FOREST AND STREAM 
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Methods.—No person shall kill any deer in the red coat, or fawn in the spotted 
coat, or any deer in the water, or use any artificial light, or use a dog to hunt 
deer. No person shall kill wild fowl by use of any floating device propelled by 
steam, gas, naphtha, oil, gasoline or electricity, or sail boat, or swivel or punt gun, 
or gun larger than io-gauge, or battery, sink box, or similar device; or kill any 
wild water fowl save only from sunrise to sunset; or use ferret or guinea pig for 
killing rabbits. 
Game and Fish Export.—No person shall at any time kill, or have in possession 
any of the birds, game or fish, the killing of which is at any time or at all times 
prohibited by law, with intent to ship the same beyond the limits of this State, 
or shall ship or intentionally allow or aid in their shipment out of this State. 
UTAH. 
Big Game.—It shall be unlawful to kill any deer, elk, antelope, mountain sheep, 
otter, beaver or any other game animal. Provided, it shall be lawful for any 
citizen of the United States who is an actual and bona fide resident of the State 
to kill one deer between October ist and October 15th, both dates inclusive, ex¬ 
cept in Tooele county which is hereby closed for the following five years. 
Prairie Chicken, Grouse, Quail, Etc.—It shall be unlawful to kill any partridge, 
prairie chicken, sage hen, grouse, pheasant, quail or mourning dove; provided 'that 
it shall be lawful to kill quail in Washington, Garfield, and Kane counties between 
the first day of September and the first day of February following, and in Salt 
Lake, Davis, Weber, Utah, San Pete, Sevier, Uintah and Carbon counties during 
the month of October, and in Iron county between the first day of October and 
the thirtieth day of November; provided further, that it shall be lawful to kill 
sage hens in all the counties of the State from August 15th to October 31st, both 
dates inclusive, and it shall be lawful to kill grouse in all the counties of the 
State from 'the sixth to the fifteenth day of October, both dates inclusive. It shall 
be unlawful for any person to kill in any one day or have in his possession at 
any one time more than eight sage hens, six grouse, fifteen quail, or to kill 
more than twenty-five grouse during any open season. 
Insectivorous and Song Birds.—It shall be unlawful to kill any swan, mourning 
dove, pelican, gull, owl, lark, whipoor-will, hawk, blackbird, 'thrush, snowbird, 
swallow, robin, ishorebird or other insectivorous or omnivorous (seed eating) bird 
in this State. This section shall not be construed to protect the English sparrow, 
blue heron, squak, or magpie. Provided, that pelicans and hooded mergansers may 
be killed by the permission of the State commissioner. 
Ducks, Geese, Etc.—It shall be unlawful to kill any wild duck, goose, or snipe. 
This provision shall not prohibit the killing of not more than twelve geese or 
twenty-five of all the birds mentioned in this section, in any one day, during the 
Season allowed therefor, which shall commemce on the first day of October of each 
year and close on the thirty-first day of December following, in all counties of 
the State, except that the season shall close on the 15th day of March in 
Washington, Kane, San Juan, Grand and Uintah counties. In San Pete, Beaver, 
Emery, Garfield, Wasatch, Iron, Millard and Juab counties there shall be a 
further open season each year which shall begin on the 15th day of February and 
close on the 15th day of March following. But it shall be unlawful to take, kill, 
wound or shoot at any of said birds between six forty-five o’clock, P. M., and 
six-thirty o’clock A. M., the day following, during September or October; or be¬ 
tween six o’clock P. iM., and six forty-five o’clock A. M., on the day following 
in November; or between five thirty-five o’clock P. M., and seven o’clock A. M., 
on the day following in December; or between six forty-five o’clock P. M., and 
six-thirty o’clock A. M., on the day following, during all other portions of the 
open season. 
License to Hunt or Fish.—It shall be unlawful for any person to kill -any kind 
of game or take any kind of fish, whether protected or not, without first having 
procured a license so to do. The prices of such license shall be as follows: To 
any male person over twelve yeans of age who is a citizen of the United States 
and an actual resident of the State, one dollar and twenty-five cents. To any 
male person over twelve years of age who is a citizen of the United States and 
an actual resident of the State, one dollar and twnty-five cents. To any male 
person over twelve years of age who is ia citizen of the United States but not an 
actual resident of the State, five dollars. To any male person over twelve years 
of age who is not a citizen of the United States, fifteen dollars; provided that 
no alien be permitted to hunt or fish without first procuring a license. Female 
persons and male persons under the age of twelve years shall not be required 
to procure any license. Any person except an. alien may kill rabbits without a 
license. [Licenses are issued by wardens and justices of the peace.] 
