birds except wild ducks; fifteen of these may be taken in one 

 day and forty-five had in possession. This act closes shoot- 

 ing entirely on woodduck, woodcock, turtle-doves and upland 

 and golden plover, until September 7, 1918. 



Another law regarding the limit of retention of game per- 

 mits the holding of it, properly tagged with retaining permits, 

 until December 31. This applies to game birds; moose and 

 venison may be held a month longer. After those dates, it 

 will be unlawful to have game in possession until the next 

 open season. 



The general fishing law,- which declares the taking of more 

 than twenty-five fish of any kind in a day as wanton waste 

 and punishable, is still in effect, while not more than fifteen 

 black bass or wall-eyed pike may be caught in one day. One 

 may have twenty-five black bass at one time in his possession. 

 Twenty-five crappies may be caught in a day, but no posses- 

 sion limit is given. 



Pickerel, suckers, carp, red-horse and bullheads may be 

 speared at any time, but not by artificial light except in the 

 months of October and April, in streams only, but not within 

 five hundred feet of any lake. Spearing is also prohibited 

 within one hundred feet of any dam or fishway. 



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