Nov. 2 , 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
561 
PLEASE POST 
Information on Forest, Game and Fish Laws. 
When, how and where you may Hunt and Fish. 
OPEN SEASON 
GAME 
DEER -(with horns over four inches long) Oct 15th. to Dec. 1st. SQUIRREL—(Gray, 
Black, Red, Fox) Sept. 1st. to Dec. 1st. RABBIT and all fur bearing animals, no closed 
season. SKUNK- is protected in counties where protection has been approved by majority 
of voters. It is unlawful to pursue deer with dogs at any time. 
BIRDS 
QUAIL—(Virginia Patridge) Nov. 1st. to Dec. 1st. RUFFED GROUSE—(Pheasant) Wild 
Turkey. Oct. 15th. to Dec. 1st. PLOVER, SAND PIPER. WOOD COCK, REED BIRD, 
RAIL, (Ortalon) July 15th to Dec. 20th. SNIPE—Oct. 15th. to March 1st. DUCK—(except 
wood duck) GOOSE, BRANT, Sept. 1st. to April 20th Foreign game birds, wood duck, 
no open season. English Sparrows, Owls, Hawks, Eagles, Crows and King Fishers, may be 
killed at any time; all other non-game birds are protected at all times, 
BAG LIMITS—12 quail, 6 ruffed grouse, 2 wild turkeys in a dav or 
1 96 “ 25 “ “ 6 “ “ in a season. 
FISH 
JACK SALMON (commonly called Jack fish or white salmon) June 15th. to April 15th. 
TROUT or landlock salmon April 1st. to Sept. 1st. Black, green, willow and rock bass, pike 
or pickerel, June 15th. to April 15th. In Brooke, Hancock and Ohio counties, the open sea¬ 
son on the last named fish is form May 29th. to April 15th. 
UNLAWFUL 
To hunt or fish on Sunday; to hunt or fish on the enclosed or improved lands of.another, without written 
permission; to sell or buy, or transport out of the State, or serve at hotel or restaurant—protected birds, game or 
fish; to maintain a dam or other thing which obstructs the easy passage of fish up or down the stream, without a 
suitable fish-way; to allow to enter any stream of Tfrater, saw-dust or other matter deleterious to fish; to catch 
fish, kill birds or game out of season; to use seines, except in the Ohio river, when properly registered; to kill or 
catch game fish, except with rod, hook and line, or by trot line; to set out forest fires; to catch fish under size, 
as prescribed by law; to catch by seine, net, bait, trap or snare, or any kind of device—wild turkey, ruffed grouse 
or quail; to shoot or discharge fire arms across any public road, or within 400 feet of any school house, or on the 
lands of another-within 600 feet of an occupied dwelling house; to hunt without a license, unless you are a 
citizen of West Virginia. To carelessly wound or kill any human being, or any live stock constitutes an offense 
punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, and a jail sentence of one year. 
FELONY 
To use any' dynamite, or other explosive mixtures for the purpose of killing fish. 
I earnestly ask the co-operation of every citizen of West Virginia, in helping to enforce 
the law. Any information of violations given will be appreciated, and the name of the infor¬ 
mer will be kept strictly confidential. 
J. A. VIQUESNEY, 
BeHngton, W. Va. Forest, Game and Fish Warden. 
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A SUGGESTION THAT MIGHT BE CARRIED OUT IN EVERY STATE. 
fires, in the wire grass section, the lower half of 
Georgia and the ideal quail country, burned an¬ 
nually over the entire area. Lands were cheap 
and cattle and sheep were the principal property 
of the residents of that section, and for the 
sake of the pastures in the early spring or late 
winter, the woods were burned and fire swept 
across large areas, destroying the birds as well 
as other property. 
Doves are hardly as numerous as they were 
a few years ago before they were destroyed by 
thousands over baited fields, but they are mul¬ 
tiplying rapidly. 
The dove and quail season opens in this 
State on the 20th day of November. 
Ducks are plentiful along the coast, but they 
come in spasmodic flights, and the sport is often 
disappointing on that account. 
The deer season is from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, 
and the season bag limit is three bucks; fawn 
and doe are protected. The deer are not nu¬ 
merous except on the islands of the coast, al¬ 
though some deer may be found in almost every 
county in the State. 
Wild turkey are plentiful in some of the 
swamps in South Georgia, and gobblers may be 
killed from Nov. 20 to March 1; same season as 
partridges, doves and plovers. 
Squirrels are common to every county in 
the State, and very numerous in the southern 
half and the extreme northern counties, and also 
along the rivers of middle Georgia. 
The wire grass section of Southern Georgia 
is now the greatest quail shooting field in the 
Union, the quantity of game and the forest con¬ 
ditions considered. 
J. E. Mercer, Commissioner. 
Kansas. 
Topeka, Kan., 'Oct. 14. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: Kansas is essentially an agricultural 
State. The entire State is now in use either for 
agriculture, horticulture or stock raising pur¬ 
poses. This is a serious drawback to nearly all 
kinds of game. 
Prairie chickens were formerly common in 
the eastern half of this State. Now they are 
confined to a few localities in the western third 
of the State, and particularly to a few counties 
in the southwestern corner. In these localities 
there is still a considerable number of these 
birds. However, there is very little winter food 
for the prairie chickens, and they would soon 
become extinct if it were not for the fact that 
ranchers supply them with kaffir corn for food 
during the winter months. 
There is only one more resident game bird— 
the quail—that is really worthy of mention. Quail 
are more or less common all over this State, ex¬ 
cept in the open prairie counties where there is 
little or no protection for them. They do well 
even in thickly settled communities. However, 
intensive farming, which means that the brush 
patches are being grubbed up, and that ravines, 
woody places and rough ground is being pas¬ 
tured, makes it more difficult each year for these 
birds to find suitable places to live. They usually 
seek the open meadows, and particularly the 
alfalfa fields for nesting purposes. Thousands 
of nests are destroyed each year, as the birds are 
usually on their first setting of eggs about the 
time the alfalfa fields are mowed for the first 
crop of hay. 
Last winter was a very severe one, and in 
many parts of the State the birds had a hard 
time of it. Many were reported as frozen to 
death. One discouraging thing about this was 
that some of the birds reported frozen were re¬ 
ported to have had their crops full of food. How¬ 
ever, the conditions were unusual. Rain that wet 
the earth and the birds themselves was followed 
by snow and very cold weather. 
The wild turkey has been extinct for many 
years. 
There are still ducks and geese that pass 
through the State during the migratory season. 
