FOREST AND STREAM 
501 
Game Laws in Brief 
The First Complete Game Laws (in brief form) thus far Published in any Magazine 
MARYLAND. 
The first uniform season for the whole State, Maryland has ever had, is provided 
for, under Chapter 472, Act of 1914, repealing all other laws prescribing seasons for 
game birds and game animals. All seasons prescribed 'by County or local laws which 
conflict with this act are now null and void. 
Uniform Season Law—Birds and Game.—No person shall shoot, trap, catch or 'kill 
or gun or hunt for any partridge or quail, English or Mongolian pheasant, dark neck 
Bohemian pheasant, pheasant or ruffed grouse, rabbit, squirrel, wild turkey, wood¬ 
cock or deer within the State of Maryland, between December 24 (Christmas Eve) 
and November 10th in any year, exclusive of both dates, nor upon Sunday, or when 
the ground is sufficiently covered with snow to track the birds or game above men¬ 
tioned. And there shall be a daily closed season on all the above enumerated game 
birds and game animals (with the exception of rabbits), between sunset and sunrise. 
Any one convicted before any Justice of the Peace of a violation of the preceding 
section shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each and every offense, 
and, upon failure to pay the fine, shall be committed to jail for not less than 25 days 
nor more than 60 days. 
One-half of fines go to the person procuring the conviction and the other half to 
the State Game Protection Fund. 
Wild Fowl.—It is unlawful purposely or unnecessarily to disturb on t'he.r feeding 
grounds or when bedded in the waters, or to pursue, kill or shoot at an» wild fowl 
from any sort of boat, or to pursue, shoot or gather any wounded or dead ducks, 
geese, swan or brant in any boat propelled by or equipped with sail or engine of any 
kind. Unlawful to use or permit the use of such boat at any time between October 
15th of any year and the 1st day of April in the ensuing year. Duly licensed and 
authorized sneak boats or push boats may be used and same may be towed by 
power boats to and from the shooting grounds, and wounded or dead wildfowl may 
be gathered in by boats propelled only by oars, and not equipped with either sails or 
engines when so used within a reasonable distance from shore. 
Waterfowl.—Uniform season; ducks, geese, swan or brant, from November 1st to 
January 31st, both dates included (Federal Regulations). 
Dove.—Season in various counties from August 15th to December 24, both dates 
included, except Baltimore County, September 1st to September 30th; Dorchester, 
August 15th to January 1st; Frederick, August 1st to September 30th; Kent, July 16th 
to December 23rd; Somerset, August 10th to January 1st; Talbot, August 15th to 
January 1st; Washington, August 1st to September 1st, both dates included in all 
counties; Allegany, Carroll and Wicomico counties, closed all year. 
Reed, rail, ortolan, coots and gallinules, September 1st to November 30th, both 
dates included. 
Plover and Snipe.—September 1st to December 15th, both days inclusive. Excep¬ 
tions: Ortolan, sora, rail bird, reed bird in Anne Arundel County or upon marshes 
of Potomac or Patapsco rivers, September 1st to November 1st. Upon Patuxent 
River and tributaries, in said county, unlawful to shoot or trap any wild goose or 
duck between February rst and October 31st; ortolan, rail or reed bird between 
December 1st and August 31st, both days inclusive. 
In Cecil County.—Unlawful to gun for, shoot at or kill wild waterfowl in certain 
parts of said county, except during Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, until 
January 1st, during the shooting season, and after January 1st, on Mondays, Wed¬ 
nesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 
Dorchester County.—Unlawful to shoot English or Mongolian pheasants, Ameri¬ 
can pheasants, Bohemian partridge or Hungarian partridge or ruffed grouse until 
gunning season of 1919. 
Harford County.—Shooting doves, wild turkeys, ruffed grouse or ringnecked phea¬ 
sant prohibited at all times. 
Kent County.—During hunting season unlawful to shoot at or shoot wild fowl in 
Kent County except from the shore or natural islands, except that citizens of said 
county may on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays shoot wild fowl in Comegy’s Bight, 
from stick blind, not more than 400 yards from shore; also in said Bight from a 
boat or float in a stick blind. Blinds must be 400 yards apart. Unlawful to shoot 
wild fowl in Chester River, except on said days during the season. Lawful for resi¬ 
dents to shoot wild fowl from sink box or float blind on Chester River. 
