The Bismarck tribune., 1934-08-21
GAME Chief LISTS
TENTATIVE DATES
FOR n. D. HUNTING
Deputy P. E. Collins Asks Sports
men to Use Their Privileges
Sparingly

migratory Waterfowl and upland game
birds In North Dakota this fall, as
contemplated by the state game and
fish commission, were outlined before
the Bismarck Kiwanis club Tuesday
noon in q short talk by p. e. Collins,
deputy state game and fish commits
sioner.
simultaneously he issued a plea to
sportsmen to use their hunting privi-
leges as sparingly as possible, pointing
out that drouth has followed other
adverse circumstances to make the
game conservation situation the most
severe in history.
"A happy medium between con-
servation and the sportsmanship Of
fered by the sport Of hunting is the OBJ
jective of the game department, Col
Inns sat<i, explaining that the depart
ment Is eager to give the sportsman
thS pleasure ''he Is paying for" yet
Jealous OF the preservation Of wild
game life In the state.
Collins said the state department
Is In favor OF closed season on all
migratory waterfall, but not unless it
Is declared closed season throughout
the United States He said State
Game and Fish Commissioner Thoralf
Swenson already has wired President
Roosevelt, requesting q NATIONWIDE
closed season.
Ducks Oct. 3. Nov. 10
In the event nationwide closed
season. is not ordered, the North Da-
kota department tentatively plans to
order the duck-hunting season for
Oct. 3 to Nov. 10, with only five days
OF shooting each week, Mondays and
Tuesdays to be rest days, as in the
case Of seasons for upland game
birds.
Collins listed other tentative hunt
Ing dates as follows:
Prairie chickenS-noon of Sept. %
to Oct. l, both days inclusive, half
days shooting, bag limit five birds.
Ruffed grouSe-noon, Sept. q, to
Oct. l, both days inclusive, half days
shooting, In the counties Of Bottineau,
Rolette, Pennbina and Cavalier, bag
limit birds.
Ringneck pheasants-noon, Oct. 20.
to Oct. 20, both days inclusive. first
five days bag limit three cocks, last
five days bag limit five birds, Of
which two may be hens, in the coun-
ties of Richlalld, Ransom, Sargent,
LaMoure and Dickey. Ut is probable
the first five days will be half-days
and the last five days full days..
Half-days shooting from noon Oct.
20 to Oct. ~. both days inclusive, in
the counties OF Kidder, Mcintosh, Lo-
gan, Emmons, Burleigh, Morton,
Stark, Dunn, Cass, Barnes, Stutsman,
Adams, Hettinger, Oliver, Mclean,
Grant and Mercer, bag limit 3 cocks.
Partridges on Increase
y Collins said that 1t is not probable
that there will be an open season on
Hungarian partridges this year, but
prophesied that, II the partridges
continue to show their present in
crease North Dakota hunters will be
shooting huns" in the fall of 1885.
The deputy commissioner also urged
sportsmen to build shelters :or upland
birds, particularly plaeasants, wher-
ever possible while hunting this fall
and recommended that sportsmen's
units take steps to arrange for feed
for the wild game in their localities.
The federal government does not plan
to furnish feed this year as 1t did last
year. he warned.
Collins was introduced by Charles
Goodwin, program chairman. James
w. Guthrie, vice president Of the XII
wants club, presided In the absence
Of President Walter Renden and w.
J. Mcdonald led the group in singing.
Thomas Tharalson Of Bismarck was
the only guest at the luncheon meet
ing.