100 Tzventy-ninth Annual Meeting 



OPEN SEASON FOR GAME AND FISH IN THE STATE OF 

 PENNSYLVANIA— 1899- 



FISH. LAWFUL TO KILL. 



Black bass and all others May 30 to Jan. i. 



Sea salmon March i to Aug. 15. 



Speckled trout April 15 to July 15. 



Speckled trout, Pike County. . . .May i to Aug. 6. 



Lake trout Jan. i to Sept. 30. 



Pike or pickerel Ji-ine i to Feb. i. 



Susquehanna salmon May 30 to Jan. i. 



Shad Dec. 31 to June 20. 



In regard to birds and mammals it is lawful to kill — 



Elk, wild deer or antelope from X^ov. i to Dec. i. 



Gray, black or fox squirrel from Oct. 15 to Dec. 15. 



Hare, commonly called rabbit, from Nov. i to Dec. 15. 



Quail, or \'irginia partridge, from Oct. 15 to Dec. 15. 



Rail birds or reed birds from Sept. i to Dec. i. 



Wild turkey from Oct. 15 to Dec. 15. 



Ruffed grouse, commonly called pheasant ; or pinnated 

 grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, from Oct. 15 to Dec. 15- 



Lapland, or grass plover, from July 15 to Jan. i. 



Wild fowl from Sept. i to May i. 



Woodcock, during July only, and subsequent season, from 

 Oct. 15 to Dec. 15. 



The main features of our Pennsylvania State laws are as fol- 

 lows : 



Sunday shooting is prohibited under a penalty of $25.00. 



"There shall be no hunting or shooting on Sunday, penalty 

 $25.00. That it shall be unlawful to kill, entrap or pursue with 

 intent to kill, any elk, deer, fawn, wild turkey, pheasant, grouse, 

 quail, partridge, or woodcock for the purpose of selling the same, 

 or to ship any of the above game out of the State ; penalty, $100.00 

 for every elk, deer or fawn so taken, purchased or sold, and $25.00- 

 for every wild turkey, pheasant, grouse, quail, partridge or wood- 

 cock. Unlawful for any one person to kill in any one day more 

 than 15 quail or Virginia partridge, or more than 10 woodcock^ 



