Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

Pheasant, Duck
Season Dates Are
Set For This Fall
Minnesota Hunters Will
Have A Longer Shooting
Season Than Usual.

In addition to the six weeks waterN
fowl season, Minnesota sportsmen will
enjoy both pheasant and quail hunt
ing this fall, according to Harry E.
Speakes, director of the division of
game and fish.
Pheasant season will be open in
81 counties from Saturday, October
l5, to Sunday, October 80, both dates
inclusive, with shooting from IL
o'clock noon to p. m. on opening
day, and from a. m. to %. m.
during the remainder of the season.
The daily limit will be three cock
birds, possession limit five cocks, and
the season limit will be Is.
Counties open to pheasant hunt
ing are Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth,
Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cotton
wood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fari-
bault, Fillmore, Freedom, Goodhue,
Grant, Hennepin, Houston, jackson,
kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, LeSeuer,
Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Mcleod,
Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet,
Mobiles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Pope,
Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott,
Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele,
Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Washington,
Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, Vino
ma, Wright and Yellow Medicine.
and that portion of the Carlos Avery
public hunting ground lying in Chi
sage county.
Quail May be Shot.
Quail season will be open in 16
counties from October 20 to Novem-
Der IA, both dates inclusive with
shooting from IL o'clock noon until
p. m. the first day, and from a. m.
until 4 p. m. every day thereafter.
The daily limit on quail is six birds
with a possession limit of 10, and a
season limit of 20.
The season limit on all upland game
birds is 80, so if hunter takes Is
pheasants during the season, he is
entitled to only Is quail.
Open counties for quail hunting are
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fill
more, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston.
LeSeuer, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott.
Wabasha, Washington and Winona.
and that portion of the Carlos Avery
public hunting ground lying within
Chisago county.
Twenty Ducks is Limit.
The waterfowl season is open to
conform with the Federal regulations,
from October l to November IA, with
shooting from a. m. until 4 o. m.
each day. The daily bag limit on
ducks is 10, with a possession limit
of 20. In the daily bag may be in
cluded not more than three of the
formerly protected species, canvas
back, ruddy, redhead or bufflehead,
or six of these may be included in
the 20 bird possession limit. The
wood duck is entirely protected.
The woodcock season will conform
with the Federal regulations, open
ing on October l, and continuing I'M
til October 81, both dates inclusive,
with shooting from z a. m. until 4
p. M The daily limit on woodcock
is four, with possession limit of four.
There will be no open season on
ruffed grouse or partridge, sharp
tailed grouse or white-breaSted
grouse, pinnated grouse or prairie
chicken, Chukar partridge, Hungar-
ian partridge, and upland plover.
Reports indicate that in certain sec
tons of the state these birds are defin-
itely showing an increase in numbers.
However, game officials are of the
opinion that, barring unforeseen cir
cumstances, another closed season on
these species of upland game birds
will be very beneficial and may JUS
tify an open season next year.