FOREST AND STREAM 
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Game Laws in Brief 
The First Complete Game Laws (in brief form) thus far Published in any Magazine 
VERMONT. 
Angling.—Taking fish with hook and line or not exceeding two rods or lines with 
hooks attached, held in hand, and not including set lines; but 'taking or hooking 
fish by grappling shall not be angling under this definition. 
Trout.—Brook trout, brown trout or Loch Leven trout not less than six inches 
in length, steelhead trout not less than ten inches in length and lake trout, land¬ 
locked salmon not less than twelve inches in length may be taken from one hour 
before sunrise until two hours after sunset, and possessed, from May i to Sept. I, 
provided, however, that such trout may be taken on streams during said hours, and 
possessed, from April 15 to Sept. 1. A person may take a total or not more than 
five pounds of brook trout, brown trout or Loch Leven trout and steelhead trout 
in one day, and a total of not more than fifteen pounds of landlocked salmon and 
lake trout or longe, in one day, provided, however, that the taking of one fish addi¬ 
tional weighing less than the number of pounds specified in the catch limit, shall 
not be regarded as a violation of the law. During the close season for all species 
of trout and salmon no person shall fish in waters inhabited by any of said species, 
except as specifically permitted by this act. 
Catch.—A person who takes more than 6 pounds of brook trout, golden trout, 
rainbow trout, steelhead trout, or land-locked salmon in one day, or more than 25 
pounds of lake trout or longe, shall be fined: Provided, however, That the taking 
of one fish additional, having- less than the number of pounds herein specified when 
taken, shall not be regarded as a violation of the law. 
Black Bass.—A person who, between the 1st day of January and t.he 15th day of 
June, takes a black bass in any of the waters of this State, or has in possession a 
black bass so taken shall be fined. A person who takes more than twenty-four 
black bass in any one day shall be fined; and if two or more persons angling from 
the same boat take more than thirty-six black bass in any one day they shall be 
fined. 
Pike, Perch.—A person, who between the 1st day of March and the 1st day of 
May, takes a wall-eyed pike or pike-perch in any waters except Lake Champlain, 
shall be fined. 
White Perch, Muskallonge.—A. person who, between the 15th day of April and 
the 15th day of June, takes a white perch or muskallonge in any waters except 
Lake Champlain, shall be fined. 
Pickerel.—No person shall take pickerel during the months of March and April. 
[Unlawful to shoot pickerel at any time, except in Lake Champlain between MtcIi 
1$ and May 15.] No person shall take more than 15 pounds in one day, provided 
that one fish may be taken by a person who then has less than 15 pounds. 
Moose, Caribou.—No person shall 1 kill a moose or a caribou. 
Deer.—'Deer having horns not less than three inches in length may be hunted and 
taken from Nov. 10 to Dec. 1, both dates inclusive, Sundays excepted, by persons 
holding licenses to hunt; but no person shall hunt, destroy or capture a deer 
between 5 P. M. of one day and 5 A. M. of the following day, or by the aid of a 
snare, trap, salt lick, jack or artificial light, or with a dog. No person during the 
open season shall take or have in possession more than one deer, and any person 
who kills a deer shall report the fact to the nearest deputy fish and game warden 
and exhibit to him the head of such deer. Deer taken by a resident of the State 
may not be transported except in the open season and for ten days thereafter, open 
to view, labeled with the name of the owner and accompanied by him. But this 
section shall not apply to the head, feet or pelt of a deer severed from the body. 
Such deer may be sold during open season and for a reasonable time thereafter. 
Dogs of the breed used for hunting deer shall not be permitted to run at large in 
the forests inhabited by deer, moose or caribou. [Deer may be killed if destroying 
crops.] 
Rabbits.—1N0 person shall hunt or capture a wild rabbit or hare from the 1st 
day of March to the 15th day of September, nor shall any person take in one day 
or have in possession at one time more than five rabbits or hares. [Landowner may 
at any time kill depredating rabbits.] 
Grey Squirrels. 
Open season.—Gray squirrels may be taken for food and -possessed from Septem¬ 
ber fifteenth to December first. 
Limit.—A person may take in one day and have in his possession at one time 
not more than five gray squirrels. 
Hunting License.—No person shall kill any of the wild animals, wildfowl or birds 
without having first procured a license. Such license shall be issued by the town 
clerk of any town. [The fee is 75 cents for a bona fide resident, or for owner of 
improved real estate value to $1,000. For non-resident (who does not own $1,000 
worth of improved real estate) $10.50.] 
