The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-17
Open Season
On PheaSantS
wv aterfowl
May Hunt Ringnecks Com
mencing Saturday Noon,
October 10Th
HALF DAYS SHOOTING
Migratory Waterfowl Season
Will Open Monday,
October 21st

Hunting enthusiasts of Sank Gem
tire and vicinity are marking time
until the opening of three game
bird seasons in the state during the
current month. Open seasons for
the taking Of ringnecked pheasants,
migratory waterfowl and bob-white
quail are included in the offering
Of the State Division Of Game and
Fish to outdoor enthusiasts who
enjoy getting out in fields and
woods and on lakes and streams
seeking elusive small game.
In "a Of the 81 counties Of the
state it will become legal to take
ringnecked pheasants starting at
noon on Saturday, October 10,
Stearns county being included in
the split season in which the sec
ond half opens on November 9th.
The annual open season on mi
gratory waterfowl will commence
Monday, October 81, and will con-
tinue until Tuesday, November 10,
with shooting daily from TOO o.
clock A. NJ, until 400 o'clock p.
M, except on the opening day
when 1900 o'clock noon is the des-
ignated starting time.
Monday noon, October %, is the
time set for The opening of the le-
gal season on bob-white quail in Is
counties.
In Houston, Fillmore, Mower,
Freedom, Winona, Olmsted, Dodge,
Steele. Waseca, Wabasha, Kama
bee, Pine, Carlton, Crow, Wing,
Cass, Hubbard, Clearwater, Beck
er, Mahnomen Clay, Norman, Polk
and Red Lake counties, where the
ringnecked pheasant season closes
at sunset Sunday, October u, the
bag limit is three male birds in any
one day with six male birds in pos
session at any one time.
Two separate open seasons on
ringnecked pheasants are In store
for hunters in 81 counties of the
state. These counties are Wilkin,
Ottertail, Todd, Wadena, Morrison,
Benton, Mile Laos, Isanti, Chisago,
Scott, Washington. Anoka, Sher-
burne, Stearns, Pope, Douglas,
Grant, Stevens, Traverse, Dakota,
Big Stone, Swift Kandiyohi, Meek
er, Wright, Hennepin, Carver, Nc
Leod, Renville, Goodhue, Chippewa,
Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine.
Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Brown,
Nicollet, Sibley, Rice, LeSueur,
Blue Earth, Watonwan, Cotton
wood, Murray, Pipestone, Rock. No
bles, Jackson, Martin and Fari-
bault. The first period, including
all counties of the state open to
ringnecked pheasant hunting, clos
es Sunday, October u, at sunset.
The second open season on ring
necked pheasants in the 81 coun-
ties listed in this paragraph starts
at noon Saturday, November 9, and
continues until sunset Tuesday,
November 10. In the 81 counties
having the two ringnecked pleas
ant seasons the bag limits are
three male birds or two males and
one female bird in any one day; six
males, or four males and two fe-
male birds in possession at any one
time.
A daily bag limit Of ten migra-
tory waterfowl in the aggregate OF
all kinds, Of which not more than
four shall be geese or brant, has
been established. The possession
limit Is the same.
The taking of wood duck, ruddy
duck, bufflehead duck, swan and
greater and lesser yellowlegs Is
prohibited this season.
A Federal stamp costing 81 Is re-
auired for the shooting Of migra-
tory waterfowl. Before hunting wa
terfowl, the hunter must validate
his stamp by writing his signature
in ink across the face Of the stamp.
It unlawful to take any wat
erfowl with a rifle or pistol or in
any manner than with shotgun
not larger than a 10-gauge fired
from the shoulder or with bow and
arrow; to take migratory birds
with automatic loading or hand
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