Shipping Fish or Game Out of State.—It shall be unlawful for any person to 
ship out of this State, birds, fish or game, or any part or parts thereof, dead or 
alive, mentioned in this act; provided, that carp, suckers, mullets and chubs may 
be shipped after being first inspected by a warden. Any person, after procuring 
a non-resident license, may take out of the State the amount of one day’s limit 
by permission of the State commissioner. 
TENNESSEE. 
Seasons.—It shall be unlawful to kill any of the game in this State, except within 
the times or seasons as herein prescribed. The open season or time when game 
may be lawfully shot or killed shall be as follows: [Deer, of any age or species, 
protected until October ist, 1915.] Quail, November 15th to March ist. Grouse 
of any species, pheasants of any species (except English ring-necked pheasants), 
partridges, meadow larks and wild turkeys, from November ist to March ist. Swan, 
geese, brant, ducks, river, lake or sea ducks of any species (except teal, summer 
or wood ducks), from October ist to April 15th. Rails, coots, mudhens, plovers, 
snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tatlers, willets, curlews, godwits, avocets, marsh black¬ 
birds and robins, from October ist to April 15th. Doves, teal and summer or wood 
ducks, from August ist to April 15th. English ring-necked pheasants, from Decem¬ 
ber ist to January ist. Rabbits at all seasons and sold without license. Squirrels, 
June ist to March ist [except in certain counties.] 
Methods, Sunday.'—No person shall kill any game animals or game birds in any 
other way than by shooting them with a gun, nor shall any person use any gun 
other than held in the hands and fired from shoulder, and of a gauge not larger 
than No. 8, nor use any fire or light or other contrivance whatever with intent to 
attract or deceive or to blind any game birds or animals, except ithat decoys may 
be used in shooting ducks, geese or brant. Nor shall any person shoot after sunset 
or before sunrise at any wild ducks, wild geese, brant or other wild fowl. There 
shall be no shooting or having in possession in the open air implements for shoot¬ 
ing on first day of week, called Sunday, except to transport such implements, nor 
shall any person shoot on or from a park or highway. 
Non-Resident.—Any person who is a non-resident and who desires to hunt in this 
State shall first procure a license [fee $10]. A non-resident land owner whose 
annual tax amounts to not less than $100 shall be entitled to a license without pay¬ 
ment of any fee. 
Export.—A non-resident who desires to take game out of the State must have 
in his possession a non-resident license; must make written statement duly sworn 
to that the game iis not for sale and will not be sold; and he must accompany the 
game. A licensed non-resident hunter or shooter shall not take with him from the 
State, exceeding 50 ducks, or 30 head of other game. [Except as here provided, 
export is forbidden.] 
Bag Limit.—It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or kill in any one day 
during the open season more than fifty ducks, or, in the aggregate, more than 
thirty head of any of the other game birds specified above. 
GEORGIA. 
Game Birds and Animals Named.—The following shall be deemed game birds and 
animals: Quails, commonly known as Bob White partridges, doves, snipe, wood¬ 
cocks, curfews, wild turkeys, grouse, pheasants, deer, squirrels, wild ducks and 
marsh hens. Non-game birds protected always, except English sparrow, owl, hawk, 
eagle, crow, rice bird and field or meadow lark. 
Transportation, Seasons, Etc.—Any person who -shall transport or ship, or offer to 
transport or ship, any of the game birds or animals mentioned above without 
the limits of the State, or from the county in which the game was killed into another 
county in this State, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided i-t shall be 
lawful for any person duly authorized to hunt to personally -transport, openly, the 
game actually killed by him from the county in which it was killed to any county 
of this State, or without the State, but the person killing said game must in each 
instance accompany the -game so killed. Any person who shall kill or who is in 
possession of the following named birds or animals, except between the following 
dates, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Quail, commonly known as Bob White, 
partridges, doves, wild turkey gobblers and plovers from November 20th to March 
ist following; snipe from December rst to May ist following; woodcock, summer or 
wood duck, from December ist to January ist following; deer, October ist to Decem¬ 
ber ist; cat squirrels, from August ist to January ist following of each year. It 
shall be unlawful to -kill any fox squirrels prior to January ist, 1918. Provided, 
that nothing herein contained shall prohibit the hunting or sale of migratory ducks, 
provided that no one person shall kill more than fifty ducks in any one day and the 
season for shooting migratory ducks is between September ist and April 20th. It 
shall be unlawful to scatter any corn, -wheat or other bait for the purpose of draw¬ 
ing to the lands where -such bait is placed, game -birds or doves, for the purpose 
of shooting such game -birds or doves at or near -such lands so baited, and it shall 
be unlawful to shoot any dove or other game bird at, upon, over -or near any 
baited field or land. 