Export. A non-iesident license shall permit the exportation, open to view, of the 
carcass of one deer or part thereof, together with as many game birds and wild 
animals as may be lawfully taken by one person in a single day and accompanied 
by licensee. The holder of a resident license may have exported as many game 
birds and wild animals as he may lawfully take in the open season, open to view. 
Game Birds.—No person shall kill upland plover before Au>g. 1, 1915, or a wood 
duck before the 15th day of September, 1916; English snipe or plover other than 
upland plover, between the 15th day of December and the 1st day of September; or 
ruffed grouse (commonly called partridge) between the 1st day of December and 
the 15th day of September; woodcock, September 15 to December 1; quail, between 
September 15 and December 1; nor shall a person kill more than four birds of a 
kind named in this section in one day, except wild ducks; nor shall a person kill 
a wild duck other than wood duck or a wild goose between the 15th day of December 
and the 1st day of September, and not more than twenty wild ducks in one day; 
nor shall a person kill more than twentyfive ruffed grouse (commonly called partridge) 
in a season. Wood duck may not be taken at any time. 
See Migratory bird law for open season on wild fowl. 
Wildfowl.—A person who hunts wild ducks with the aid of a torch, jack or artificial 
light shall be fined. 
Bird Export Forbidden.—No person or corporation shall kill or have in possession 
a game bird for which there is a close season, except for consumption for food 
within the State. 
ALASKA. 
It is unlawful for any person at any time to kill any female or any yearling 
moose; to hunt game animals with dogs, to use a shotgun larger than No. 10 gauge, 
or any gun other than that which can be fired from the shoulder, or to use steam 
launches or any boats other than those propelled by oars or paddles in the pursuit 
of game animals or birds. 
North of latitude 62 degrees, the seasons when game animals and 'birds may be 
killed lawfully are as follows: Brown bear, at any time; moose, caribou, sheep and 
sea lions, Aug. 1 to Dec. 10; walrus, May 10 to July 1; grouse, ptarmigan, shore 
birds and waterfowl. Sept. 1 to March 1. 
South of latitude 62 degrees, moose, caribou, mountain sheep, Aug. 20 to Dec. 
31; brown bear, Oct. 1 to July 1; deer, Aug. 15 to Nov. 1; mountain goats, Aug. 
1 to Feb. 1; grouse, ptarmigan, shore birds, and waterfowl, Sept, t to March 1. 
No caribou to be killed in Kenai Peninsula before August 1916. 
Limit.—It is unlawful for any one person in any one year 'to kill more than 2 
moose, 1 walrus or sea lion, 3 caribou, 3 mountain sheep, 3 brown bear, 6 deer; or 
in any one day .more than 25 'grouse or ptarmigan or 25 shore birds or waterfowl. 
Hunting Licenses.—Residents are not required to obtain 'licenses. Non-residents 
desiring to hunt any game animals, except deer and goats, must first obtain a 
license from the governor; and on Kenai Peninsula must employ a licensed guide. 
Fees, $50 when issued to a citizen of the United States; $100 when issued to a citi¬ 
zen of a foreign country. Each hunting license entitles the holder without further 
charge to ship four deer, three caribou, three sheep, three goaits, three brown bear, 
two moose, or trophies from Alaska, but no moose unless killed north of 6a 
degrees. For moose killed south of 62 degrees a special shipping permit and 
license fee [$50] are required. [Resident must procure license to export trophies.] 
Regulation 1. 
Killing Moose in Southeastern Alaska.—The killing of moose in Southeastern 
Alaska, east or south of the Lynn Canal, is hereby prohibited until April 1, 1916. 
Regulation 2. 
Killing Mountain Sheep on the Kenai Peninsula.—The killing of mountain sheep 
in the eastern part of the Kenai Peninsula, east of longitude 150 deg. (the location 
of which is indicated approximately by a north and south line passing through the 
Stalter Place on the Kenai River), is hereby prohibited until April 1, 1916. 
Killing deer on certain islands.—The killing of deer in Kodiak Island and Long 
Island and the killing of deer on the following islands in southeastern Alaska: Duke 
Island, near Dixon Inlet; Gravina Island, near Ketchikan; Kruzof Island, west of 
Sitka; Suemez Island, near Klawak; and Zarembo Island, near Wrangell, is hereby 
prohibited until August 1, 1916. 
Cummings—Noel. 
