1901 NYS Hunting Regs

[Zag]

Found another cool relic going thru my grandparents collection of things. I’ll have to read thru it. This is probably the only one in existence!!

[left field]

Very cool. 

[Lawdwaz]

Very cool...I think I have fishing reg booklet from 1910 or so.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Thats so cool

[Zag]

Said you could take 2 deer

[Zag]

Also found my great grandfather’s hunting license from 1937. 

[Gobbler Chaser]

Many years ago I can remember my father once told me they hunted deer thru the regular archery season with crossbow back in the 1960s. He said that's before any crossbow laws were implemented

[Zag]

Found a license and reg from South Dakota when my grand father when out pheasant hunting in 1946!

[left field]

I love this old stuff. I recently picked up the 1911 original scout handbook and it had this to say about rabid dogs. 12 year olds were a hell of a lot tougher back then.

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Mad Dog

The first thing to do is to kill the mad dog at once. Wrap a handkerchief around the hand to prevent the dog's teeth from entering the flesh and grasp a club of some kind. If you can stop the dog with a stick you should hit him hard over the head with it, or kick him under the jaw. A handkerchief held in front of you in your outstretched hands will generally cause the dog to stop to paw it before he attempts to bite you. This will give you an opportunity to kick him under the lower jaw.

Another way suggested is to wrap a coat around the left arm and let the dog bite it; then with the other hand seize the dog's throat and choke him.

 

[Dinsdale]

For those interested,  Abebooks online has lots of this type of reading material available and its inexpensive. I have a 1904 from a judge's house I cleaned out and you can find these around $20.

Have a complete set of ny hunting buttons too, but from multiple owners. They were worn on the lapel of a coat, precursor to back tag. 

[left field]

2 hours ago, Dinsdale said:

Have a complete set of ny hunting buttons too, but from multiple owners. They were worn on the lapel of a coat, precursor to back tag. 

When men wore proper sporting coats and dressed like men. 

[Farflung]

Zag- I  see that section 11 deals with killing of Moose, Elk, Caribou and Antelope. Heard about Great Camps in the Adirondacks trying to reestablish elk and moose, and I vaguely remember a reference to caribou, but Antelope? Does that section dwell into it any further?

[grampy]

2 hours ago, Dinsdale said:

For those interested,  Abebooks online has lots of this type of reading material available and its inexpensive. I have a 1904 from a judge's house I cleaned out and you can find these around $20.

Have a complete set of ny hunting buttons too, but from multiple owners. They were worn on the lapel of a coat, precursor to back tag. 

I will look into that, thanks Dan. I find reading that old stuff fascinating.

My father also had a complete set of hunting buttons, that I always admired. But his wife (not my mom) sold em all for peanuts.

[Zag]

4 minutes ago, Farflung said:

Zag- I  see that section 11 deals with killing of Moose, Elk, Caribou and Antelope. Heard about Great Camps in the Adirondacks trying to reestablish elk and moose, and I vaguely remember a reference to caribou, but Antelope? Does that section dwell into it any further?

 

[Dinsdale]

36 minutes ago, grampy said:

I will look into that, thanks Dan. I find reading that old stuff fascinating.

My father also had a complete set of hunting buttons, that I always admired. But his wife (not my mom) sold em all for peanuts.

Buttons were used from 1917-41.

The early 17,18,19 a bit tougher to find.

Despite asking prices on Ebay, most can be had for about $10 in nice condition. Early ones more like 35-50.  Less when buying sets or multiples.

I found most at a estate sale when I asked if they had any hunting or fishing stuff. They were in a garage and didn't know what they were, so didn't put them out. 

I advised the daughter on pricing some woodworking items fairly, and she gave them to me. ( But I paid her anyway, I hate folks who take advantage of someone who just lost a loved one)

 

[Farflung]

Zag- That is consistent with the rich landowners with their private parks doing the stocking. Sounds like they were on the side of the landowners, who did experience significant poaching losses by the natives. 

[Zag]

I showed this to the dec. They were very excited to see the pics of the reg book and they decided to check their library in Albany to see if the have one. They do not, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of maybe a few or heck could be the only one around!!