The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-13
MANY SL0UGHS
GIVE PROMISE
OF GOOD BAGS
Thirty Minutes Before Sun
rise Is Zero Hour For
Aquatic Wild Fowl
LAWS ARE REVISED
Trespassing Eliminated as
observation-disclosures
Civil Oirensc
LAWS ARE REVISED

Hunters arc polishing up their
shotguns. laying in supplies Of
smells and cleaning up their equip
mcnt for North Dakota's 1927 duck
season. which officially opens Fri
day. Sept. l6.
With indications that the state
will be a duck hunters paradise this
year, nimrods are expected to get
more waterfowl than has been the
case for number of years.
Numerous sloughs and pOtholcs
are to be found in all sections Of the
state, and practically every one has
It's quota of ducks. The abundance
Of water in the sloughs during the
summer months means but one thing
TO the sportsmcn-plenty Of nice fat
ducks.
New Trcspass Ruling
There is one feature about the
hunting laws this year which has
filled the hearts of many sportsmcn
with glcc. That is tho new ruling,
introduced into the legislature BY
Sen. Jerry Stevens Of Devils Lake.
which eliminates trespassing as Il
misdemcanor. a supplemental law
makes it a misdemeanor to hire or
maintain deputy game warden to
protect land owned or leased for
hunting purposes from hunters. Nio-
lation of the latter law may be pun
lshed by fine up to $500 and inn
prisonmcnt up to one year in Jail, or
both.
The old law against trespassing,
which carried a fine Of from $40 to
500 and Imprisonment of one to 10
days IN jail. was repealed by the new
statute which makes trcspasoing a
civil offense. The attention Of hunt
crs is called, however, TO the fact
that the owner or lessee of {; duck
pass has perfect right to order
trespasscrs off his property and can
force in evictlng them if they
refuse to go peaceably, or can use
civil processes Of law to have them
evicted. The same applies to owners
Of farms. who still have the right to
keep hunters off thei: land if they
so desire.
The law against entering on posted
land also was revised and persons
violating it are subject to suit for
civil damages, in the opinion Of local
attorneys.
The question about tho length Of
the season on grouse and prairie
chickens has been "A muchdebated
topic 1t will not be decided until
Friday. when the state. game and fish
board meets at Valley City. Opinion
is evenly divided as to whether the
season should be closed entirely or
whether it should be opened for !;
few weeks only.
The ruling Of the game and fish
board is that no person shall in any
one day bag more than Is wild ducks,
quail woodcock and snipc. or have in
possession at one time to exceed the
limit of two days 6ag of each or al
of these birds combined:
Anyone violating this provision can
be punished by a fine of not less
than $25 or more than $50 for each
bird, or be imprisoned in the county
jail for not less than 20 or more than
30 days.
The law provides that waterfowl
may be taken during the open season
from any place on land from 1; sta
tionary or permanent artificial blind
used to conceal the hunter. when To-
Gated on land, but not from sunk
en- boat or from boats n.open water
Natural blinds which are stationary,
decoys and boats anchored or tied in
natural blinds can be used il the
taking Of wild ducks and geese.