—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Oct. 26, 1956 16 Official 1956 Open Season and Limits (Regulations apply for Hunting License Year, Sept. 1, 1956-Aug. 31, 1957) Open season includes first and last dates listed, Sundays excepted, lor game. The opening hour for. small game and other wild birds or animals on October 27 will be 9:00 A-M. On other opening days, and otherwise during the season lor upland and big game, the shooting hours daily are from 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., excepting from July 1 to September 30 inclusive, 6.00 AM. to 7:30 P.M., and the hours for the October archers’ deer season, which are 6:00 A.M. to 5 30 PM. (All shooting hours based on Eastern Standard Time. The above shooting hours do not apply to migratory game.) UPLAND GAME BAG OPEN (Small game possession limits below) LIMITS SEASONS Day First Day ' Season Fast Day Ruffed Grouse .. 2 8 Oct. 20-Nov. 24 Bobwhite Quail ■ 4 12 Oct. 27-Nov. 21 Wild Turkeys . 1 1 Oct 20-Nov. 21 Rmgnock Pheasants, males only . 2 8 Oct. 27-Nov. 2- Rabbits, Cottontail . .... 4 20 Oct. 27-Nov. 2< Squirrels, Gray, Black & Fox (com) 6 24 0ct.20-N0v.21 Squirrels, Red (closed Oct. 1 to 19 inch) Unlimited ' Allmos. (ex. > Oct. 1-19). Hares (Snowshoe Rabbits) 2 6 , Dec. 29 Jan. 5, ’57 Raccoons Unlimited Unprotected Woodchucks (Gioundhogs) Unlimited Unprotected Crackles Unlimited Unprotected Bears, over one yi old, by individual 1 1 Nov. 26-Dec. 1 Bears, as above, by hunting party of three or more . 2 2 Nov. 26-Dec. 1 Deer Bow and Arrow Season Male with two or more points to one ant ler Provided, a male deer with an antler three or more inches long with out points, measuring from the top of the skull as the deer is in life, shall (only one be considered legal (requires hunting deer for license and Special Archery- License), combined by individual . . ... seasons) Oct 1-Oct 19 Deei Regular Season Male with or oi more points to one antler- Pro vided, a male deer with an antler three or more" inches long without points, measuring from the top of the skull as the deer is in life, shall be considered legal, by individual 1 1 Dec 3-Dec 15 NO OPEN SEASON—Hungarian Partridges, Hen Pheasants, Sharp tailed Grouse, Cub Bears, Elk, Antlerless Deer, incldumg Spike Bucks with antlers less than three inches long, and Otters. FURBEARERS: Skunks and Opossums Minks Muskrats (traps only) Beavers (traps only) state-wide POSSESSION AND TRANSPORTATION LIMITS of legally-killed small game shall mean not more than the daily limit for the first day nor more than an accumulated total for each succeeding day of the open season for each species, but not in excess of the season limit, regardless of where held, stored or found in possession. ~ DEER—Even though there are two separate seasons for taking deer, a hunter may not kill more than one deer during the two combined 1956 seasons, whether hunting individually or with a camp or hunting party A Special Archery License is required dur ing Bow and Arrow Season, issued only by the Department of Revenue, Harrisburg, at a fee of $2 00 See Digest issued with hunting license for details BEAVERS—No trapping at Commission-posted dams Nonresidents may not trap beavers. One person may set, tend or operate 10 traps only. Traps must not be set on the structure of any beaver dam or house, or within 25 feet of the waterline on the structure of either thereof Tags must be kept above ice or waterline to facilitate iden tification without disturbing traps. Pelts must be tagged within 10 days after season, and may not be sold or otherwise disposed, of un til properly 'tagged Present them to the Game Protector in District or County where trapped. TRAPPING—Traps for furbearers not to be placed, staked or set before 700 A.M on the first day of the open seasons. The season indicated for Trapping closes at 12 00 o’clock Noon on last day Traps must be tagged with metal name tags. SNARES—-The use of snares is prohibited in all counties except by special permit. The Commission would like to in unlimited numbeis. further study the icsults of the effects of last year’s antlerless deer season and the winter kill before authonzing another ant lerless season The Commission also believes that if the deer herd increases as it is likely to do this year the logical appioach then would be to have an antlerless deer season in 1957, with sufficient antler less deer licenses available for everyone who wants to hunt these animals Of course, even with the contemplated increase In antlerless deer licenses in 1957 such licenses would be as signed to those counties in num bers in 'relation to the number of deer that should be harvested. FURBEARERS The mink and muskrat season -will run concurrently, Decem ber 1, 1956, to January 15, 1957. These furbearers may be taken SPECIAL REGULATIONS Skunks and opossums remain unprotected and may be taken in unlimited numbers. Beavers may be trapped, state wide, February 14 to March 11, 1957 The daily limit is 4, the season limit is 4. All hunting and trapping dates given above are inclusive, ex cept that the last day of each trapping season terminates at noon Hunters and trappers are mged to study the information on their 1956 hunting licenses, also to consult the leaflet issued with each hcense for additional details iMigratory Waterfowl Migratory waterfowl seasons will be announced later, after being established by the federal government. Closed Seasons Unlimited Unprotected Unlimited De 1-Ja 15, ’57 Unlimited De 1-Ja. 15, ’57 4 . 4 Feb. 14- Mar. 11, ’57 Outlook, Mid-October M. »• W&* i ® i kX \ / s moicno TKXmATVft* The Weather Bureau’s 30-day outlook for the period from mid-Octoher to mid- November calls for temperatures to aver age above seasonal normals over most of the nation east of the Continental Divide, except for near to below normal in the Southeast. Temperatures not far from nor mal are anticipated west o£ the Divide. Precipitation is predicted to exceed nor- J. M. Bomherger Farmers Supply Co. IS7-39 E. KING ST., LANCASTER Paul H. Gehman DENVER Fred L. & John E. Homsher STRASBURG AND QUARRYVILLE One S’ VaIUS ~ LOWC^t 2iZr£yG!- CO - N^® ELM* Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc. RHEEMS to Mid-November 1956 mal along the Atlantic Seaboard.and also in the Pacific Northwest. Rainfall equal to or greater than normal amounts is expect ed to be of some help in the drought stricken Central and Southern Plains'. Sub normal rainfall is indicated over the South west and also between the Appalachians and the Mississippi. In areas not specified, near normal amounts are in prospect. O. Kenneth McCracken MANHEIM Millport Roller Mills LITIT2T Earl Sander NEW HOLLAND Osceola Flour Mills GORDONVILLE
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