The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28
WILD FOWL
Regulations Governing Hunting On
The Susquehanna Flats Accord
Ing To Chapter $40, Acts

OF 1927
The lines of the Flats include the
waters of the North East river.
Rigs known as Sneak Boats or
Bushwhaks shall be of dimensions
not less than 16 feet in length nor
less than 20 inches at the lowest
point in height. Said boats shall be
without power, except oars, and
boats of these dimensions being used
as a bushwhack rig can be propelled
by cupboard motor for the purpose OF
going on the Flats to secure berth,
however, the motor must be discon-
nected, and either removed there
from or stored inside of boat, and
positively cannot be used while said
boat is being used for the purpose OF
bushwhacking.
1t is the intention of the State
Game Warden to mark the lines OF
the Flats by Spar bouys to enable
the sportsmen to determine where
said lines are, and to eliminate any
contention as to the location of said
lines between the Game Wardens
and gunners.
The law prohibits crossing the
lines of the Flats before BIS a. M,
on the legal cunning days.
The legal cunning days are Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays in
November and December, with Sat
urdays added in January, and pro-
vides the legal cunning hours on
said days, shall be one-half hour be-
fore sunrise to one-half hour after
sunset. The time stated by calendar
as hour of sunrise and sunset.
| Unlawful to have in possession a
gun of larger bore than No. 10
guage.
Bag limit per day not to exceed rs
ducks, geese and brant per per-
son. No rig permitted to have more
than four persons hunting therefrom.
A cunning rig having aboard more
birds than the prescribed bag limit
shall be removed from the Flats and
not allowed to return during three
cunning days, and each hunter shall
be subject to fines and penalties as
provided by law.
| Cunning rigs may use the main
channel for the purpose of taking 6
position outside of the lines of said
flats, the evening preceding legal
cunning day, provided. they do so
before dark, and cannot cross said
lines until 3:15 a. m. of the legal
cunning day.
| Cunning rigs owned in North
East river, desiring to secure berth
on the Flats for the legal cunning
days may come over said waters the
evening before to secure a position
| above or below the lines.
| If they desire to secure position
on the waters of the North East
river, which is included within the
Flats, the rig must remain within
one-quarter of mile of shore, and
cannot cross said line until 3:15 a.
m. Rigs owned along the Oaking-
|ton Shore Of Hartford County within
the lines of the Flats. desiring to
secure a position on the waters OF
the Flats for the legal cunning day,
must go below the southern line or
above the northern line, and cannot
cross said line until 3:15 a. m. Ii
they desire to secure position Off
heir shore, they must remain within
Ione-quarter mile line of shore until
1876 a. m. of the legal cunning day.
Shore owners or their assigns
bordering upon the Chesapeake
Bay and the North East river ada
cent to said lines may select and
mark a point on their shore as re-
served for their cunning during
season, and have exclusive right to
station a cunning rig OF craft or set
decoys, and gun within one-quarter
If mile of shore.
| Only residents of the State OF
Maryland can secure a license to use
4 cunning rig on the Flats and own
ars of said rigs cannot employ any
person who is not bona fide resi-
dent of this State to work on said
rig.
In addition to the license for the
rig, every person cunning from said
rig must procure Hunters License
County Resident License issued tc
; residents of Hartford and Cecil Coun.
ties, shall be valid on the Flats
Other residents OF the State must
procure a State Wide License, and
Non-residents of the State must pro.
cure a Nonresident License.
Whenever a cunning rig is seized
by an officer at night, charged with
crossing the lines before the lega
hour, and it is impossible for the of
icer to definitely ascertain whether
said rig is over said line, then sale
zig will be held in the position where
is seized nutil daylight for the
purpose of determining the location
IF the lines. II said rig found to be
over said line illegally, then said of
fcer will arrest the persons aboard