162 THE FUR TRADE OF AMERICA 



In Selway and Big Lost River Game Preserves, beaver, otter, marten, fisher, 

 fox, and mink are protected at all times; mountain lion, bear, lynx, wolf, coyote, 

 wolverine, and wildcat may be killed by game wardens or duly authorized persons. 

 In Big Lost River Preserve, badgers, weasels, skunks, and rabbits may be killed by 

 anyone without permit. 



In Big Creek Game Preserve, beaver, otter, marten, fisher, fox, and mink are 

 protected at all times ; mountain lion, lynx, timber wolf, coyote, and wildcat may 

 be killed by game wardens or duly authorized persons. 



Trapping. — License required to trap fur-bearing animals : Resident, #5 ; 

 nonresident, $25 ; alien, #50. Issued by warden, deputy, or authorized agent. 

 Licensed trapper must make verified report at end of season of number and kind 

 of fur caught, where sold, and the price received therefor. Skins of fur or other 

 animals legally taken, within or without State, may be possessed or sold at any time. 

 Unlawful to destroy, disturb, or remove traps of licensed trapper. Unlawful to 

 use flesh of any game bird or game animal for bait in trapping or taking fur-bearing 

 animals. Muskrats may be destroyed in irrigated districts, but muskrat houses 

 may not be disturbed except under permit of State warden to protect private or 

 public ditch or water course. Person may protect own premises from depredation 

 of fur-bearing animals, under permit from State warden. 



Propagation. — Permit from State warden required. Permittee must make 

 verified yearly report showing number of animals kept in captivity, number sold, 

 and number on hand. 



Bounties. — Coyote, lynx, or wildcat, $2.50 each; bear or wolf, #10; moun- 

 tain lion, $25; paid from predatory wild animal funds administered through the 

 State live stock sanitary board. Bounty of 2 cents each on pocket gopher, ground 

 squirrel, and prairie dog ; fund raised by taxation ; administered like predatory wild 

 animal fund. 



ILLINOIS. 



Open seasons. — Raccoon, mink, muskrat, skunk, opossum, fox, and otter, 

 November 1 to March 15. Possession of green hides of fur-bearing animals pro- 

 hibited except from November 1 to March 25. 



Trapping. — License required to trap fur-bearing animals : Resident, $l ; 

 nonresident, $10.50. Issued by county, city, or village clerk. Expires March 15. 

 Licenses not required of landowners and tenants and members of families to trap 

 during open season on the lands on which they reside. License not issued to per- 

 son under 16 years of age without written consent of parent or guardian. 



Holder of a license, within 30 days after its expiration, must report all hides of 

 fur-bearing animals taken, sold, shipped, or dealt in, together with names and 

 addresses of persons to whom sold or shipped. 



