FISH AND GAME LAWS. 87 



FISH, may be caught in the State of Minnesota only during the 

 seasons stated below: 



BROOK TROUT, from April 1st to Oct. 1st. 



The taking of brook trout in any of the waters of the State by any 

 other means than with hook and line is prohibited; nor can any 

 other variety of fish be taken, except by angling or the use of gun 

 and spear. The waters of Lake Superior, the Mississippi, Minnesota 

 and St. Croix rivers are, however, excepted from the operation of 

 this latter clause of the law. Again, no fish must be taken within 

 four hundred feet of any fishway. 



Spearing of fish in the lakes of Hennepin and Ramsey counties is 

 prohibited, as well as the catching of pickerel and bass, between 

 March 15th and May 15th, in lakes of said counties, also Washing- 

 ton county. 



The above provisions of the game and fish laws shall not apply to 

 any places within the State where other laws of a local character, 

 conflicting therewith and applying to the same subject, are in force. 



Michigan. 



WILD GAME may be killed in the State of Michigan only during 

 the seasons stated below: 



DEER, (Lower Peninsula) from Oct 1st to Dec. 1st. 



DEER, (Upper Peninsula) from Aug. 15th to Nov. 15th. 



Fawns when in spotted coat and deer when in red coat must not 

 be killed at any time. 



Deer must not be killed at any time while in the waters of any 

 stream, or lake. 



WOOD-COCK, from Aug. 1st to Jan. 1st. 



SNIPE, from Sept. 1st to May 1st. 



QUAIL, from Nov. 1st to Jan. 1st. 



WILD TURKEY, from Oct. 1st to Jan. 1st. 



PARTRIDGE, and RUFFED-GROUSE, WOOD, TEAL, MAL- 

 LARD or GRAY DUCK, from Sept. 1st to Jan. 1st. 



PINNATED-GROUSE or PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, from Sept. 

 1st to Nov. 1st. 



WILD PIGEONS No fire-arms can be used against wild 

 pigeons within five miles, and no trap, snare, net or other means 

 within two miles of their nesting places, at any time from the be- 

 ginning until the last hatching of such nesting:. 



