The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-20
HUNTING SEASON
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shore line. This regulation has been
removed for the coming season. Off
Gals explained that ducks protected
by this rule were on the prohibited
list now and that the regulation had
been difficult to obey and enforce"
The 30-day season applies to ducks,
geese, Wilson'S snipe or jack-Snipe, and
coot or mudhens The prohibited list
includes swan, ross geese, wood ducks,
rudy ducks and bufflehead, in addition
to the three species added this season.
Daily bag limits and possession limits
this season include rails and gallinules
Except sora and coot) Is; sora, Is, coot,
Is, snipe, Is, woodcock 4; doves 20, and
bandtailed pigeons 10.
In several states shooting Of mourning
doves will open Sept. and officials said
the season in general had been shor-
tened one month.
States in the northern zone are
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
New Hampshire, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The intermediate zone includes Ill
inoiS, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska.
Possession of federal duck stamp, on
sale at postoffices, is required by every
migratory waterfowl hunter over 16
years.
The Minnesota Conservation Com
mission, at their meeting last week,
discussed and set hunting season for
pheaSantS and other game birds. Be
80 1,a
nesota fire subject the commission de-
cided that pheasant shooting will be had
in at least twelve Minnesota counties
for longer period than ever before.
According to the declaration of the
commission there will be 81 days of
pheasant shooting, extending from Oct.
a to Nov. Is, in Wilkin, Otter Tail,
Traverse, Grant, Douglas, Stevens, Pope,
Big Stone, Swift, Lac Qui Parle, Chip
pewa and Yellow Medicine counties.
A consecutive season for pheasants Of
nine half days from october "a to
November l, was set in all other Min
neSota counties except Ramsey, Kittson,
RoSeau, Lake of the Woods, Koochich-
ing, st. Louis, Lake, Cook, Marshall,
Beltrami, Itasca, Polk, Pennington, Red
Lake, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cas-, Aitkin,
Carlton and Grow Wing counties.
Regulations adopted for this year by
the commission provide that pheasant
hunters may take three birds day
including two cocks and hen, while
six birds, two of which may be hens are
permitted in possession, with the
seasons limit prescribed at Is birds.
All seasons set by the commission are
subject to change because of drought
or fire conditions In only a few in
stances did the commission follow the
recommendations of SportSmen conser-
walton groups and wardens as expressed
in missionaries sent out recently by
the director of game and fish as a
means of obtaining croSS-section opin-
ion relative to open seasons this fall.
A season of a week to 10 days for
pheasantS was recommended by great
majority of SportSmen and game war
denS who also frowned on shooting
hens, based on opinions relative to the
severe losses of the past winter and the
need for pheasant rehabilitation in
many counties.
DR.. B. F. Ederer of Morris, secretary
of the commission, voiced his opinion
that a 81 day half season would be
feasible in several counties in which
enormous increases in the pheasant
supply had been noted and where crop
damage by the birds had been frequent
ly reported.
The commission concurred with war
dens and sportsmen in decreeing a
closed season for prairie chickens,
Sharptailed and ruffed grouse, or par
fridge, and plover.
No discussion of the deer season was
had but it is likely that the commits
sion will be ready to act on this in
the near future as fire and forest con-
ditions warrant in northern Minnesota
areas.
The commission has power to act or
closing the season On game of any des-
cription in any emergency and this