Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-09-06
Synopsis Hunting Laws
For State Of Wisconsin
SEASON FOR VARIOUS BIRDS
AND ANIMALS SOON TO OPEN
IN WISCONSIN

den today issued bulletin to sports
men and trappers interpreting the
game laws for the season Of 1928.
Deer season will open Nov. 13 and
will continue until Nov. %, inclu
sive. The killing of does and fawns
is absolutely prohibited and only
bucks more than one year old are
designated as game Three days
grace will be allowed the hunters to
bring in their bags from the woods
and ship them to their homes. After
that time prosecution will follow if
the hunter is credited with killing a
deer.
Rabbit season will open Oct. Is
and last until Jan. Is. The season on
squirrel will open Oct. Is continuing
until jan l. Wild geese and brant
season will. open Sept. 16 and last
until Dec 81 No hunter will be allow
ed to kill or have more than eight
geese in his possession at any time.
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Fifteen ducks per day is the bag
limit for ducks, according to the bull
letfn. The season will also open Sept
16 and close Dec. 81 This time is
also open season on American coot or
mudhen.
Hunters will have five days in
which to do their shooting of par
fridge and spruce hen. The season
will run from Oct to Oct 8, inclu
sive. Mr. McNaughton explained that
the bag limit for these birds is five
per day.
This, however, does not mean that
a hunter can go into an open county
where there is an open season on
partridge and remain there three
days and come back with fifteen birds
five for each day, asserted the
game warden.
Hunters must understand thorough
ly that the regulations provide no per
son can have in his possession or
transport in his possession more
than the, daily bag limit Of five birds,
Mr.. McNaughton said.
Open season on prairie chickens
and grouse commences Sept. 20, and
lasts until Sept. "A, inclusive. = ~
each or mixed bag containing no
greater number than five will be al
lowed for days hunting.
There will be no open season this
year on moose, elk martin fisher,
wood-duck, wild swan and grebes. The
sale of game is strictly prohibited at
all times except the pelts of fur-bear
ing animals. A license coupon must
accompany the shipment of game
from the point of shipment to the
point of destination.
Because of the heavy destruction of
beaver and otter during the season
of 1921, a strict ban has been placed
on the hunting or trapping of the
animals, which will be rigidly en-
forced. Many beaver houses have
been reported dynamited during the
year which exterminated thousands
of the young animals.
Hunting deer with dogs or taking
game birds or animals except those
that are fur bearing in any other
manner than gun discharged from
the shoulder is forbidden. The use
of traps or similar contrivances or
hunting rabbits with a ferret carries
a fine 1t is unlawful to shoot birds
earlier than one-half hour before sun
rise, or after sunset The killing OF
wild ducks, coot, brant and geese with
a rifle while the birds are on the sur
face of the water is also forbidden. 1t
is unlawful to have in possession any
firearms in territory where there is
an open season for deer for a period
of five days prior to the opening date
of deer season, unless the weapon is
unloaded or knocked down in a car
rying case.
Under the new Wisconsin law
hunting licenses may be issued to SET
tiers or any member of family more
than Is years of age. The law also
requires that they must be residents
of the state sixty days before they
are eligible for a hunting license.
A resident hunting license may be
had by all persons more than II
years of age for a fee of 81. Deer tags
cost an additional 25 cents. A fee o.
$25 is assessed the nonresident for {
small game licene and $50 is required
for large game license This act ap
plies to persons who have lived il
Wisconsin for less than year.
Trapping licenses for mink ant
skunk can be procured by applying tt
the office of County Clerk w. j
Leader. The fee for the season, which
begins Nov for mink and end
March 81, and skunk which starts DC
Is and ends Jan. 81, is $2.5O-Butter
nut Bulletin.