FOREST AND STREAM 
Forest and Stream Books 
ANGLER’S GUIDE TO EASTERN CANADA—E. 
T. D. Chambers. Showing where to fish for salmon, 
bass, ouananiche, and trout. Paper, 122 pages. Post¬ 
paid, 25 cents. 
THE ANGLER’S WORKSHOP; ROD MAKING 
FOR BEGINNERS—Perry D. Frazer. A complete, 
simple and thoroughly practical as well as up-to-date 
work for the guidance of the amateur rod maker 
Theorizing is cut out. The author tells how to do a 
thing and guarantees its practicability. Complete spec¬ 
ifications of half a dozen types of rods are given; the 
qualities of wood and various materials are considered; 
the tools needed and their use is described. The chap¬ 
ter on split bamboo rods is the most comprehensive 
treatise on the topic ever written. Cloth illus. Post¬ 
paid, $1.00. 
MEN I HAVE FISHED WITH—Fred Mather. A 
series of sketches of character and incident with rod 
and gun from childhood to maturity, from the killing 
of birds and little fishes to buffalo hunting. Full 
of a quaint and delightful humor. Cloth, illus., 400 
pages. Postpaid, $1.50. 
MY ANGLING FRIENDS—Fred Mather. Sketches 
of notable men, Mr. Mather’s brethren of the angle, 
as he knew them, a delightful experience—taught phil¬ 
osophy, and a splendid appreciation of the innate humor 
of men and things. Cloth, illus., 369 pages. Postpaid, 
$1.50. 
MODERN FISH CULTURE IN SALT AND 
FRESH WATER—Fred Mather. This book covers the 
entire field, including the culture of trout, salmon, shad, 
the basses, grayling, whitefish, pike, pickerel, carp, 
muscalonge, smelt, crappies, perch, alewives, sturgeon, 
lobsters, with chapters on parasites, diseases and en¬ 
emies of fish, tables of eggs, working of ponds, fish 
characteristics. Cloth, illus. Postpaid, $2.00. 
THE PRACTICAL ANGLER—Clark. A handy book, 
which tells the first principles of fishing. Paper. Post¬ 
paid, 50 cents. 
WITH FLY ROD AND CAMERA—E. A. Samuels. 
Observations by an expert salmon fisher, with 147 re¬ 
productions of photographs by the author. Cloth, 480 
pages. Postpaid, $ 1 . 75 . 
WHERE, WHEN AND HOW TO CATCH FISH 
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ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA—Wm. H. 
Gregg. A complete list and description of the Florida 
East Coast fishes, with fishing localities, notes on 
tackle, and useful general observations. Cloth, illus. 
Postpaid, $4.00. 
CAMP FIRES OF THE WILDERNESS—E. W. 
Burt. Treats of a multitude of things of interest and 
profit to the camper, laying particular stress on those 
which make for the comfort of those who go into the 
woods for pleasure. Advice about camp location and 
construction, tells what to take into camp in the way 
of bedding, food, medicine, fishing tackle, etc. Cloth, 
illus., 221 pages. Postpaid, $1.25. 
FRANK FORESTER 
Collection, all his writings, including Autograph 
Letters, and old Weapons, collected by J. Charles 
Davis, and many other books on Shooting and 
Fishing, a fine Library of Sporting Books, will 
be sold by Auction on Afternoons of Dec. 3 
and 4. Catalogues free. 
ANDERSON AUCTION COMPANY, 
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Game Laws in Brief 
The First Complete Game Laws (in brief form) thus far Published in any Magazine 
WEST VIRGINIA. 
J. A. Vignesney, Warden. 
License.—No person, not a citizen and resident of this State, shall at any time 
bill any wild game animals or wiild game birds in 'this State, without first having 
secured a license so to do. The •applicant shall go before 'the county clerk of any 
county and fill out a blank application, 'Stating his name, age, occupation or pro¬ 
fession, weight, height, place of residence, color of hair, eyes and complexion 1 ; the 
applicant shall pay to the county clerk the sum of fifteen dollars, and a fee of 
fifty cents; provided, however, that any such non-resident may fill out said ap¬ 
plication and swear to the same before a notary public or any other official'of any 
foreign State whose certificate As authorized to be accepted for the recordation of 
deeds to be recorded within this State, and send the said application to the county 
clerk of any county within this State, together with 'the tax and fee, and such 
olerk shall send said applicant such license. AH non-resident members of any club 
or organization owning or leasing a game preserve in this State, shall each be 
required to secure a hunters’ license as hereinbefore provided for. 
