The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-10
BIC CAME SEASON
OPENED TODAY.
A FEW FACTS OF INTEREST TO
THE HUNTERS OF BIG
GAME.

The official big game season
opened today, Nov. 10th, and will
continue to Nov. goth, both dates
inclusive. The state game and
fish commission has sent out few
instructions which hunters will do
well to memorize. The facts as
given by the commission are as fol-
lows:
License Fees.-Resident, $500;
nonresident, $4,000.
Tags.-The form of the license is
the same as formerly-the coupon
tag to be attached to carcass when
animal is killed. In addition a
metal locking seal, similar to a
car seal must be attached when the
carcass is transported by any means.
This seal will be furnished with the
cents is charged therefor. This
the license and no duplicates can
be furnished. Do not tamper with
this seal
Licenses are required of all per-
sons hunting big game, regardless
hunting on own land Must be OBJ
Bag Limits same as heretofore
one deer. any age or sex, or one
male, antlered moose.
Don't forget to send in license
reports.
The official season for the taking
of whitefish and tullibees by means
of gill nets opened November 1st
and closes December 10th following,
both dates inclusive. Fresh water
herring may be taken in a similar
manner from November LIST to jan
uary 10th following. Fish taken
under these privileges are for priv
ate use or consumption and not for
sale and each hcensee is limited to
two nets.
Pursuant to authority conferred
by law and at the request of a num-
Der Of individuals residing in GER
tain counties, the Game and Fish
Commissioner has closed numerous
lakes to whitefsh netting. Lakes
in Becker, Ottertail, st. Louis,
Kandiyohi, Morrison, Stearns. Meek
er, Itasca, Cass, Crow Wing and
Todd counties are affected by the
order. A list of the closed lakes
will be furnished by the Game and
Fish Commissioner upon application.
Minnesota sportsmen are fire.
quently puzzled over the laws gov
erning the importation of game
birds and animals from other states
or the Canadian provinces. The
law specifies that no person shall
have in possession in this state any
wild animal which has been caught.
taken or killed outside Of this state
at a time when it is unlawful to
have such wild animals in posses
sion il caught, taken or killed out
side Of this state, except that wild
animals, lawfully taken and had in
possession outside this state, may
be brought or shipped into this state
and had in possession at sny time
upon proof that they have been so
lawfully taken and provided retain
ing tags are obtained from the
State Game and Fish Commission
er and attached thereto. The ap-
phcant is required to surrender his
license to the commissioner and he,
il satisfied that the game was law
fully taken and shipped, viii issue
tags or seals to be affixed to each
bird or animal.
The State Game and Fish De-
partment finds that Section 8, Chap
tier 400, General Laws of 1919,
prohibiting any person except the
commissioner from placing or stor-
ing or receiving or accepting for
storage in a cold storage warehouse,
any protected wild animal. except
fish or furs lawfully taken, is not
thoroughly understood by the sport
ing fraternity or the people of the
state in general.
A cold storage warehouse may be
defined as storehouse in which a
low degree Of temperature is main
tanned and where goods and wares
are storeds A warehouse maintained
by wholesale merchant in connec-
ton with his business and in which
he stores only his own goods pend
ing their sale is deemed q cold stor-
age warehouse and notwithstanding
the fact that commodities may be
stored therein free of charge it
would be unlawful to store or ac-
cept for storage any protected wild
, animal IN such D warehouse.
This ruling rendered by Attorney
General Clifford L. Hilton does not.
however, apply to refrigerating
plants used by retail merchants in
connection with their business.
Game may be stored in the refrieer-
ators Of retail establishments, such
as meat markets, grocery stores,
etc.. or in the refrigerators of clubs.