Show STRICTER LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION f 0 OF GAME ENACTED BY MANY STATES i New Game Laws Were Passed by Legislatures of the Various r States in 1915 Nine 1915 Nine States Sates Brin Bring Closed Seasons Into Agreement Agree Agree- 4 ment With Federal Migratory Bird Law Law Four Four States Bar t Aliens Some Aliens Some Novel Features of State Game Laws f Washington D. D C. C C. C More C.-More More than new g game me laws were enacted dU during ing 1916 a. a a larger number than in any previous previous pre pro year except 1911 according to Farmers' Farmers Bulletin Game Laws for tor 1915 three Forty states held regular regular regular reg reg- ular legislative sessions and in all of these states except Arizona Georgia Georgia Georgia Geor Geor- gia and Nebraska some changes were made in the statutes protecting game II The largest number of ot new game laws passed in any anyone one state was 61 in I North Carolina but in California Connecticut Maine New Jersey Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Pennsylvania and Wisconsin the number reached ten or more afore Several Several Several Sev Sev- I eral measures were vetoed including a general game bill in Idaho the first bill appropriating the hunting license fund in Pennsylvania a bill protecting bears in California and three sections of th the game ame bill in Washington A number of bills were introduced for forthe forthe forthe the purpose purpose of harmonizing the state laws on n migratory birds with the federal tedI fedI fed ted I eral oral regul regulations In at least nine states states' changes were made which brought the seasons Into substantial agreement viz California Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- Maine Michigan New Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Hamp Hamp- shire Tennessee and West Virginia In Illinois the seasons for all migratory migratory migra migra- t tory ry birds except coot and waterfowl and in Washington for tor the smaller shore birds w were re made to conform with the regulations regulations' under the federal federal federal fed fed- eral law Uniformity was also secured secured secured se se- cured provisions b by in the laws of Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- t Maine New Mexico North North Dakota Washington and Wisconsin prohibiting hunting between sunset and sunrise On the other hand Delaware adopted a resolution opposing opposing ing the migratory migratory bird bird l law w and Ohio and Rhode Island which had harmonized harmonized harmo harmo- harmonized their their seasons in 1914 changed the seasons on waterfowl this year Aliens Barred Out As a result of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States on January 19 1914 sustaining the alien hunting law of Pennsylvania feg- feg legislation prohibiting aliens from huntIng hunt hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing or owning shotguns or rifles was enacted in at least four tour states states Mass Mass Massachusetts New Jersey North Dakota and West Virginia but certain exceptions exceptions ex ex- based on property qualifications qualifications qualifications were made in Massachusetts and New Jersey Close seasons extending for tor sev several ral years were provided for tor certain kinds of big game and also for tor game birds Hunting mountain sheep was suspended suspend suspend- ed in Idaho Montana and Washington and goats were protected until 1918 in Montana Moose 1 were protected for tor four tour years in in Maine 1 the first lute close clos season on on this species for 35 years years since since the suspension of hunting from 1878 to 1880 Antelope were were given indefinite protection in New Mexico and Oklahoma prairie chickens were protected for tor several years Michigan extended complete protection also to quail Imported pheasants grouse and wood ducks for tor five years Minnesota protected doves woodcock plover and wood ducks until 1918 New Mexico gave protection to pheasants bobwhites pigeons and swans Oklahoma protested protected protected pro pro- tested doves grouse wood ducks and curlew Several birds were removed from the game list and protected through the year Oklahoma gave such protection to pelicans gulls and herons Tennessee declared ring- ring neck pheasants bullbats robins and meadowlarks to be birds Ina In Ina a few cases protection was removed from certain species species notably the turkey turkey turkey tur tur- key buzzard In Delaware Florida and North Carolina owls and starlings in I New Hampshire and cormorants In Illinois and North Dakota For the first time in 12 years moose hunting is permitted in Wyoming and for tor the first time 1907 prairie- prairie chicken shooting Is permitted in In In- diana dlana New Features of State Laws Among the novel features s in the laws this year may be mentioned the declaration in the Florida law that ownership of game is vested in the respective counties the provision of the California law protecting spike bucks or deer with horns Instead of deer with horns