Shipment of Game.—Prohibited from Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, 
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen 
Anne, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico and Worcester Counties. 
Non-Resident License.—Issued by clerk of Circuit Court of county. Fees (in¬ 
cluding clerk fees) as follows: Allegany, $10.50; Baltimore, resident of Baltimore 
county, $1.00; resident of'State, but non-resident of county, $5.00; non-resident of 
State, $10.00; Calvert, $10.50; Caroline, $5.00; Carroll, $10.50; Cecil, $10.00; Charles, 
$5.50; Dorchester, resident or taxpayer of county $1.00; resident of State, but non¬ 
resident of county, $5.00; non-resident of State, $10.00; Frederick, $15.50; Garrett, 
$10.50; Harford, $1.15, resident of county; non-resident of county, $5.15; Howard, 
$ 3 .oo; Kent, $15.50 (if invited by landowner, $5.50); Montgomery, $15.50; Patuxent 
River, $11.00 (club license, $25.00;) Prince George, $20.50; Queen Anne, $5.00 (sink 
box, $10.50); St. Mary, $20.50; Somerset, $2.75; non-resident of State, $10.50; Talbot, 
$10.00; Washington, $10.50 (not required if written permission be secured from land- 
owner or lessee); Wicomico, $10.50; Worcester (wildfowl), $10.00. Guests of land- 
owners require no license, except in Allegany, Baltimore, Caroline, Charles, Dor¬ 
chester, Garrett, Kent, Talbot and Worcester counties. Anne Arundel prohibits 
hunting by non-residents of the county except by permission of landowners. 
Resident Licenses.—Fee (including clerk fees), as follows: Anne Arundel, pusher 
$2.00, booby and brush blind, $5.00; Cecil, Elk and Bohemia rivers, sneak boat, $5.50; 
sink box, $10.50; Queen Anne, booby blind, $2.50; Susquehanna Flats, sneak boat, 
$ 5 - 75 i sink box, $20.75; Harford, sneak boat, $5.75; sink box, $20.75; Patuxent River, 
pusher license, $2.50; South River, booby blind, $2.50. 
State Bag Limit (One day).—Partridges, 15; ruffed grouse, 6; English pheasants, 
4; doves, 25; woodcock, 12; rabbits, 12; squirrels, 12; jacksnipe, 12; wild turkeys, 2; 
one deer in a season; 50 rail per tide. Special bag limits for Calvert, Patuxent 
River and Baltimore county. 
WYOMING. 
Snipe, Sandpiper.—It shall be unlawful to shoot any snipe, sandpiper or other 
Limicolae, except from Sept. 1 to April 30th of the next year. 
Grouse, Pheasant, Quail.—It shall be unlawful to shoot any sage grouse, except 
during the month of August, and all other grouse may be shot from Sept. 15 to Nov. 
15. Mongolian pheasant or quail closed until Sept. 15, 1915, when the killing of 
such birds shall toe allowed only during the open season for sage 'grouse. Pro¬ 
vided, That in Albany, Carbon, Laramie and Sweetwater counties all grouse may be 
shot from July 15 to Aug. 31. Sheridan county closed on sage grouse until open 
season in 1915. And, provided further. That quail shall not be 'killed in Crook 
county until the open season on such birds in 1917. 
Ducks and Geese.—It shall be unlawful to shoot any wild duck or wild goose, 
except from Sept. 1 to March 1st following. 
Limit on Game Birds.—Eighteen game birds in any one day and not more than 
six of such game birds may be grouse. 
Limit.—Two elk, one deer, and one male mountain sheep in any one year. 
Moose, Antelope.—Protected until 1918. 
Buffalo.—No open season to kill or capture any age of 'buffalo. 
Deer, Elk, Mountain Sheep.—It shall be unlawful to kill any elk, or mountain 
sheep, exoept from Sept. 1 to Nov. 1.5 of each year: Provided, That male moun¬ 
tain sheep and deer with horns only shall be permitted to be killed. And it shall 
be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt, pursue or kill any deer except from 
the 1st day of October to the 31st day of October of each year: Provided, That 
the open season for deer in Fremont, Lincoln and Park counties shall be from Sept. 
