The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-11-10

Venison may be kept five days
after the close of the season with
out retaining tag, but II 1t Is to
be kept longer than that, 1t must
be tagged and may be kept until
the last day Of February. Retain
ing permits may be obtained from
the director of game and fish or
from any game warden.
All deer taken must be brought
to their final destination in the
county in which the license is is
sued within the five day period.
Hunters, according to the law, must
purchase their licenses in the coun-
ty of their residence.
Wardens Check Bounty Claims
Prevent Fraud
New regulations requiring that
all wolf bounty claims be checked
by game wardens Is saving the
state money in preventing the pay
ment Of fraudulent wolf county
claims, according to Harry E.
Speakes, director of game and fish.
The order is an outgrowth of the
discovery, by the division of game
and fish, that numerous fraudulent
claims had been paid under the old
system of having bounty payments
certified by township clerks, many
of whom asserted that they were
not in position to know the diff
ference between fox, dogs and
wolves, particularly the young. A
number Of cases of fraudulent
bounty collections were prosecuted
in the courts, and guilty parties
fined and ordered to reimburse the
state for the moneys collected.
In the October records Of the div
ision of game and fish are found in
stances in two northern counties
where two grey and nine police dog
pups were presented for wolf
bounty payments to officials Of
these counties. A game warden on
inspecting the caracasses, discover
ed the fraud and payments were
refused, thus saving the state $84.00
that might have been paid under
the old system.
Savings under the bounty check
ing system, it is estimated, will
amount to several thousand dollars
per MONTH" says Mr.. SpeNkes.
Fall Fishing Reported Good
Fall fishing, according to those
hardy fishermen who are willing to
take a chance on the weather, Is
good, with some fine catches of the
finny tribe coming in.
Meanwhile the whitefish, tullibee
and herring season for netting this
important food fish of the north Is
open in all but number of lakes
that are protected. This season re-
mains open until Wecember 25.
For whitefish and tullibee fish
ing, nets may not be of smaller
extended mesh measurement than
3h inches, 100 feet long and 8 feet
deep, and nets may not be set in
water over six feet deep. Herring
nets may be 1% inch extended
mesh measure. The domestic net
ting license necessary for white
fish, tullibees and herring costs 81,
and fish caught under this license
must be for domestic use only and
may not be sold. All nets must be
tagged with the metal department
tag furnished with the license.
State Christmas Tree Harvest In
Full Swing
The annual harvest Of two and
half million Christmas trees in
northern Minnesota million dol
lar industry--is now in full swing,
according to Ellery A. Foster, di-
rector of the division Of forestry.
Minnesota trees are furnished an
nually to every state in the union
as well as to several foreign coun-
tries.
All trees sold in Minnesota must
carry the two.cent conservation de-
partment tag, which indicates
where the trees have been harvest
ed, and the operator certifies that
he has the permission of the land
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