of a certain certain certain tain l length and the Wyoming experiment experiment experiment ment of ot allowing the killing of 50 bun bull moose under licenses Instead of ot an indefinite number during a limIted Urn Urn- itea B season ason Methods of hunting were restricted in Michigan by prohibiting the use ot of automobiles in hunting partridges and in Indiana by pro pro- prohibiting prohibiting the use of ot searchlights or oth other er or artificial lights attached to autos for tor hunting game on or near a high high- way Several new restrictions on shipments appeared for tor the first time k Illinois prohibited Importation from points outside the state of any game except deer legally killed Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania prohibited shipment of gameL game L by parcel post and Wisconsin shipment shipment ship ship- ment went under an alias Connecticut authorizes authorizes au au- the commissioners ot of fisherIes fisheries fisheries fisher fisher- ies and game to grant permits to toi i bring in game lawfully killed outside i the state provides provided such game is not j 7 offered tor sale 1 Quail 1 Notwithstanding the agitation in favor tavor of at protecting quail for tor several years in some sections no bills ot of this kind kinti wore were passed this year and 3 39 38 bf s r j i l o oI- oI i states I states still provide quail shoo shooting ing The seasons were shortened six weeks in I Oklahoma and two weeks in Nevada Limits were established for the first firs I time in Arkansas and New Hampshire reduced in Iowa from 25 to 15 per day in Oklahoma from 25 to 10 in Minnesota Minne sota from 15 to 10 10 and ana increased in I Nevada from 15 to 20 All but 14 of ot otI the states which permit quail hunting huntin I now nave a limit 01 of 20 birds or less lessa a day Waterfowl All the states now allow waterfowl hunting out nut the wood duck Is protected protect protect- ed for tor several years years throughout the northern zone and in the southern zone in the states ot or California Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas and West Virginia Dally Daily bag bagi limits were established for tor the firsti first time in Arkansas and Connecticut reduced reduced re re- In Oklahoma from 25 to 10 and increased In Missouri 1 from 10 to 15 Most of ot the states now have a limit of 25 or less per day Open Seasons Open seasons were lengthened in Montana on elk and deer two weeks in Florida on deer and birds three weeks in Michigan on quail 20 days and in Nevada on sage hens four and anda a half halt months on grouse one month and on quail two weeks New Jersey reverted to the former plan of huntIng huntIng hunt hunt- Ing deer on four tour consecutive Wednesdays Wednesdays Wednesdays Wednes Wednes- days instead of five consecutive days Seasons were shortened In a number of ot states In the case of big game the deer season was c curtailed in Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas three months in Oregon and WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington two weeks In New Mexico the seasons were generally shortened and arranged in two districts divided at latitude 35 degrees In California the dove season was made later and In Minnesota shortened 20 days in Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Ok Ok- lahoma the quail season was curtailed six six weeks and in Michigan Nevada ducks Tennessee and Wyoming spring shooting of waterfowl was abolished Laws Protecting Big Game The more Important changes affecting affect ing lag big game included the closing of the season for tor four tour years on moose in Maine authorization for the killing killing kill kill- ing of 50 bull moose In Wyoming lengthening the season on elk in Montana Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana two weeks closing the season on mountain sheep in Montana i changes affecting does in seven states including the r removal moval of protection In Florida Nevada New Jersey and Wyoming establishment of a limit in Arkansas i and decrease in the limits in Alaska Michigan Montana and Nevada Ne Ne- vada Under present res conditions deer huntIng hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing is permitted in 36 states In about third one-third of ot which the hunter is limIted limited limited lim lim- to one one deer deera a a season and in most of the others to two Eighteen states protect does at all seasons and allow only bucks Jucks to to be killed namely killed namely Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama Arizona California Georgia Idaho Missouri Mississippi New MexIco Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico Nevada New York Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Utah Vermont West Virginia and Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin Pennsylvania requires that deer killed shall have horns two inches above the hair N New w York and Vermont at least three inches long and West Nest Virginia four inches long while California prohibits entirely the killing kUling of spike bucks |