38 BIG GAME SHOOTING IN ALASKA chap. 



I. Local Restrictions 



Caribou. — Killing caribou on the Kenai Peninsula and on the Alaska 

 Peninsula west of Lake Iliamna (except for scientific purposes under special 

 permit) is hereby prohibited prior to September i, 1908. 



Walrus. — Killing walrus south of Bering Straits and Cape Prince of 

 Wales (except by natives or for scientific purposes under special permit) is 

 hereby prohibited prior to September i, 1908. 



Skins and tusks. — Shipment of caribou heads or skins or walrus hides or 

 tusks obtained in the regions above mentioned is likewise prohibited, except 

 under permits for scientific purposes or in extraordinary cases. Persons 

 shipping walrus tusks from the port of Sitka or any sub-port of Alaska must 

 present satisfactory evidence to officers of the customs at Seattle or San 

 Francisco that said tusks were not obtained from animals killed in violation 

 of these regulations. 



Water-fowl. — The open season for hunting water-fowl on Afognak, 

 Kodiak, Uganuk, and Wood Islands is hereby extended from December 16, 

 1903, to February i, 1904. 



2. Hounding 



Hunting deer, moose, or caribou with hounds or other dogs in any part 

 of Alaska is strictly prohibited. 



3. Permits 



Persons desiring to collect mammals, birds, nests, or eggs for scientific 

 purposes; to obtain animals or birds for exhibition or propagation; or to 

 ship game animals and birds killed in open season, should apply for permits 

 to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Applicants should state 

 (i) the number of each kind of animal or bird they desire to kill ; (2) the 

 regions where they are to be obtained; (3) the port and probable date of 

 shipment; and (4) the purpose for which obtained (specimens for scientific 

 purposes, live animals for exhibition or propagation, trophies for personal 

 use, etc.). All permits will expire on December 31 of the year in which 

 issued, but consignments actually shipped before the expiration of the permit 

 may be admitted on arrival at Seattle or San Francisco. 



4. Specimens for Scientific Purposes 



Packages containing specimens for scientific purposes offered for 

 shipment must be marked " Specimens for Scientific Purposes," or words to 

 like effect, and must bear the shipper's name and address. Inattention to 

 these details will render packages subject to examination and detention by 