Bag Limit.—During the o-pen season no person shall be authorized to kill more 
than three male deer, nor more than three wild turkey gobblers during any one 
season; nor more than twenty-five game birds of any -one species in any one day, 
except snipe or doves, of which one person may kill forty in one day. 
Pheasant, Grouse, Doe, Fawn, Turkey Hen, Imported Game.—Any person who 
shall kill any wild pheasant, grouse, wild doe, or fawn, or wild turkey hens, or any 
imported game -birds or game animals -prio-r to December ist, 1916, shall be guilty 
of a misdemeanor. 
Night.—Any person who shall kill any game birds or animal-s at night shall -be 
guilty of a misdemeanor. 
License.—Any person who shall hunt without first -obtaining a license, except on his 
own land, or in his own -militia district, shall be -guilty otf a misdemeanor. Any resident 
of State may procure a license to -hunt in his resident county upon -payment of $1. License 
to such resident shall be issued authorizing him to -hunt throughout the State upon 
the -payment of $3. Licenses shall be issued to non-residents of the State upon the 
payment of $15, which shall authorize such non-resident to hunt throughout the 
state. The license shall contain the residence, age, sex and post office address; also 
shall state the race, approximate height and weight, and color -of -hair and eyes. A 
person may hunt in the open season in his own militia district or on his own land 
without a license. Tenants and -their families by permission of the owner of the 
.land shall be permitted to hunt and fish on the lands leased and rented by them 
without a license. 
Trespass.—No person shall hunt or fish upon the -lands of another with or without 
license without first having obtained permission from such land owner. 
MINNESOTA. 
Manner of Taking.—No person shall kill any of the birds or animals in any 
other manner than by shooting them with a gun held to the shoulder of -the person 
discharging -the same. 
Traps, Snares, Lights.—No person shall -at any time set any trap, snare, artificial 
light, net, -bird lime, swivel gun or set -gun or any contrivance whatever, for kill¬ 
ing any of the game animals or birds, except -that decoys and stationary -blinds 
may be used -in hunting wil-d -geese, -brant and ducks. 
Shooting After Dark—Sink Boats.—No person shall kill any duck, goose, mud 
hen or other -water fowl between one hour after sunset and one hour before 
the following -sunrise; and no -person shall make use of or shoot from any floating 
battery, sink boat, sunken barrels, boxes, tubs, floating blinds or any similar 
device whatever on the waters of this St-ate. 
Shooting with Dogs.—No person shall kill any of the animals in this chapter 
mentioned except game birds with any dog, or dogs. 
Game Killed in Another State.—No -person shall at any time have in his pos¬ 
session within this State, any bird, animal or fish, or any part thereof, which has 
-been killed outside of -thi-s -State at a -time when it is unlawful -to have in pos¬ 
session such birds, animals o-r fish, if killed in this State, or which have been 
unlawfully killed outside this State or unlawfully shipped therefrom into this 
State. 
Game Birds.—No person shall kill, ship to any person either within or without 
the State, or have in possession -at any time, any turtle dove, snipe, -prairie chicken, 
pinnated, white-breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, quail, partridge, ruffed grouse, 
Chinese ring-neck or English -pheasant, wild duck of any variety, brant, or any 
variety of aquatic -fowl, whatever, except: First—That any turtle dove, snipe, 
prairie chicken, pinnated, white-breasted or ishar-p-tailed grouse, woodcock, upland 
plo-ver and golden plover may be killed and had in -possession between the 7th 
day of September and the 7th of November following. Second—That any quail, 
partridge, ruffed grouse o-r pheasan-t other th-an Mongolian, -Chinese, ring-neck 
or English pheasant, may be killed or had -in -possession -between the ist day 
of -October and the ist day of December following. Third—That wild duok of any 
variety, wild goo-se of any variety, brant, or any variety of aquatic fowl whatever 
may -be killed and had in possession between -the 7-th day of September and the 
ist day of December following. And when any of the birds mentioned in this 
section have been lawfully killed within the time herein allowed, -they may be 
had in possession for five days thereafter. But no person shall in any one day 
take or kill more than fifteen birds or have in his possession at any -time more 
than forty-five turtle dove, prairie chicken, -white-breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, 
quail, partridge, ruffed grouse or pheasant, woodcock, upland plover, golden plover 
or any or all of the game combined, or fifty -sni-pe, wild duck, -goose, brant, or 
3ny variety of aquatic fowl, whatever, or any or all of -the same combined. Pro¬ 
vided, that whenever any of the game mentioned in this section shall have been 
