Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-21
HUNTING LAWS
ARE EXPLAINED
Mexico Welcomes Nimrods
And Gives Details
To Sportsmen

That Mexico Is DESTROYS OF extend
ing every facility to the tourist
and sportman to visit and enjoy
the fine hunting and fishing III
Republic Is seen in the new orders
that have been issued to the
Mexican Consul in Brownsville.
ST. r.. Lopez Montero, Mexican
Consul in Brownsville said this
morning that he had been authoriz-
ed BY the War Department and
by the Mexican government TO is
sue the necessary permits LOT
hunting and fishing.
Due TO past practices and to the
general belief. conflicting ways OF
obtaining hunting permits have
been circulated. In order TO set
the sportsman In the right track
Sr. Lopez Montero made the follow
ing statement: Hunting permits
may be secured here in the Mex
lean consulate. as may the permits
for the crossing Of arms into
Mexico. Heretofore these permits
had to be obtained. the first IN
Matamoros and the second direct
from Mexico City. Two guns per
person are allowed, each 10 have
no more than one hundred shells.
The Mexican Consulate is author
lied to issue both the passport
(for a period of six months) and
the hunting licenses, also the APP
plication for the importing OF
| arms into Mexico for hunting
purposes. All the hunter has TO
do is come to the consulate get
his passport, his hunting license
and application for the crossing OF
arms. then 60 to Matamoros, visit
the customs house. get the arms
permit okayed and he is ready to
CO."
inspectors Gives Seasons
ST. Luis Sierra NJ. district Game
and Fish commissioner made the
following statement this morning
In case the Mexican consulate y
closed and the hunter wants 70
leave Immediately he may secure
MS permits from me. My Office Is
located on Sixth street next TO
Isauro Moya's drug store on the
south corner Of the Plaza de Ar
mas. In order to set the hunter
on the right track ! want 10 MAKE
the following explanation: "There
are two kinds Of hunting licenses.
one permits the bearer TO hunt III
the MatamoroS municipality, winch
comprises the country from Mata-
moroS to Rio Rico on the west
and from Matamoros to San Fer
nando on the south. The license
to hunt in the municipality costs
$3.50 Mexican pesos, and Is good
for ten days only.
THE other license allows the
hunter one months time and also
allows him to hunt in all parts OF
the state Of Tamaulipas. THIS
permit costs Sl1.00 pesos and may
be secured either in Brownsville
or here in MatamoroS. The permit
for the crossing Of arms into
Mexico costs ten pesos making the
total for the hunting and arms
permits twenty one pesos. The
Mexican consulate is not author
lied 10 issue fishing permits and
these may only be secured at my
office. All the game and fish laws
will be strictly enforced and a
force OF deputies IS out seeing that
they are obeyed. ! want the sports
man 10 know that I will aid him
in every possible way. A vigorous
campaign is being carried on
against the proprietors Of cafes In
Matamoros since some Irregular
tiles OF the game laws have been
reported"
The following game seasons were
given: Quail and pheasant are IN
closed season indefinitely. Heavy
penalties will be assessed against
those persons that kill or disturb
these birds. The duck season opens
September the first and ends Jan.
the 3lst. Wild Hog CJavalines) sea-
son opens Sept. 1st. and ends Dec
31st. Rabbits and jackrabbits may
be shot at all times. Bear may be
killed beginning Sept. 1st. The
bear season closes Oct. 3lst. The
deer season opens Oct. 18th. and
ends the 3lst. Of January.
Sr. Sierra is at his office every
day except Sunday from nine TO
one and from four TO half past six.
The State Government is willing
for the sportsman to enjoy himself
in every possible way. providing
he keeps within the limits pres
cribed by the game laws" Sr.
Sierra concluded.