Carbon County news., 1937-09-24
MIGRATORY BIRD
LAWS ANNOUNCED
IN DETAIL HERE
Detailed Restrictions For
Hunting Season
Given Out

Synopsis of the migratory bird
laws and regulations for 1887 sea-
son for Montana, has been an
nounced by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. At the time of
hunting, every person 16 years of
age, or older, hunting migratory
waterfowl, must have ON his per-
son an unexpired Migratory Bird
Hunting License Stamp validated
by his signature written across the
face of the stamp in ink prior to
time of hunting.
Migratory Game Birds NAV be
taken during the open season, with
shotgun only, not larger than
lO-guage, fired from the shoulder.
Automatic and pump shotguns
must have the magazine cut off or
either plugged with one-piece
metal or wooden filler incapable of
removal through the loading end
thereof, so as to reduce the capac-
ity of said gun to not more than
three shells at one loading Zone
shell in the barrel and two shells
in the magazine). Hunting migra-
tory birds with rifle is prohibit
ed.
Waterfowl shall not be taken
by means, aid, or use, directly or
indirectly, of bait, including corn,
wheat, oats, or any other grain
products, salt, Or any kind of feed
put out for the purpose of Turing
or attracting birds to the hunter.
The use of live duck and goose de-
coys, directly or indirectly, is not
permitted.
Use of aircraft, powerboats, lin
cluding motorboats or outboard
motor boats) or other floating de-
vices or craft for the purpose of
driving, rallying or stirring up mi
gratory waterfowl is not permit
ed. Hunting migratory game birds
from automobiles, airplanes, sink
boxes, sailboats, power, or motor
boats is not permitted.
There is no open season at any
time on Swans, Ross's goose, Wood
Duck, Ruddy Duck, Bufflehead
Duck, Red head Duck or Canvas
back ducks.
Ducks, geese, brant, or coot,
other than those mentioned above,
may be taken in Montana, each
day from October 9th to November
7th, both dates inclusive, from
700 a. M, to 4 p. M, Standard
Time.
Bag and Possession Limits:
Ducks Except those listed under
protected species) ten in any one
day in the aggregate of all kinds
permitted to be shot; possession
limit ten. Geese, including brant,
five in the aggregate in any one
day; possession limit five. Coot
(mudhens) 25 in any one day, pos
session limit 25. Migratory water
fowl may be possessed ten days af-
ter the close of the shooting sea-
son. Final possession limit date is
November II, 1887.
Indians living on or off an Indian
Reservation, are likewise subject
to the regulations and seasons.
To aid hunters in identifying
the more common species of ducks,
a list of local names applied to
them are given by Carl Benson,
Red Lodge, deputy game warden:
Blue Winged Teal-Bluewing, teal,
teal duck; bufflehead-butterball,
butter duck, dipper, dipper duck;
canvasback-can, canvas, white
back; gadwall-gray duck, red
wing, creek duck; greater scaup--
big bluebill, bay broadbill, scaup,
olackhead; lesser scaup-bluebi1l,
olackhead, scaup, little bluebill,
little broadbill; green winged teal
-greenwing, common teal, teal
luck; readhead-fddler, fiddler
luck, redneck; ringneck-ringbill,
blackjack, blackhead; ruddy duck
-stifftail, butterball, ruddy, BOBBY,
shoveler-spoonbill, spoo-
~ shovelbill; wood duck-summer
luck, woody, squealer.