Game.—The following are considered game animals, to-wit: deer and squirrel. 
And .the following shall be considered game birds, to-wit: the anatidae; commonly 
known as ducks, geese, swan and brant; the ralidae, commonly known as mud hems, 
rails, coots and gal!imules; the limicolae, commonly known as shore birds, plover, 
sni.pes, woodcock, tattlers, curlews, ortolan, sandpiper; and gallinae, commonly 
known as wild turkey, ruffed grouse, or pheasant, quail or bob white. 
Possession.—It shall be unlawful for any person to transport (any game or game 
fish) outside of this State for any purpose. It shall be lawful to have any such 
game animals, birds or fishes in possession for a period not exceeding twenty days 
after the open season thereof is ended and the close season thereon has begun. 
Deer, Exportation of Game and Fish.—No person shall kill any deer from the 1st 
day of December until the 15th day of October following, except tame deer owned 
by the person killing 'the same; nor shall any one person kill more than two deer 
in any one season. No person shall chase deer with dogs at any time. 'No person 
shall kill any fawn, doe or any deer other than bucks with horns or antlers over 
four inches in length, or have the fresh skin of any fawn in his possession. No 
person shall kill or have in his possession any deer, quail, pheasant or ruffed grouse, 
wild turkey, squirrel or any part of the same, or game fishes, with the intention of 
sending or transporting the same beyond the limits of 'this State. 
Game Birds.—It shall be unlawful to kill any ruffed grouse or pheasant, or wild 
turkey between the first day of December and the fifteenth day of October follow¬ 
ing; or any quail or Virginia partridge between 'the 1st day of December and the 
1st day of November following; nor any gray, black, red or fox squirrel between 
the 1st day of December and the 31st day of August; both inclusive following. Nor 
shall any person kill more than twelve quail or six ruffed grouse or two wild tur¬ 
keys in any one day, nor more than ninety-six quail or twenty-five ruffed grouse 
or .six .wild turkeys in any one open season. No person shall kill any wild duck, 
wild 'goose or brant between the 20th day of April and the 1st day of 'September; 
provided, that the wood duck shall not be killed at any time; woodcock, plover, 
rail, ortblan or sand piper between the 20th day of December and the 15th day of 
July following; or any snipe between 'the 1st day of March and the 13th day of 
October following. 
Ferret. —It shall be unlawful to have in possession for the purpose of using, or 
to use a ferret for the purpose of catching rabbits. 
Sunday.—It shall be unlawful to hunt any wild animal's or birds, or fish on 
Sunday. 
Birds Protected Always.— No person shall kill, any wild bird other than a game 
■bird. The English or European house sparrow, owls, hawks, eagles, crows and 
king fishers are not .included among the birds protected by this chapter. There 
shall , be no open season on Hungarian partridge, Reeve’s pheasant, -English 
pheasant, Lady Amherst’s pheasant, Chinese pheasant, capercailzie or any other 
foreign game birds introduced into this State by the wardens or any person or 
persons, or associations. 
Elk.—No person shall kill any elk at any time for a period of fifteen years from 
and after the passage of this act (except owner of elk in park). 
Fish.—It shall not be lawful to catch and have in his possession any jack salmon, 
commonly called jack fish, or any white salmon of less than seven, inches in 
length, or any pike of less than ten inches in length, or any black bass less than 
seven inches in length, or any trout less -than five inches in length. And all fish 
less than the length prescribed herein shall be returned to the water immediately 
with.as little injury as possible, ‘And 'the measurement of fish shall be from end 
of nose to center fork of tail. It shall be unlawful to take or destroy any jack 
salmon (commonly called jack fish or white salmon) in any manner between the 
15th day of April and the 15th day of June of each year; or to catch or destroy any 
trout or land-locked salmon in any manner between the 1st day of September and 
-the i-st day of April of each year. It shall be lawful for any person to catch any 
black bass, -green bass, willow bass, rock bass, pike or pickerel, or wall eyed 
pi'ke (commonly known as salmon) between .the 15th day of April and the 15th day 
■of June of each year; except that in the counties of iBrooks, Hancock and Ohio, 
the time shall be from April 15th to May 29th of each year; nor shall any person 
catch or kill .any of said -fishes or fish at any other time during the year, 6ave only 
with a rod, hook and line. 
