely
to the highway builders blasting rock
Not by any means. Every man and his
dog were out at the earliest possible
moment, if accounts be true, to bag
their share of the game birds, the
season on which. opened that morning
Before noon reports of various
country excursions had begun to fill
ter to the various parts of town. Many
reported the limit at an early hour
Some reported the feathers that had
been brOadcaSted as a result of their
wing-shooting, but could, like the
fellow who almost caught the big fish,
show no proof of the assertions.
Nevertheless the fields and hills
were fairly well covered this fore
noon, and afternoon as well, with
persons bent on renewing their palate
acquaintanceship with grouse, part
ridges and the other natural meat
delicacies upon which they were al
lowed to prey by virtue of the season
that opened Friday morning.
And no one allowed business mat
ters to interfere with the bagging of
game birds. Not by a jugfull CO
Those who had to be at the store or
office sometime before noon willingly
sacrificed part of the nights rest in
order to be out with the old shotgun
which had been oiled and reOiled and
cleaned and recleaned for at least a
week prior to the opening day.
And the hunting was good say those
who were out to see for themselves.
One man returned before nine o'clock
with the statement that 81 have my
limit" Others kept coming in from
that time on.
Numerous flocks of birds upon
which the season opened Friday have
been noted over the fields and hills
for sometime past, and, believe it or
not, the hunting fans have kept close
watch on the whereabouts and habits
of the same birds.
Early starts on the hunting excur-
sion were due to two cause. One has
already been noted The second is
that most people considered them
like the farmers wild oats-they had
to sneak up on them in the wee hours
o fthe morning, or some other fellow
would
However, despite the palatableness
of the feathered bird whatever his
nationality, the line was drawn on
him of the yellow race. The season
on Chinese pheasants did not open
this year due to the fact that num-
Der of the birds were just recently
planted in many places in this sec
tion and the state game warden took
the necessary steps to protect them
until they should get a good start.
The law in regard to Chinese pheas-
ants states
s'In accordance with the provisions
of Sections 27S3 and 2794 of the Idaho
Fish and Game Laws, I hereby de-
clare closed to the shooting of Chinese
pheasants, all of that section in La
tab county known as the North Pa
louise River Drainage District, and de-
scribed by metes and bounds as fol-
lows, to-wit:
beginning at the NV corner of La
tab County, thence south on state
line between Idaho and Washington
to the southwest corner of Township
Al, thence east to the southeast cor
ner of section 36-413, w. B. M, thence
north to the NE corner of section
1-41-3 w. B. M, thence east to the
Sc corner of section 36-42-2 w. B. NJ,
thence north to the county line be-
tween Latah and Benewah counties,
thence in a north and westerly direc
tion along said county lines to the
place of beginning.
"This order is issued as conserva-
ton measure, and in order to afford
protection to this species OF game
bird recently planted in that section,
the shooting of which at this time
would occasion their possible extinct
ion. And such order will be in force
during the entire season of 1922 or
longer, and until notice of it's revoc-
alton is duly published
During the suspension of any open
season by the State Fish and Game
Warden, all provisions of law relat-
ing to the closed season on such game
birds shall be enforced, and whoever
violates any of the provisions of such
law shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed therefor"
The birds upon which the citizen
is allowed to try his craftsmanship
are grouse, including prairie chickens
and native pheasants. According to
report made by H. G. Strivers of the
company, the hunting
is very good and one occasions no
in getting the limit, which
is six birds.