The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

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Waterfowl hunting becomes
legal in Washington. Oregon and
Idaho Thursday. October is.
Shooting Is permitted only be-
tween sunrise and 2. m. each
day through the season. which
ends at o'clock Dec. 4
Under the state Of Washing
ton law wood duck shooting 10
unlawful The beautiful little
bird Is given fun protection.
Ross goose and swan also are
protected.
Shooting Of geese In Mslla
Walla. Benton. kIckitai and
Franklin counties IL limited To
October is and on Sundays.
Mondays and Wednesday only
through Dec. Ia
Hunters should hear In mind
also that the season on Wilson
lJsrk snipel IL closed.
Your possession limit of water
fowl shall be no more than
twenty 200 birds and the
daily limit no more than ten
tl0l birds. exclusive Of the Red
Head and Bufflehesd Butter
BALL duck. Only three of these
birds each is permitted daily,
and only six In the aggregate
may in possession.
Also important il the
possession Law. Waterfowl cam
not be held in possession more
than twenty t20) days AFTER
the close OF the season.
Waterfowl killed In other
states may not he held more
than twenty (2o) days after
the close Of the regular season
In those states or countries,
which means Canada. for In
instance.
No deliberate feeding or any
kind of lure or deooy water
fowl is permitted.
Waterfowl may not be legally
killed by use OF rifle, pistol or
revolver.
IL Ia lawful however. 10 shoot
them, II you can. with bow and
arrow.
II shall be unlawful "a hunt
migratory game birds or 'gra-
tory waterfowl upon or within
one-quarter mile Of that part Of
the Columbia River lying be-
tween the railroad bridge across
the Columbia River Mt Wishram.
klickitaf county and the Grand
Coule Dam: and II shall be un-
lawful 10 hunt migratory water
fowl within one-guarter mile of
the Snake River In Franklin or
Walla Nalla counties; and II
shall be- unlawful 10 hunt for
migratory waterfowl within one
quarter mile of the Snake River
In Columbia. Garfield. Asotin or
Whitman counties except that
part thereof which constitutes
the boundary between the states
Of Washington and Idaho.
II shall he unlawful for any
person 10 use any sink hon, sink
boat, sneak boat or any water
craft not propelled by hand with
.iS- oars not le~s than five feet
In length, and one oar 20 be used
on each side thereof. and the
person rowing therein 10 be In
an upright position and visible
at all times from the waist up
while hunting migratory game
birds.
FL.aRAL REGULATIONS:
II shall ~ unlawful Ia hunt
migratory waterfowl by the oss
of cattle, horses or mules n
blinds.
All persons over sixteen yesp
Of age. hunting migratory VA
terfovt. are requested tn have
in their personal possession an
unefpired federal migratory bird
hunting stamp. validated by
their signature on the stamp.
Don't forget your federal
duck stamp The federal courts
are stern, impersonal
The duck supply II unusually
good, both native and strangers
coming from the north
Ducks Unlimited. an Interbz-
tionsl organization restoring
waterfowl breeding grounds In
the far north Of Canada. with
money raised b. hunter. Of the
United states. ha. played a ma
Jor role tsbs issi sin or 80 years
In making possible this come
back Of ducks and gs~sS.
Have you. ar. don. your shsf.
with contribution?
Incidentally ths bar on
canyssoscs, and Rudy ducks
has been removed They are
legal prey.
Holy Maekerel.
Verne yscs1ex and Jim VAIN
nell. Tacoms anglers. hooked
into a small fish this week BE-
twssn Sunset Beach and Day
Island
They brought IL 10 boat and
were surprised 70 find Il wsE not
a salmon trout a. they expected
u had a stresmlined body and
ar extremely nzrrOs and tspered
bdfv a. the bsss u tHs tai.