Trapping.  —  Hunting  and  trapping  license  required;  fees,  resident,  ^i ;  non-
resident, $15.  License  not  required  of  owners,  managers,  tenants,  or  their  chil-
dren to  trap  during  open  season  on  own  land.  Written  permission  from  owner
or  authorized  agent  required  to  trap  on  lands  of  another.  The  close  season  for
certain  fur  animals  does  not  prohibit  owners  or  tenants  of  land  from  destroying
them  to  protect  property.  Digging  out  dens  or  smoking,  or  drowning  the  animals
therefrom  is  unlawful,  as  is  also  the  destruction  of  the  house,  den,  or  burrow  of  any
fur  animal.
Propagation.  —  No  restrictions,  except  those  which  prevent  capture  of  wild
stock  in  close  season.
Bounties.  —  Townships  pay  a  bounty  of  $1  each  on  certain  hawks  and  great-
horned  owl;  20  cents  per  dozen  on  English  sparrows;  and,  under  certain  condi-
tions, 10  cents  each  on  ground  hogs.
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OKLAHOMA.
Open  seasons.  —  No  open  season  for  otter  or  beaver.  Other  fur  animals,
November  i  to  March  i.  No  open  season  for  bear  in  Comanche,  Caddo,  Kiowa,
Major,  and  Blaine  Counties.
Trapping.  —  Unlawful  to  sell  pelts  of  fur  animals  taken  between  March  i
and  November  i.
Propagation.  —  The  State  game  warden  issues  permits  to  propagate  fur-
bearing  animals,  game,  and  fish ;  cost,  $2,  together  with  fees  for  tagging.  Licensed
breeders  may  sell  and  transport  animals  raised  in  preserves  under  rules  prescribed
by  the  warden.
Bounties.  —  County  commissioners  are  authorized  to  offer  bounty  on  gray
wolf  ($3)  and  coyote  ($1).  Bounties  on  hawks,  crows,  etc.,  paid  by  counties  (not
to  exceed  $200  a  year  in  any  county)  are  refunded  to  county  from  State  game
fund.
OREGON.
