The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-09
GAME BIRD
HUNTING ENDS
Season Closed on Partridges
Sunday; Duck Season to
Close Next Sunday.

close of all forms of upland game bird
hunting in the state. At that time
quail shooting stopped in 10 counties
and the season ended in IL counties
for the legal taking of ruffed grouse
or native partridge.
Minnesota gunners enjoyed open
seasons this fall on prairie chickens,
ringnecked pheasantS, bob-white quail
and ruffed grouse or native partridge,
along with waterfowling.
In reviewing the upland game bird
seasons, Erling Swenson, director of the
division of game and fish, said that
generally speaking the past seasons for
upland game birds proved successful
although the number of young birds
was materially cut down because of ex-
IRENE heat during the nesting season,
the severe dust and sand storms and the
continued drouth in many sections
especially where pheaSants are numer-
GUS"
Director Swenson cautioned all
hunters that game may not be retained
more than five days after the close
of the season unless tagged by him or
state game warden. Upland game
birds may be retained under permit
until January 10, 1885.
Sunday, November II, at sunset, will
bring Minnesota'S annual duck season
to close.
THAT federal action taken to give
added protection to all ducks and more
so for certain threatened species was
timely, was evidenced by the numbers
of wild ducks in Minnesota" Mr.
Swenson said. "Only good shooting
reports came in from scattered sec
tons and in general duck hunting this
fall was way below normal. Ducks were
found to be concentrated on the larger
bodies of water. There is no question
but what the drouth has materially
decreased the wild duck population
and it would not surprise me if further
federal restrictions are adopted another
season" 80
Big Game Season Next.
Minnesota's big game season is
scheduled to get under way next
Thursday, November Is, at which time
hunters may start out in quest of deer
and bear. The season will close Nov
ember Is. Both dates are inclusive.
The counties that are open this fall
to deer hunting are Cook, Lake, st.
Louis, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin,. Grow Wing,
CaSs, Itasca, Koochiching, Hubbard,
Clearwater, Beltrami, Lake of the
Woods, and Roseau, all that portion of
KittSon and Marshall counties lying
east of the 500 Line railway tracks
running from the northern boundary of
Kittson County to the southern bound
airy of Marshall County, and all of that
portion of Becker County lying east of
the 500 Line railway tracks running
from the northern to the southern
boundary of that county.
Itasca county is open to the taking
of antlered male deer only. Does and
fawns are given complete protection in
this county.
A person may take one deer and one
bear at any time during the open
season. Full protection is accorded
moose, elk and caribou.
Deer are reported as being plentiful
in the areas open to big game hunting"
the director of the division of game
and fish, said. Most of the sections
open to deer hunting were outside the
critical drouth areas and deer as a
consequence have had plenty of food
and cover.
Hunters are cautioned to abide by
the game laws when hunting as the
open areas will be thoroughly patrolled
by state game wardens. We are trans
ferring large number of wardens from
southern and central parts of the state
into the big game sections, not only
in open counties but in counties which
are closed and are known to have some
deer.
ut must be remembered that hunters
must accompany deer that are being
transported home. Failure to do this
will mean confiscation of the deer
Resident big game hunting licenses
cost $225 each and nonresident Ii
censes for the taking of deer and bear
cost $50.25 each.