The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-09-28
GAME LAWS GOVERNING
M0NTANA'S GAME BIRDS

The season during Wnlcn Montdna
hunters may take an allotted share
of wild water fowl and game birds
of the state opened at 5 :36 a. m, Sep
TENDER 10 and will remain open until
4 :4S p. M, December Is. Wild ducks,
geese and other migratory birds may
be hunted from one-half hour before
sunrise until sunset. A synopsis Of
the, game laws relating to waterfowl
and game birds is given in the follow
ing paragraphs:
Birds that may be legally taken and
season therefor: Wild ducks Except
wood ducks, elder ducks and swans)
geese, brant, coot (mudhen), galli-
mules, Wilson snipe or jacksnipe,
black-bellied and golden plover, great
er and lesser yellowlegs; from Sep
TENDER 10 to December 10, both days
inclusive. Rails Except coot and gal
linules) September 16 to November 80,
both days inclusive.
Bag limits: Wild ducks, 20 in the
aggregate of all kinds; wild geese and
brant, eight in the aggregate of all
kinds; Wilson snipe or jacksnipe, Is;
rails, coot and gallinules, % in the ag-
gregate of all kinds; black-bellied and
golden plovers, greater and lesser yell
lowlegs, Is in the aggregate of all
kinds.
The open season for grouse is from
September 10 to September "a, both
days in elusive, in all counties of the
state, except Cascade county which is
closed. The bag limit is five a person
day, in the aggregate Of all kinds,
and five in the possession at one time.
All wild birds are protected except
the game birds above mentioned and
the following birds In addition: Eng
lish sparrows, crows, hawks, snow
owls, great gray owls, great horned
owls, blackbirds, kingfishers, magpies
and jays.
1t is unlawful to hunt migratory
birds from a powerboat or sail boat, |
or an airplane, or any device towed by
them; with gun larger than a 10 |
guage; to ship out of the state with |
out shipping permit; to possess such |
birds after January 10, 1924.
Treasure State lumber shipments |
for August totaled 824 carloads, or
Fl ,258, 100 board feet, according to re-
port Of the secretary of the Montana |
Lumber Manufacturers association. |
Montana led all other states In the
purchase Of her own lumber, buying
n baI
Three million feet of this lumber was
for ties and timbers on the railroad.
More than three million feet went to
the Atlantic coast states. Minnesota
led the individual states with GA cars,
or close to two million feet, while Illi-
nois was second with SO cars or one
and half million feet. Wyoming and
Wisconsin each took 40 cars, Iowa
bought AZ cars, Michigan 20 and Mis-
sori "a cars. California bought a car
load from Montana and Idaho took 80
cars for construction purposes. The
cut for the month was 81, 241, 782 feet,
or nearly 10 million feet in excess of
shipments. The stock on hand for the
month was 197091,952 feet.
Consideration of the eradication of
the Rocky Mountain goat as means
of reducing the virulence Of the Rocky
Mountain spotted fever was the prin-
cipal subject before the meeting Of the
Western States Game Warden's asso-
citation in session in Mlssoula recently.
DR.. r. r. Parker Of the United States
public health service laboratory at
Hamilton, told the wardens that the
discoveries he had made in his investi-
cation during the last five years had
given him proof enough to warrant
the eradication of the goat. Professor
X. A. Cooley of the state entomology
department explained the DEVELOPMENT {
OF the tick and how essential animal c
life Is for 1t to reach maturity. De- r
cision as to whether an open season 1
on the goats will he declared will he e
reached by the Montana Fish and b
Game association. s
Tangible evidence that the govern n
ment intends to develop the northern II
air route, is apparent. Two army u
fliers, Lieutenant Kenneth Garrett and c.
Lieutenant Victor E. Bertrandias
landed on the Helena field from v
Mitchell field, Long Island. and after b
going to Spokane. Seattle. Portland p
and San Francisco. will h
go to st. Louis over the air mail route II
Then they will enter their shin. tha ts
"Gray Ghost" a De Haviland nlana q
equipped with a 4OO-horsepower Lib. II
erty motor, in the Pulitzer aviation
tournament. From Chicago their route
was Bismark, Miles City and Helena
They made the jump from Miles TO tba
Montana capital without loss of time. n,
although they had a strong wind 70
contend with.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Gould, former w
of Bozeman, were in Toxic
Japan, at the time Of the recent dis.
aster but escaped uninjured accord th
Ing to a very brief message received la
BY Bozeman friends.
Charles M. Russell, the cowbov art.
ST who waS In iurod $685. -,