Evening star., 1934-10-17
WILD FOWL SHOTS
STAMPED BY j. s.
Federal Tax Must Be Paid
on State Licenses by
All Hunters.
VICE coEs,nEAr or M
81. LOUIS CARDINALS :,

r UNLESS every migratory Wild
fowl hunter over the ass Of
~ 16 years has . migratory
water fowl hunting stamp.
populariy known q the "duek
stamp,s hs or she = likely to say
good morning" TO . Federal Judge.
. Federal commisaWer Or agent ap-
pointed y the Department Of Asri'
This d revealed BY IN examination
o6 ths migratory victor fowl hunting
stamp oct and . check-up On en-
forcement facIlities, according 10 D
bulletin q tn American Game Also-
citation.
There Win Be more than 100 Fed-
eral agents, thousands Of STATE game
wardens and thousands more cf vol
mteer wardsns In the hsld checking
UP on migratory water fowl hunters.
Violation Of the act, hunting miSrA.
tory water fowl without the Federal
stamp, carries . penalty Of mot more
than $500 flne; not more than SIX
months IN prison, Or both"
The sportsmen Of the country
actually implored Congress 10 allow
them to tax themselves for the
benefit Of the water fowl and better
hunting In the years to come. II q
the only case On record In WANING
ton, e = said, where . specific group
asked 10 b taxed. There ere plenty
Of cases where . group wanted 10
levy = tax, but always on the other
fellow.
Shooting Three Days Q Week.
YXYHN Congress finally recovered
WI from the shock Of sportanen
seeking TO tax themselves, IL
passed the migratory water fowl
hunting stamp bill ut the last seesion.
Stamps now are on sale ut post ofaces
throughout the country. They must
Be afixed to State hunting licenses
or, II State license Is not required,
to Q form furnished By the post ONCE.
Federal regulations, which super
sede the State law, provide an open
season in Maryland and Virginia from
November 8 to January 12-Shooting
permitted three days . week only,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. How
ever, It Is unlawful 10 hunt or hin
snow geese, brant, Ross goose, wood
duck (Summer duck), 6uddy duck,
bufaehead duck and swans.
The bag limit under Federal regu-
Ations Per day is II IN the aggregate,
but not more than I'VE Of any one or
more than i've IN the aggregate Of the
following species: Elder duck, canvas
back. redhead, greater scaup, lesser
scaup (blackheadl, ring-neck, blue.
winged, green winged and cinnamon
teal, shoveller and gadwall The bag
limit on geese = four per day.
It is unlawful for any person to pos
sess more than a. Wild duck In the
aggregate Of IN kinds, but not more
than 10 Of any one Or more than 10
In the aggregate Of the diving birds
mentioned above may be possessed ct
any one time.
II is unlawful to hunt or take Wild
water fowl on any baited premises,
except under seascnal permits Issued
without charge b. the chief Of the
Bureau of Biological Survey. Furms
upon which to apply for permits Win
Be fEnidhed gratis upon request.
DKHSolgs desiring permits for bait
ing or feeding should make ap-
plication to jay N. Darling, chief
OF the Biological Survey, who Will -,
sue permits this season q soon q ap-
Piled for without IN tnvegtagatiun be-
ing made.
No water fowl, except crippled birdA
not otherwise retrievabie, shan Be sl1ot
while resting On wAter q land On any
premises. No water fowl shall be shot