GAME LAWS. 



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Transylvania, and Henderson Counties, game-birds 

 are not protected at this writing:. A general notice 

 posted in two public places renders unauthorized 

 hunters liable to a penalty of $10 for each offense. 



Ohio, Open season, for deer, October 15 to Novem- 

 ber 20 ; wild turkey, November 1 to January 1 ; quail 

 and prairie-chicken, November 1 to 30 (inclusive) ; 

 ruffed grouse, pheasant, blue-winged teal, September 

 1 to December 31 ; wild duck, September 1 to May 31 ; 

 woodcock, July 4 to December 31 : muskrat, mink, 

 otter, March 1 to April 15. The discharge of fire-arms 

 on any lawn, park, or pleasure-ground directly appur- 

 tenant to or within gunshot of any occupied dwelling- 

 bouse the property of another, or any charitable insti- 

 tution may be fined $5 to $20, or imprisoned thirty 

 days, or both. 



Oregon, Open season : Male deer, July 1 to Novem- 

 ber 1 ; spotted fawn may not be killed, and no deer 

 may be killed except for food. Elk, moose, and mount- 

 ain-sheep are open, August 1 to January 1, but kill- 

 ing them for skins or hams is unlawful. Open season 

 for swan and duck, September 1 to April 1 ; prairie- 

 chicken and sage-hen, June 15 to April 1 ; grouse, 

 pheasant, quail, July 15 to January 1 ; brook-trout, 

 April 1 to November 1. 



Pennsylvania, Open season, for elk and deer, Octo- 

 ber 1 to December 16 ; wild turkey, October 15 to 

 January 1 : wild-fowl, September 1 to May 15 ; upland 

 or grass plover, July 15 to January 1 ; woodcock, 

 July 4 to January 1 ; quail, October 15 to January 1 ; 

 ruffed grouse, pinnated grouse, October 1 to January 

 1 ; rail and reed-bird, September 1 to December 1 ; 

 squirrel, September 1 to January 1 ; hare and rab- 

 bit, November 1 to January 1 ; sea-salmon and speck- 

 led trout, April 1 to August 1 ; lake-trout, January 1 

 to October 1 ; all kind of bass, pickerel, and pike, 

 June 1 to January 1. In Pike County the open season 

 for deer is October 1 to December 1 ; ruffed grouse, 

 September 1 to December 15 ; wood or summer duck, 

 October 1 to January 5 ; woodcock, July 4 to Decem- 

 ber 15 ; quail, October 15 to December 1 ; squirrel, 

 September 1 to December 15 ; salmon and speckled 

 trout, May 1 to August 1 ; pike or pickerel, June 1 to 

 February 15. In Presque Isle Bay and adjacent wa- 

 ters web-footed wild-fowl may be killed September 1 

 to May 1. Sailing for wild-fowl is forbidden in the 

 waters of the State. Sunday hunting, hounding deer, 

 and killing deer in the water, if driven there by dogs, 

 are not lawful. Public notice by owners or lessees, 

 and the posting of such notices adjacent to private fish 

 preserves make trespassers liable in the sum of $100 

 for each offense. 



Rhode Island. Open season, for woodcock, July 1 to 

 January 1 ; ruffed grouse, wood-duck, black duck, 

 gray duck, September 1 to February 1 ; grouse, heath- 

 hen, November 1 to January 1 ; quail, Obtober 15 

 to January 1 ; grass-plover, August 1 to May 1 : dusky 

 or black duck, summer duck, blue or green winged 

 teal, September 1 to March 1 ; wild pigeons, netted or 

 trapped, August 10 to January 1 ; trout, March 1 to Au- 

 gust 15 ; black bass, except in Sneach pond, July 15 to 

 March 1, All birds are protected from February 1 to 

 September 1, except on one's own land, on penalty of 

 a fine. 



South Carolina, Open season for deer, August 1 to 

 February 1 ; wild turkey, partridge, dove, woodcock, 

 pheasant, October 1 to March 15; fishing in Black 

 river permissible, August 15 to June 1. Fire-hunting 

 is forbidden, and trespass is punishable. A year's 

 residence in the State is requisite to acquire the right 

 to hunt and fish, but any land-owner may grant au- 

 thority so far as concerns'his own land. 



Tennessee, Open season for deer in Henry, Dyer, 

 Giles, Maury, Davidson, Madison. Hamilton, Bed- 

 ford, and Wilson Counties, September 1 to March 1 ; 

 for wild turkey, September 15 to May 1 ; for pheasant, 

 grouse, quail, partridge, woodcock, lark, and snipe, 

 September 15 to March 1. In Montgomery and Clin- 

 ton Counties, partridge, quail, grouse, pheasant, and 

 lark are open October 15 to March 1 ; woodcock, 



dove, and wild turkey, August 1 to March 1 ; snipe 

 plover, duck, September 1 to May 1. In Robertson, 

 Lincoln, and Shelby Counties, the open season for deer, 

 wild turkey, partridge, quail, grouse, pheasant, wood- 

 cock, snipe, and lark is September 1 to February 1. 