MASSACHUETTS. 
George W. Field, George H. Graham, William C. Adams, Commissioners. 
Hunting Licenses.—lit shall be unlawful for any person to kill any bird or quad¬ 
ruped without first having obtained a certificate of registration as hereinafter pro¬ 
vided. But this act shall not prohibit any person who is a legal resident of Massa- 
'dhusett'S from hunting on land owned or leased by him, provided that he is actually 
domiciled on such land, and that the land is used exclusively for agricultural pur¬ 
poses, and not for club or shooting purposes. The clerk -of any city or town shall 
upon payment of the registration fee hereinafter specified, and -the furnishing of 
an .affidavit by any non-resident who desires to be classified under clauses one, 
two and three of Section 4 of this act, issue to such person a certificate, which 
certificate shall bear the name, age, occupation, place of residence, and signature 
and identifying description of -the person thus registered. Said certificate shall be 
valid only to January 1st next following -the date of issue. Every un-naturalized, 
foreign-born person shall pay for such registration a fee of fifteen dollars. Every 
citizen of the United States, not a legal resident of this commonwealth, and not 
having been actually domiciled therein for a period of six months, shall pay for 
said registration a fee of ten dollars, except such persons as come within one of 
the three following classes, in .which case the applicant shall pay for his registra¬ 
tion -the sum of one dollar. The resident of another State who owns real estate 
situated in this commonwealth wheih i.s assessed for taxation at not less than 
$500. (This shall also apply to any minor child over 18 years of age of any such 
resident.) A non-resident member of any association, incorproated pricr to the 
year 1907 for the purpose of hunting; provided, that -such -corporation owns real 
estate in this commonwealth which is assessed for taxation at not less than $1,000. 
A non-resident who, on the written invitation of a member of any club incorporated 
under the laws of Massachusetts, attends -the meeting of such club for the .purpose 
of hunting foxes only, during a period not exceeding four days; provided, that the 
•membership list of the club shall be filed with the clerk of the town in which the 
hunt takes place. Every citizen of the United 'States who is a legal resident of 
•this commonwealth shall pay for such registration the fee of one dollar. Minors 
under sixteen years of age, upon making application for registration, shall furnish 
the consent of their parents or guardian An writing. 
Export by Non-Resident.—A non-resident hunting license shall entitle the licensee 
to carry from the 'Commonwealth and into any other State according similar priv¬ 
ileges not more than ten wild fowl, or game birds of all kinds, the exportation of 
which is prohibited by law, in any one calendar year; provided, that the licenses 
shall carry them open -to view for inspection, shall present his certificate for 
inspection upon demand, and shall have informed by letter or otherwise -the com¬ 
missioners on -fisheries and game or the deputy in whose district -the said non¬ 
resident is hunting, as to the number -and kinds of wild fowl or game birds he 
intends to carry from the commonwealth. 
Export.—'Whoever -at any time takes or sends or causes to be taken or transported 
beyon-d ‘the limits of the commonwealth a woodcock, quail or ruffed grouse, which 
has been taken or killed within -the commonwealth, shall ibe punished -by a fine. 
Whoever, except as provided above takes or sends or causes to be taken or sent 
out of the commonwealth any bird or animal protected by the provisions of said 
chapter which has illegally been taken or -killed within -the commonwealth; and 
whoever has in possession any -such bird or animal with intent to take or send 
■the same or to cause the -same to be taken or sent out of the commonwealth, shall 
be punished by a fine of -twenty dollars for every bird or animal so had in posses¬ 
sion or taken or sent beyond the limits of the commonwealth. 
Deer, Moose.—It shall be unlawful, except as hereinafter provided, to kill a deer. 
Any person, who is duly licensed to hunt in -this commonwealth, may between 
sunrise of the third Monday of November and sunset of the following Saturday, 
kill by the use of a shotgun a wild deer. No person shall kill more than o-ne deer 
or have in possession more than one deer. No deer shall be killed on land posted. 
