The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-09-11
State Simplifies
New Hunting Laws
Eliminates Technical Wording Of
U. S. Migratory Bird Hunt
ing Statutes

tice to the federal government S
migratory waterfowl conservation
program but at the same time elm
mate all technicalities possible, the
Washington state game commission
has presented hunters of this state
with set of migratory game bird
hunting regulations that are less
stringent and complicated than the
federal laws governing the sport.
Great variation in the two sets OF
regulations resulted from the state
game commissions decision not to
attempt to enforce the federal pro-
vision prohibiting taking of migra-
tory game birds from boat or blind
more than 100 feet from shore.
Terse Orders
Very concise is the co1nmissions
edict banning batting and decoying
The federal order is much more de-
tailed. Regarding other factors OF
the hunt the commission patterned
it's regulation from the federal rul-
es, copying exactly the hunting dates
hours of shooting, bag limits, and
protected species of birds.
The commission spoke frankly to
justify it's stand. The commission
ers stated that they realized the
federal regulations could not be en-
forced in Washington without the
aid of the state game department
patrol force, but that on the other
hand some of the technicalities con-
tanned in the federal rules could be
enforced only at a prohibitive cost.
Since the technicalities could not
very we'll be enforced, the commits
sioners added, they did not want to
embody them in their hunting regu-
lations.
Will Add Protectors
To support the waterfowl conser-
walton program the commission de-
clared that it's own regulations would
be enforced rigidly by the patrol
force, which will be boosted from
about 10 to $50 game protectors dur
ing the hunting season.
Following is the commissions
complete list of changes over last
years regulations:
1T shall be unlawful to place
food, grain or other products on or
adjacent to any shooting waters for
the purpose of attracting or shooting
waterfowl; it shall be un-
lawful to use live decoys for attract
ing or shooting migratory water
fowl; it shall be lawful to hunt and
shoot migratory birds and waterfowl
from October 81 to November 10,
1885, between the hours of O'Clock
a. m. and 4 o'clock, p. M; it shall
be unlawful to shoot any swans,
Ross goose, wood duck, bufflehead
duck, ruddy duck or doves; it shall
be lawful to shoot band-tailed
pigeons in the State of Washington
from September Is to September
80, 1885, both dates inclusive, be
tween the hours of O'Clock, a. M,
and o'clock p. M; it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to shoot, kill
or take more than ten ducks or
more than four geese or brant or
more than fifteen snipe or more
than ten band-tailed pigeons in any
one day or to have more than any
of these respective numbers in
possession at any one time.
Plan Elk Survey
The Washington state game COM
mission has authorized complete
elk survey on the Olympic PENN
sula. For years the Olympic
peninsula elk herd has been the
basis of arguments regarding the
feasibility of an open hunting sea-
son, as well as many other con-
troverSieS.
The elk survey is scheduled for
this winter. State game protectors
will make accurate checks of the
elk population, feeding conditions,
and other important items. Edward
j.. Earring, range management expert
of the game department, will be in
charge of the survey.