Chattanooga, Tenn., October 29, 1914. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I wish to advise you that Mr. Jno. D. Cummings, 
of Nashville, Tenn., has challenged Mr. Jno. H. Noel 
(holder), to compete for the Tennessee State Challenge 
Trophy and that the contest will be held on grounds 
of the State Fair Gun Club, Nashville, Tenn., Wednes¬ 
day afternoon, November nth. 
Under the conditions governing this trophy, any 
Tennessee amateur in good standing may appear at this 
place and time and compete on an equal footing with 
Mr. Cummings. 
P. B. PLUMMER, Secretary and Treasurer, 
Tennessee State Trapshooters Association. 
Fall Encampment at Mountain View, N. J. 
“A day made to order” was the joyous thought of 
each of the thirty members of the American Canoe As¬ 
sociation when they assembled on Saturday, October 
3rd, at the home of the “Ramapo Rangers,” at Moun¬ 
tain View, New Jersey. Not everyone knows where 
Mountain View is situated, and not one in a thousand 
of the passengers of the Lackawanna or Erie Railroads 
who pass within a stone’s throw know that he is near 
a canoeist’s paradise. 
Twenty-three miles out of New York, on the main 
line of the Lackawanna Road and on the Greenwood 
Lake branch of the Erie lays a settlement consisting 
almost exclusively of bungalows. For nearly a mile 
they stretch along both sides of the Ramapo river, 
a placid stream which joins the Passaic a few miles 
further on and affords an endless variety of charming 
scenery, a veritable “find” for the lover of nature, the 
canoeist and the fisherman—that is Mountain View. 
Camp had been pitched by three o’clock and the 
company soon made ready for roll call and supper. 
Such steak, such potatoes and corn, such bread and 
pie! Only he who enjoys the breath of the great out¬ 
doors. the tang of the fall woods and the acrid odor 
of the camp fire can fully appreciate a supper under 
heaven’s great dome, among the best of old friends. 
This meet was intended to open the new administra¬ 
tion of the vice commodore of the Atlantic Division, 
Mr. F. Edward Ahrens of the Knickerbocker Canoe 
Club, and it was carried out at the suggestion of the 
Ramapo Rangers who very kindly took the matter in 
charge. After a repast, fit for the gods—a rousing 
camp fire was made in the center of the camp, around 
whioh congregated the has, was, the does and the will 
he’s, each of whom had his tales of experience. 
With a beautiful full moon—the fire—the river—it made 
our camp a Garden of Eden (minus the temptress) and 
to this was added the spirit—the feeling of good fel¬ 
lowship—that which is in the American Canoe Associa¬ 
tion. 
Sunday the party paddled to Three Bridses, where 
lunch was served. Upon return the appetizing vapors 
of a good stew met us and again a family party strewed 
itself upon the ground to partake of the meal. 
Ossining Gun C'ub. 
Thanksgiving Day Shoot, November 26th, 1914. 
too clay birds in strings of 25 for ten fine prizes, 
high gun choice, 1st prize, being ten dollars in gold. 
Entrance $3. Targets included. 
In addition to above, three special prizes for Ossining 
Gun Club members will be given for high score in 
second string of 25 targets. Members classified as fol¬ 
lows: Class A—those averaging 80 per cent, and over; 
B—60 to 80 per cent.; C—below 60 per cent. 
Shells and guns on grounds. Shooting starts at 1.30, 
shooting up allowed till 2.30. Trolley car five minutes 
walk from grounds. Shoot rain or clear. 
CHARLES G. BLANDFORD, Captain. 
AMOS BEDELL, Secretary. 
Nemours (Ladies) Trapshooting Club. 
Wilmington, Delaware, October 29th, 1014. 
The regular weekly shoot of the Nemours Trapshoot¬ 
ing Club was held yesterday afternoon at the club 
grounds, at New Bridge. 
Scores (25 targets) follow: 
Mrs. Riley . 11 x as 
Mrs. Hart . 10 x 25 
Mrs. White . 9 x 25 
Miss Bingham . 6 x 25 
Mrs. Springer . ^ x 2 $ 
Miss Hirst . 10 x 25 
Miss Schofield . 7 x as 
Miss Wynands . 4 x 25 
Miss J.Gentieu . 14 x at 
“BLUE BIRD.” 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., October 15, 1914. 
The Ossining Gun Club will hold an open prize shoot 
on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1914, for ten fine 
prizes, first of which will be a ten dollar gold piece. 
The program will consist of 100 targets in strings of aj. 
Shooting will commence at 1:30 sharp but shooting up 
will be permitted till 2:30 P. M. Kindly include this 
notice in your “Coming Events” column and oblige 
CHAS. G. BLANDFORD, Captain. 
