All Hunters Must Have

A License Before They

Bag Game.

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PRAIRIE CHICKENS

TABOO THIS YEAR

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Ducks Apparently Scarce. Open Season On Quail And Doves.

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The 1924 hunting season opens Tuesday, September 16th, and nimrods, as usual, must have a license if they desire to go in quest of the game birds. These can be obtained from the county Auditor upon payment of the established license fee of $1.00.

However, an ultimatum recently issued required that all reports of the game taken under the 1923 license be made to the State Game and Fish Commissioner, J. F. Gould, on or before Sept. 1st or the licensee would be unable to secure a license for the 1924 season. If this ultimatum is vigorously enforced there are many Brown County hunters who will be unable to secure the required permit this year.

Ducks Scarce.

The duck season this year is from September 16th until December 31st. According to surveys of the lakes of this community, there will be few ducks to get until the northern flight begins. This, however, does not seem to deter preparations for the annual campaign, and indications are that as many hunters as ever will be out after them.

No Prairie Chickens.

The mourning dove season opens on September 16th and closes on October 1st. These wild pigeons are exceptionally numerous this year and should make up for the shortage of ducks. The quail season does not open until October 15th and closes on November 20th. Prairie chickens cannot be killed this year, but the season is open on the male Chinese ring necked pheasant from October 15 to 18th. The trapping season opens on November 15th for mink and ends March 1st. Muskrats may be trapped only between March 1st and April 30th. Skunk and raccoon may be taken on October 15th, the former until March 1st and the latter until November 15th. The squirrel season is open from October 15th to March 1st. Brown county’s deer hunters will have an opportunity to bag a buck or a doe this year between November 10th to 20th.

Hunters will be interested in the bag limits on game. The daily limits are as follows: mourning doves, 9; quail,10; wild ducks, 15; wild geese, 5. The limit allowed in possession is as follows: doves, 30; quail, 20; pheasants, 3; wild ducks, 45; geese, 5. Limits for the season are as follows: doves, 30; quail, 30; male pheasants,3; ducks,135.

Following is a summary of the re-ports sent in by hunters last year: Kill of Game in State of Minnesota.

Big Game Taken.

Total Licenses Issued……….25,395

Total Licensees

Reported …………………….16,000

Total No Game Reports ……..8,801

Adult Male Deer…………………6,361

Adult Female Deer……………..2,677

Fawn-Male ……………………….1,428

Fawn-Female ……………………….740

Moose …………………………………219

Total ……………………………….11,425

Kill of Game in State

of Minnesota

Small Game

Taken. 1922 1923

Bluebill

Ducks ………..258,533 ……121,337

Mallard

Ducks ………..369,912 ……100,907

Blue-Wing

Teal Ducks …218,061 ……..52,411

Pintail

Ducks …………58,121 ………11,107

Redhead

Ducks …………74,415……….24,439

Shoveler

Ducks …………44,732…………7,717

Canvasback

Ducks …………58,143 ………21,947

Widgeon

Ducks …………13,043 ………..2,730

Goldeneye

Ducks ………….4,453 …………2,316

Ringneck

Ducks ……………………………..3,298

Bufflehead

Ducks …………17,700 ………..6,272

Gadwall

Ducks ………….7,264 …………1,618

Green-Wing

Teal Ducks …170,326 ……..37,165

Merganser

Ducks ………….9,119 …………2,492

Ruddy

Ducks ………….8,243 …………3,092

Black Mallard

Ducks …………11,125 ………..3,231

Unclassified

Ducks …………37,287 ………42,877

Total Ducks

………………….1 ,355,376 …. 444,956

Canada

Geese ………….1,575 ……………608

Blue Geese ……….114 ………………78

White-Fronted

Geese ……………112 ………………68

Lesser Snow

Geese ……………301 …………….140

Geese,

Unclassified …..180 ………………34

Total Geese …….2,282 ……………928

Coots ……………143,882 ……..68,794

Rails ………………..573 …………….171

Gallinules …………358 ………………76

Jacksnipe ……….14,440 ………..3,415

Yellowlegs ……..3,555 …………1,573

Quail ……………..4,342 …………3,035

Partridge ………555,042

Prairie

Chickens ……………………..109,638

Grouse ……………………………….4,803

Doves …………….2,888 …………2,554

Woodcock …………………………….302

Total, all

birds …………2,082,739 ….640,245

Brown County Journal,

Sept. 10, 1924