An Act Concerning Game and Other Wild Birds and Wild Animals, no. 228, art. 7, § 704a & 704b, 1923 Pa. Laws 359, 386 (J. L. L. Kuhn).

“No. 228.

AN ACT

Concerning game and other wild birds and wild animals: and amending, revising, consolidating, and charging the law relating thereto…

…ARTICLE VII.
GENERAL HUNTING REGULATIONS…

    …Section 704. Unlawful Methods of Hunting.

(a) Unlawful Methods and Devices.

    It is unlawful for any person to shoot at or to shoot for game unless the same is plainly visible to him, or to dig, cut, or smoke live game out of its den or place of refuge.
    It is unlawful to hunt for, or catch or take or kill or wound, or attempt to catch or take or kill or wound, game of any kind, excepting raccoons, through the use of what is commonly known as an automatic gun or an automatic firearm of any kind, or a swivel gun or an air-rifle or the apparatus known as a silencer, or from an automobile or vehicle or boat or craft of any kind propelled by any mechanical power, or to set, lay, or prepare for use or to use any trap, snare, net, birdlime, deerlick, pitfall, turkey blind, turkey call or turkey pen, or to make use of or to take advantage of any artificial light, battery, or other contrivance or device, or to make use of any method or device not specifically permitted by this act, for the purpose of catching or taking or wounding or killing game.
    It is unlawful to hunt for, or catch or take or kill or wound, or attempt to catch or take or kill or wound, raccoons, except in the manner provided in the preceding section.
(b)    Unlawful Manner of Hunting Elk, Deer, or Bear.
    It is unlawful to kill, or attempt to kill, any elk or deer or bear, except through the use of a gun propelling one all -lead or lead alloy or soft-nosed or expanding bullet or ball at a single discharge, or to take an elk in any manner except through the method known as still hunting.”