The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-30

over 16 years Of age. Each nom
resident may ship to himself at his
home station "a pounds Of game
fish In the aggregate, or one fish
weighing over that amount.
Catch limits are as follows:
wall-eyed pike, 8 per day, 16 In
possession; sand pike or saugers,
same limits; pickerel or great
northern pike. 10 per day. 20 In
possession; yellow perch, no limits,
except restrictions that may be i'm
posed by the director; muskel-
lunge, 2 per day; crappies, is per
day, Is in possession; black, strip
ed, yellow, silver and grey bass, 8
per day, II in possession; stream
trout, Is per day. IS trout or 20
pounds in possession; lake trout
and salmon, s per day, 10 in pos
session; sunfish, rock bass and all
other kinds not named in laws, in
the aggregate is per day, 30 in
possession. s%S
Game fish Of any variety taken
under an angling license may not
be bought or sold at any time.
1t Is unlawful for a resident over
10 years of age or a nonresident
over 16 years of age to fish with
out a license; to fish with more
than one bait, except that three
artificial flies may be used; to fish
within so feet Of any fishway; to
deposit sawdust or refuse or pois-
onous substance in waters contain
ing fish life; to take or possess at
any time rock or lake sturgeon,
shovel-nose or hackerback stur-
geon, spoonful or paddlefish from
inland waters.
It is illegal to take fish by means
of explosives, drugs, poisons, lime,
medicated bait, fish berries, or
other deleterious substances, or by
nets, trot lines, wire strings, ropes
or cables.
Counties in Minnesota are divid-
ed into three classifications with
reference to the use Of lights in
taking fish by spearing, Erling
Swenson, Director Of the Division
Of Game and Fish, cautioned. Mr..
Swenson warned that "the use OF
artificial lights as an aid in spear
ing Is permitted in streams only in
certain counties in all Of which the
closing date is June 49,"
In zone /, from April Is to June
Is, use Of artificial lights in spear
ing is permitted in streams in the
following counties: Blue Earth,
Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dako-
ia, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Far
ibault, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson,
LeSuer, Lyon, Lincoln, Martin,
Murray, Mower, Mcleod, Mobiles,
Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Rock,
Rice, Redwood, Renville, Steele,
Scott, Sfbiey, Watonwan, Waseca,
Winona, Wabasha and Yellow Med
icine.
Use of artificial lights in spear
ing of certain fish in streams only
is permitted in zone from May
1 to June is in these counties:
Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Becker, Big
Stone, Cass, Clay, Carlton, Crow
Wing, Chisago, Chippewa, Douglas,
Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti,
Kandiyohi, Kanabec, Lac qui Par
lie, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mile Laos,
Morrison, Norman, Ottertail, Pope,
Pine, Ramsey, Swift, Stevens,
Stearns, Sherburne, Traverse, Todd,
Washington, Wilkin, Wadena, and
Wright.
In the following counties COM
prising zone 8, the use of artificial
lights is prohibited in the spearing
of fish: Beltrami, Cook, Clearwater,
Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake,
Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pen
nington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau
and st. Louis.
Great Northern Pike and picker
ell may be speared now in the day
time in lakes and streams. Carp,
dogfish, buffalo fish, redhorse,
sheepshead, suckers, ellpout, gar
fish, and whitehead, not less than
16 inches in length, may be spear
ed in lakes and streams in the day
time all year subject to the limita-
ton that these fish may only be
speared through the ice from Dec
ember to March 1.
An experiment tried out last
year on a small scale proved so
successful that most portions Of
southern Minnesota are included
this spring by the state Division OF
Game and Fish in game bird egg
rescue work.
An suspicious start was made
the first week with 10 state game
wardens reporting the rescue OF
1,191 eggs of various species OF up
land game birds.
Charles McFarlane, deputy div
ision director, is in direct charge
of this new phase Of wild life con-
servation designed to save hum
dreds Of potential wild fowl that
otherwise might possibly be des-
troyed in the usual farming opera
tions.
Wardens cooperating and con-
centrating in this work are Leo
Peyton, Ortonville; r. r. Whitney,
Montevideo; Lyle Tweet, Redwood
Falls; Hugo Wicklund, Marshall;
D. p. Brady, Window; e. w. Bail
ey, Jackson; D. III. Duncan, Fair
mont; e. 8. Jensen, st. James;
Ray Neumann, New Ulm; Sam
Warner, Hutchinson; y. A. Mach
temus, Nicollet; Frank Freeman,
Mankato; f. s. Clark, Winnebago;
Andrew Larson, Alden; liver Stad-
helm, Albert Lea; George Huber,
Owatonna; George Morris, Fari-
Bault, Phil Nordeen, Red Wing,
and Claer Dethmers, Slayton.
Mr.. Mcfarland has set a mark
Of more than 100000 game bird
eggs to be obtained during the