1 to Nov. 15 of each year. Elk and male sheep in Lincoln, Park and Fremont 
counties north of Big Wind River and Bad Water Creek and also in Fremont 
county south of Sweetwater River, Sept. 1 to Nov. 16. Elk and sheep in rest 
of State, moose, antelope, five years, Sept. 1, 1918. 
Beaver.—Protected until 1915. 
License.—Any person who is a bona fide elector of this State or the ohild or 
legal ward of a bona fide elector of this State over the age of fifteen years, or 3 
scldier or sailor who is a bona fide elector of the United States and has been 
stationed at a Government post within this State for one year past [or non¬ 
resident landowner taxed $100 or more], or an officer employed in the State by 
the National forest service, upon making application to any qualified Justice of 
Peace, assistant or deputy game warden, and upon payment of $2.50, shall be 
entitled to a hunter’s license to pursue, hunt and kill one female elk, one deer 
with horns, and one male mountain sheep, and the other game animals and birds 
and to catch the fish of this State during the current season, under the restrictions 
heretofore and hereinafter imposed; or, upon payment of $1.00, shall, if more than 
14 years old, receive a license entitling him to kill any of the game birds of this 
State during the current season. Any applicant who has complied with the require¬ 
ments, shall, upon payment of $15, receive a hunter’s special license to kill one 
male or female elk, in addition to the game animals he is permitted to kill under 
his regular hunter’s license. 
Bear Licenses.—Non-residents to kill bear must first take out bear license, t'he 
cost of which is $10. 
Non-Resident License.—’Any non-resident citizen of the United States shall, 
upon payment of $5 to a justice of the peace, be entitled to receive a gunner’s 
license to kill game birds, and on payment of $50, a license to kill two elk, one 
deer with horns, and one male mountain sheep and the other game animals or 
birds and catch the fish of the State in the open season therefor. An alien shall, 
upon payment of $10 receive a license to kill game birds. 
Silencers prohibited. 
[Guides.—'Guides for hunting must take out a license, fee $10. Non-resident 
hunters must employ registered guide.] 
[Shipment.—A licensed non-resident hunter may transport out of the State car¬ 
cass, head, antlers, scalp, skin or tusks of animals killed, properly tagged.] 
Use of Dogs.—It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the purpose of running or 
coursing deer, antelope, elk, mountain sheep or moose. 
Mongolian Pheasants and Quail.—It shall be unlawful to kill any Mongolian 
pheasant, Mexican, California or Bob-White quail until Sept. 25, 1915. 
Fish—Sale, Shipment, Export.—It shall ibe unlawful for any common carrier or 
other persons to receive or have in their possession for transportation any game 
fish caught within the borders of the State: Provided, That this section shall not 
apply to game fish lawfully taken from the waters of this State by any bona fide 
citizen thereof. It shall be unlawful to ship out of the State, or to carry out of 
the State, any game fish. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to catch 
any fish from the waters of the State except from the 15th day of May to the 31st 
day of October of each year. 
Fish, Amount.—One day, twenty pounds of game fish. 
Fish, Size.—Trout or black bass not less than six inches in length. 
QUEBEC. 
Zones.—Province is divided into two zones: Zone No. 1 and Zone No. 2. 
Zone No. 1.—Whole Province, less that part of the counties of Chicoutimi and 
Saguenay to the east and north of the river Saguenay. 
Zone No. 2.—That part of the counties of Chicoutimi and Saguenay to the east 
and north of the river Saguenay. 
ZONE NO. 1. 
Moose, Caribou, Deer.—It is forbidden: 1. To hunt, kill or take deer and moose 
between the 1st day of January and the 1st day of September, except in the coun¬ 
ties of Ottawa, Labelle, Temiscaming and Pontiac where such killing is forbidden 
between the 1st day of December and the 1st day of October. 2. Caribou, between 
the 1st day of February and the 1st day of September. 3. To use dogs for hunting 
moose, caribou and deer; but, red deer may be so hunted between the 20th of 
October and the 1st of November. 4. To kill moose and deer while yarding or 
by what is known as “crusting.” 5- To kill fawns up to the age of one year of 
