The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-11-30
DEER HUNTING SEASON
WILL OPEN ON MONDAY
Will Remain Open For Five Full
Days When Woods Will PrOba-
bly, Be Full of SpOrtsmen
ONLY ONE PER PERSON

The 1889 fashion note for the we'll
dressed deer hunter will be the same
as in previous years. They will utilize
accessories in bright red tones, and
include plenty of red here and there on
their hunting costumes.
The deer hunting season will open
on Monday morning, December a, and
will continue for five full days, ending
at shutdown Friday, December 8. The
1889 Legislature changed the season
to make it begin the first Monday IN
the month so that Sunday wouldn't in
terfere and cut the season to four
days. The time for hunting deer was
formerly December / to 5.
The upland game season will end
on November 80, and hunters who
have been securing the woods for rab-
bits, quail, pheasant, turkeys, ETC.,
can begin to concentrate upon the lar
ger game. Many more who do not
spend much time with the smaller
species of game will get out their rifles
in the hope of bringing down a buck.
1t will be lawful to kill male deer
with two or more points to one ant
Ter. The bag limit is one animal per
season per person.
The bright red patches of cloth on
hunting costumes has been in vogue
for a number of years and is consid-
cred not only an important factor, but
necessary one in keeping hunting
accidents at a minimum. The usual
khaki-colored toys are similar to the
color of a deer, unless broken by a
brilliant red hue, and most hunters
sew or pin an inexpensive red cloth
on front or back of their jackets. Most
of them, too, will wear a red cap or
have plenty of red material on their
hats so that other hunters will not
mistake them for a buck moving thru
the woods and blaze away. Hunters are
being urged to look and identify their
target before they shoot.
Every person killing a deer must
within twenty-four hours write to the
State Game Warden giving name, ad-
dress, hunters license number, county
and location where the deer was killed,
or to the deputy game wardens in the
county, who are Joseph Minke, at
Grantsville, and R. D. Houck, in Oak
land.
Deer must be hunted through the
use Of a gun propelling one all-lead or
lead-alloy or soft-nosed or expand
ing bullet or ball at single discharge.
1t is unlawful to hunt deer in any man.
ner except through the method Of
"still hunting" 1t is unlawful to use
dogs. 1t is unlawful to shoot at
deer while it is taking refuge in or
swimming through the waters of any
pond, lake or stream.
Several hundred persons are sure
to be out in the woods during the five
day period, as approximately 24OO IL
censes have been issued from the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in
Oakland.
Game wardens and constabies have
been active within the past month or
more attempting to run down cases Of
alleged violation of the game laws,
specifically the killing Of deer out of
season.
A deer hide wrapped in a paper flour
bag was found floating on Deep Greek
Lake last Friday near Will O. the Wisp
and was reported by the caretaker
there to R. D. Houck, who has been
Investigating in the hope of locating
the violator. Other violations have
been reported from time to time in the
Bear Hill and Jennings sections near
Grantsville, but no arrests have been
made on account of lack of evidence.