58 HUNTING ANDi ISHING IN MONTANA 



Method of Plant uig — Pieces oi coontail broken off from the parent 



plant promptly make new colon.es, a characteristic which makes trans- 



■y planting easy. Care need be tf'Ken only to see that the plants do not 



lose their vitality either throuoli drying or fermentation during ship- 



iLu>:«t. 



PlahiL in quiet wal... as the plant has no roots, it is enabled to 

 thrive over )i "l,or sa^. ly bottoms where many other plants cannot es- 

 tablish +hpniv ^ 



WILL» 'f-' . — (Vallisneria spiralis) — For diving ducks. 



Time to / "".lay 25 to July 30 (for roots). September 10 till 



zing (for sev. J). 

 ^ ''^thod of Planting — Muddy bottom in three and one-half to six 

 an». cue ^alf feet fresh water, sluggish current. 



SAGO PONDWEED— (Potamogeton pectinatus). For diving ducks. 



Time to Plant — Plants, from May 15 on; seed, August 25 till freez- 

 ing. 



Method of Planting- — Seed, 2-6 feet of water; muddy bottom pre- 

 ferred, but will grow on sand. 



MUSK GRASS — (Characceae chara or nitella). 



Time to Plant — Late summer or fall. 



Method of Planting — Gather in quantity when most of oogonia are 

 mature. Weight bunches of the plant and drop to bottom. Growth 

 should appear the following summer. These grasses will grow on al- 

 most any kind of bottom, but they will not thrive permanently in the 

 absence of lime. 



WATERCRESS — (Sisymbrium nasturtium, aquaticum). 



Time to Plant — Any time during spring and summer. 



Method of Planting — Use either seed or cuttings. Level waters in 

 which there is some current are best adapted to this plant. 



One Buck La^v Elsewhere 



In reinstating the one buck law this fall the state of Wisconsin 

 is but following the lead of many states and the law of several of the 

 Canadian provinces. The following summary indicates the practice in 

 the several states and counties: 



Alabama — Buck law. 



Alaska — Buck law (3-inch horns). 



Arizona — Buck law. 



Arkansas — Buck law. 



California — Buck law (except spike buck). 



Colorado — Buck law (must have horns with two or more prongs). 



Iowa — (No open season for deer). 



Kansas — (No open season for deer). 



Kentucky — (No open season for doer). 



Maryland — (No open season for deer). 



Mississippi — Buck law. 



Missouri— Buck law. 



Nebraska — (No open season for deer). 



New Jersey — Buck law (horns must show above hair). 



New Mexico— Buck law (horns must be 6 inches long). 



New York — Buck law (horns must be 3 inches long). 



North Dakota — (No open season for deer). 



Ohio — (No open season for deer). 



Oregon — Buck law( must have horns). 



Oklahoma — (No open season for deer). 



Pennsylvania — Buck law (must have horns 2 inches long). 



Rhode Island — (No open season for deer). 



South Carolina — Buck law. 



Texas — Buck law. 



