The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-11
Duck Hunting Season
WiHBe Open Sept. 16
Shooting of Pheasants in Stearns
County Will Be Prohibited
Others Possibly

One-half hour before sunrise or
September 10th, the hunting season
for migratory waterfowl will oper
on lakes and duck passes through.
out the state. The period of the
open season will be from the
above mentioned date to Decembe,
81, inclusive.
According to advices from Game
Warden Mossman, the pheasant
season which will be open in parts
of the state on October Is for a
limited number of days, will be
closed in Stearns County and pos,
sibly in Todd, Douglas, Pope and
Morrison counties. The closing of
the various sections of the state
will be done by order of the govern
or on recommendation of the game
and fish commission.
It is gratifying to note that the
season in this county will be clos
ed as the local representatives of
the Isaak Walton League recently
received 100 Chinese pheasants. On
Friday they were turned loose by
Game Warden Mossman and DR..
Gales.
The following from the game and
fish commission should be of vital
to all interested in
hunting as it pertains to a change
in the law:
Because of the new regula-
tons adopted by the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture. the duck hunters of the
State of Minnesota are quite
apt to become embarrassed on
the possession limit of migra-
tory waterfowl.
I'VE are permitted to have
in our possession according to
our State laws SO duck. The
new federal regulation, how
ever, reduces this to total num-
Der in possession limit to 80,
which regulation, of course,
supercedes our State laws, and
we caution the hunters in order
that they may not run afowl
the federal law.
"We have been requested by
the Federal Department to en-
force these new regulations per-
tanning to duck and geese This
being the first year of the ex-
istence of this ruling, we feel
that we should be somewhat
lenient with the hunter, es-
pecially if, in your judgment,
he was not aware of the new
regulation. If ,a.deliberate vio-
lation has OCCURRED then pros
ecution should be made. In
sist, however, upon adhering to
the total possession limit, &C
cording to the new regulation.
can open season is provided
for ringneck pheasants from
October 18th to November list,
allowing three male birds day.
II in possession and Is for the
total seasons kill. Not all coun-
ties, however, will be open, nor
will such counties as are open
in all cases be open for the full
allotment of time.
These regulations will be is
sued by the middle of Septem-
Der, therefore, we suggest that
you watch the daily papers and
secure from your county audi
tor such information as is nee
essary in order that you may
understand where and for the
number of days you may hunt.
can open season is also pro-
vided for quail from October
Is to November 20. There will
be exceptions made to this law
by regulations. This informa-
ton will also be furnished at
the time we issue our regula-
tons on the taking of ringneck
pheasants.
There is no open season pro-
vided for prairie chicken,
grouse or Hungarian part
ridges.
"The open season on big game
which includes deer and bear
only will be from November
18th to November 25th inclu-
sive. This is also a change
from the last open season
which was November 10th to
18th.
"This advance information is
given to you in order that you