Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-07
Season For Hunting Various Game.

Win tlS dppIudC VI tIlG udtSS IOI
hunting wild animals and birds, sports
men are beginning to look to their
hunting kit, cleaning guns, mending
toys, hunting out the old Jimmy pipe"
that is the companion on all hunts,
searching about for dogs and doing a
hundred other things incident to prep
aratiOn for the hunting season.
There is not expected to be such a
rush this fall for hunting licenses as
there has been heretofore, due to the
fact that this was the first year fisher
men were required to have licenses
and this resulted in thousands Of Ii
censes being issued all over the State
for fishermen. The same license entit-
les the holder to hunting privileges as
prescribed by the law.
The first open season for game prev
alent in this section is September list,
at which time the squirrel season opens
and continues until December lst
The next is the rabbit season, which
opens October lst, and then comes the
bird season, some on October 18th and
others on November list.
The following excerpt is taken from
the forest, game and fish law for the
guidance of hunters in this State.
II is unlawful for any person over
fifteen years of age to hunt or fish
without license, to be procured from
the county clerk. Cost of license to
residents, one dollar; to non-residents,
SIS.
1t is unlawful to hunt on enclosed or
improved lands of another without the
written consent Of the owner or agent.
II is unlawful for any person not a
citizen of the United States to hunt,
catch or kill any wild game animals,
wild game birds or wild game fowl
or have in his possession fire arms for
such purpose, or fish for fish, frogs or
turtles.
1t is unlawful for any unnaturalized
foreign-born resident Of the State to
own or keep a dog Of any kind in this
State.
II is unlawful to hunt the various
birds and animals or catch any fish ex-
cept during the periods which are set
out below:
Ek-No person except the owner
shall kill any elk in this State for a
period of ten years, or until 1881.
Deer-No person except the owner
shall hunt or kill any deer in this State
until October 18th, 1923. No person
shall hunt or kill deer with dogs in
this State at any time
Wild Turkeys to kill same
between October 18th and December
1st Unlawful to kill same at night
or to kill more than one turkey in one
day or four in one season Persons
required to report number killed to
game and fish commission.
Ruled Grouse-Lawful to hunt
same between October 18th and De-
cember LIST, but unlawful to kill more
tain four in one day or twenty in one
year
Quail or Partridge-Lawful to hunt
same between November LIST and De-
cember list, but unlawful to kill more
than ten in one day or sixty in one
year.
Wild Duck, Goose or Brant-L, aw.
full to hunt same between October 18Th
and January list
Woodcock-Lawful to hunt same be.
tween October Is and November 20
Plover, Ortolan or Sandpiper-Law.
ful to hunt same between September
10th and December 3lst.
Snipe-Lawful to hunt same be.
tween October 18th and December
18th.
Gray, Black, Fox and Red SQUIRRELS
Lawful to hunt same between Sen
TENDER LIST and December list. No
person shall kill more than eight souir-
reIs IN one day or sixty in one sea
SON.
Frogs-Lawful to hunt frogs be-
tween June lSt and April Ist
Rabbits-Lawful to hunt same he.
tween October list and January list.
Polecat or Skunk Lawful to kill
same between December LIST and Feb
ruary LIST.
Jack Salmon, Jack Fish or White
oaInlon-Lawful to fish for same be-
tween June LIST and April lst
rout or handbook Salmon Lawful
10 hunt for same between May list and
August list. "''''
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