Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04

-HE season for wild-fowl shooting
has closed in all parts of the
United States.
Under the Federal regulations
game birds legally killed may De pos
sessed in any State during the open
season in the State where killed and ior
= period of 10 DAYS thereafter. Persons
havinr waterfowl in their possession
now are cautioned that they SHOULD con-
silt their state game laws, as in some
of the states the period for possession
allowed under Federal regulations Is
c1Irtailed by State law. Birds in posses
sion after the periods allowed py req
eral regulations are liable to seizure py
United States game protectors: ana Tie
owners are subject to prosecutor
E. Lee LeCompte, State game warden
Of MARYLAND. says: The season mas
been a very unsatisfactory one In Mary
iand. 1 am sure it has been so In all
states east of the Mississippi Valley.
The wild-fowl situation Is prooaoy
more serious than many OF our Mary
land sportsmen are aware. There is
strong sentiment to try to induce the
biological Survey to close the season
entirely for the hunting of wild-fowl
in 1882 We hope such action Will
not be taken, but at this tire we APP
neal to the sportsman and hunters OF
MARYLAND to comply with the law and
not hunt. pursue or kill any wild-fowl
or any species after sunset today until
the opening of the hunting season NO
yember /. Through our patrol system
we shall use every effort to prevent
violation of our wild-fowl laws.
THE biggest dolphin catch OF the
Miami fishing season was taken
from the Gulf Stream recently py
DR.. r. M. Rosenberg OF 1922 JenlleF
street, his father, Harry Rosenberg OF OF
Richmond, Va. DR.. Rosenberg ana MS
father have just returned from TWO
weeks of fishing in Florida waters.
The party was trolling with cut balt
from aboard a cabin cruiser 20 miles
offshore when they ran into a school
of dolphins. Sport was first brisk and
then hectic when the do'phins began
10 strike In less than two hours the
party had Noted IS Of the highly
priced game fish, ranging from 3 to 20
pounds, and each capable OF putting
up good battle.
Sailfish are now running, D.. Rosen-
berg said, and anglers around Miami
are concentrating on them. DR.. Rosen-
berg's party hooked several, but were
unable to land them.
The dolphins were taken on reguIa-
ton deep-sea tackle.
4 RECENT Associated Press diSpatcf
n told of big haul of rock of Bet
terton. Md. located at the head o.
the Bay. It stated that % barrels Of
striped bass and perch had been taker
in one day. AT this time OF the yea
the Maryland law prohibits purse net
ting. the season closing on November l
Rod and Stream, thinking perhaps
there was some mistake in the article
called the Maryland Conservation De-
partrnent. H H. Johnson, CHIEF clert
of the department, informed US tina
he thought the story was misleading
He investigated ana wrote us the re-
suit His letter:
Dear Mr.. Miller:
with reference to the article per
tanning to purse netting appearing i
the morning issue of the Baltimor
sun we have made some investigator
at Rock Hall and talked with part
who said he bought practically all Tn
fish which were caught around Better
ton in one week recently.
THE information we gathered Is ths
no purse net fishermen were at wor
ana mao not Deen since tIlc CIoSC va W
season. october 81. but that these fish
crmen were opsrating drift nets. TIL
quantitv caught per day is AS follows
MONDAY ............1 sno nourTs
Tr,tesdav ~ nm mounds
wednesday 22a hounds
THURSDAY ........... none
1.-The article speaks If % barrels beir
caught on Monday We are quite Sill
that there was no foundation for tn
report. especially as to purse METER
and the article may have intended
cover the fishing operations for Il
entire week up TO the twenty-eight
instead OF one day
Furthermore, purse meters could N
afford even to attempt TO catch fis
now. as they would be unable to do
on account Of the very nature OF the
operations, which depend upon the ms
to rise to the surface OF the water
which they do not do IN cold weather