The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-09-21
Tells When
SportsmenMay
Hunt This Fall
Commission Gives Open and
Closed Season on Birds
and Big Game.
DEER SEASON WILL
OPEN OCTOBER Is

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fish and game commission, held II
Helena, September and s, 1888, tn
following orders Of interest to sports
men throughout the state were made.
An open season was declared in tn
entire state to the hunting of MALI
Chinese and Monaghan pheasants ant
Hungarian cartridges of either sex
October IS to November 5, both date!
inclusive, with the following excep-
tons:
/. All areas embraced within state
game and bird preserves shall be
closed.
2. The following counties in their en-
tirety shall be closed: Beaverhead, Deer
Lodge Granite, Jefferson, Madison,
Meagher, Mineral, Musselshell, Pow
ell, Silver Bow.
g. The following counties shall have
an open season on Chinese and Mon
golian cocks but no open season on
Hungarian cartridges: Big Horn coun-
ty, west of the Wolf mountains; Broad
water county; Custer county, Rosebud
county; and Sweet Grass county.
4. The following counties shall have
an open season on Hungarian partridg-
es of either sex, but no open season on
Chinese and Mongoiian pheasants:
Golden Valley, Hill, Lincoln, Pondera
Teton and Wheatland counties
5. The following counties shall have
an open season on both Chinese and
Monaghan cocks and on Hungarian
partridges of either sex Only in the fol-
lowing described areas. That portion
Of Missoula county drained by the Bit
terroot river and its tributaries, lying
south of line drawn through the CEN
ter of Township Ii and which center
line is located about two and one-half
miles north of the town of 10 Lo Mon
tana. That further portion of Missoula
county, lying north OF the Missoula
river, except that portion included in
the newly revised Grass Valley game
preserve. All that portion Of Ravali
county, except the territory covered by
and known as the Bitter Root Stock
Farm, which shall be closed. That por-
ton of Sanders county drained by the
Jocko river and its tributaries, and
that further portion drained by the |
Flathead river and its tributaries and
lying north Of the town of Dixon, Mon
tana
In all portions of the state not closed
by the above exceptions, the bag limit |
on these birds shall be five per day, no
more than three of which may bel
Chinese and Monaghan cocks; posses
sion limit shall be ten, no more than
six of which may be Chinese and
Monaghan cocks,
The open season on migratory water
fowl in Montana during the 1888 sea-
son shall begin at noon, October |, and
end at sunset, November 30. The daily
bag limit shall be "a birds. The ten
day possession limit is in effect and
it shall be unlawful for anyone to have
waterfowl in his possession
in this state after December 10, 1888.
This is in accord with federal regula-
tons.
There shall be an open season for
the trapping marten. Under q state
trappers' license, one may trap marten,
muskrats, mink, fox and fisher during
the regular trapping season, December
|, 1893 to April is, 1884, both dates in
elusive.
The general big game season (elk
and deer) is October Is to November
Is, both dates inclusive. For informa-
ton as to particular counties sportsnen
may write to the Fish and Game De-
partment, Helena, Montana.
Under big game license, Rocky
Mountain goats may be hunted in that
portion of Ravalli county west Of the
Bitteroot river, September 20 to Oc-
tober 20, 1893, both dates inclusive. This
Is the only section of the state open for
goat hunting
Bear are classed as a game animal.
No special permit is needed to hunt
them, but one must have big game
license.