The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-17
HUNTING SEASON
OPENS TOMORROW
Hunting Laws Explained
by Wisconsin Conserva-
ton Warden.
LIMIT ON WILD DUCKS

The hunting season for waterfowl
and shorecirds, ducks, geese, rails,
mudhens, riccners and snipes, opens at
$3.50 a. m. Wednesday, half an hour
before sunrise. and scores of Kenosha
County sportsmen will have their fire
arms all ready to go out in quest OF
their favorite game.
In order that all might familiarize
themselves with the hunting laws,
Valentine Raeth, Wisconsin Conserva-
ton and United States Deputy Game
Warden, explains the situation as
follows:
Wood ducks, elder ducks, swamp
pheasants, quail and Hungarian par
tridges and all other wild non-game
birds Except English sparrows, black
birds, sharpshinned and Cooper's
hawks, great horned owls, and king
fishers) are protected under state and
federal laws all the time.
No game birds may be hunted or
killed one half hour before sunrise
or after sunset or by shooting out
of a boat while in open water, or
from any boat not propelled by pad
die, oars, or pole. No rifle can be
used for hunting waterfowl while the
birds are on the water or on the ice.
No more than five live decoys can
be used by any hunter nor without
yearly leg bands, furnished by the
state conservation commission on the
payment of 10 cents each.
Limit On Ducks.
No hunter can kill OF have in his
possession at any time more than
fifteen wild ducks, including American
coot or mudhen; or fifteen plover,
snipe, rail, or ricehens; or eight
geese.
No person can carry or have in his
possession game birds, who is not in
possession of a hunting license.
No game birds can be shipped, but
must be carried openly by the hunter.
The hunting season for prairie
chicken has been changed to four
days only commencing the third Sat-
urday in September, five birds each
day.
Prairie chickens are protected all
the year in the counties of Barron,
Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane,
Dunn, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green,
Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse,
Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Mil
waukee, Oneida, Ozaukee, Polk, Ra-
cine, Richland, Rock, Sank St. Croix,
Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Wau-
kesha, Waupaca and Winnebago.
Partridge and spruce hen are pro-
te cted in Calumet, Columbia, Crawford,
Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Manitowoc,
Polk, Richland, Sank, Vernon and
Winnebago counties.
In all other counties there is an
open season of four days, commenc-
ing the first Saturday in October,
four birds each day, including mixed
bag.
Chance at WOodcock.
There is an open season for wood
cocks, this year from October l to No
vember 80, six each day.
Squirrels are protected all the year
In Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson,
Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine.
Walworth, Washington and Wauke.
sha counties. They may be hunted
in Richland, Crawford and Vernon
counties from October to January
1; in all other counties from Novem-
Der ! to February /.
Rabbits are unprotected in Polk,
Vernon and Richland counties. In
Crawford and Grant counties all the
year, five being allowed each day; in
other counties south Of the north line
of Buffalo, Trempealeu, Jackson,
Wood, Portage, Waupaca, Outagamie,
Brown and Kewaunee counties Novem-
Der / to January 1; in all other coun-
ties October to February 1, five each
day.
Deer are protected in Wisconsin un-
til December /, 1925.
No person can carry a gun or rifle
in any vehicle unless it is unloaded
and knocked down, or unloaded and
in a carrying case.
The use of ferret for hunting or
the possession of ferret without a
permit is prohibited.
Game birds or game Except rab-
bits) can not be sold or bought, or
served in hotels, clubs or restaurants.