 In Rutherford, Tipton, andFayette Counties, quail and 

 partridge are open October 1 to April 1. In Lake 

 County deer may be shot, September 1 to May 1 ; tur- 

 key-hens, October 1 to March 1 ; turkey-cocks, Sep- 

 tember 1 to May 1 ; quail, September 1 to April 15. 

 There are no restrictions against taking fish with hook 

 and line except where the charge of trespass may lie. 

 Private land is " posted " when notices are main- 

 tained on the four cardinal boundaries thereof, penal- 

 ty $2.50 to $5. 



Texas. Open season, for deer, June 1 to December 

 1 ; prairie-chicken, August 1 to March 1 ; quail, par- 

 tridge, September 1 to March 1 ; turkey, September 1 

 to May 1. A very large part of the State is by law ex- 

 empted from all restrictions. In a few counties special 

 laws exist, which must be seen in full to be understood. 



Utah, Open season, for antelope, deer, mountain- 

 sheep, and elk, September 1 to December 1 ; quail, 

 partridge, grouse, April 1 to March 15 ; imported 

 game-birds protected till March, 1887 ; beaver and 

 otter, open, April 1 to November 1. 



Vermont. Deer, protected till November, 1890. 

 Open season for wild geese and ducks, September 1 

 to May 1 ; quail, wood-duck, partridge, September 1 

 to February 1 ; woodcock, August 15 to February 15 ; 

 mink, beaver, fisher, otter, November 1 to April 1 ; 

 trout, landlocked, salmon, salmon-trout, September 

 1 to May 1 ; bass, pike, and perch, January 15 to 

 February 1 ; white-fish, any time except November 1 

 to 15. Certain ponds, as Perch, Royal Tuell's, Lud- 

 low, and Plymouth, are protected by local laws. Two 

 notices, conspicuously posted, protect private lands in 

 the law. Penalty, $10, in addition to damage. 



Virginia, Open season, for the whole State, wood- 

 cock, July 1 to February 1 ; wild water-fowl, except 

 wood-duck and sora, September 1 to May 1. Marsh- 

 hen may not be killed after June 20 (eegs protected 

 after that date) ; willet, January 1 to July 20 ; gull 

 or striker, September 1 to January 1 (eggs^ protected 

 January 1 to July 1) ; mountain-trout, April 1 to De- 

 cember 15 ; black bass, pond-bass, July 1 to May 15. 

 West of the Blue Ridge the open season for pheasants 

 and wild turkeys is September 1 to February 1 ; par- 

 tridges, October 15 to January 1. Elsewhere in the 

 State, partridges, pheasants, and wild turkeys are open 

 October 15 to'January 15 ; deer, October 15 to Janu- 

 ary 1. In Mecklenburg County, the season for par- 

 tridge, quail, and turkey is October 15 to January 1 ; 

 deer, August 1 to January 1. In Alleghany, Bath, 

 and Highland Counties, deer may be hunted August 

 15 to December 25. In Alexandria and Fairfax Coun- 

 ties, ortolan, redbird, and blackbird, may be shot 

 September 1 to January 1 ; hare and rabbit, Septem- 

 ber 1 to January 15. There is for the present no 

 open season for deer in Frederick, Wythe, and Bland 

 Counties. In the following named counties the open 

 season for partridge and quail is November 1 to Feb- 

 ruary 1 : Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield, Hen- 

 rico, Hanover, Caroline, King George, Westmoreland, 

 Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster, Essex, Mid- 

 dlesex, King and Queen, Gloucester, Mathews, King 

 William, New Kent, James City, York, Elizabeth 

 City, Warwick, Charles City, Prince George, Surry, 

 Nottoway, Lunenburg, Isle of Wight, Sussex, South- 

 ampton, Greensville, Nansemond, Norfolk, Princess 

 Anne, Accomack, and Northampton. In Rockbridge 

 County, the open season for partridges is October 15 

 to January 15. 



Washington Territory, Open season, for deer, elk, 

 and moose, August 15 to January 1 ; mountain-sheep, 

 prairie-chicken, sage-hen, swan, wild duck, August 1 

 to April 15; grouse, pheasant, partridge, August 1 

 to January 1 ; brook-trout, April 1 to November 1. 

 Hounding deer is forbidden in Thurston, Cowlitz, 

 Whatcome Island, and Lewis Counties. 



