Washington Southampton. Halifax, King and Queen Feb. 15-Nov. 1 Feb. 15-Oct. 15 Feb. 1-Oct. 25 Mar. 1-Oct. 15 Dec. 15-Oct. 15 Pheasants or ruffed grouse, wild turkey, west of Blue In Rockbridge and all counties east of Blue Ridge English or Mongolian pheasants protected at all times Woodcock (except Alexandria and Fairfax counties, Marsh hen.. Willet Water fowl (except summer duck) Deer (except spotted fawn, protected at all times). Bobwhite, California valley quail, mountain quail, Prairie chicken (protected in Kittitas and Klickitat Plover, rail, sandhill crane, mallard, canvasback. West Virginia.... Deer (except spotted fawn, protected at all times)... Wisconsin Wyoming. British Columbia. (1898.) Manitoba (1900.) Ruffed grouse, pheasant, pinnated grouse, or prairie chicken. Wild turkey. Jan. 15-Sept. 15. Nov. 21-Nov.1. Until Sept. 1, 1901. At all times. May 1-Sept. 1. Until Sept. 1, 1902. Dec. 1-Aug. 15. Oct. 15-July 15. At all times. Jan. 1-Sept. 1. At all times. Jan. 1-Aug. 1. Nov. 15-Oct. 1. Jan. 1-Sept. 1. Unorganized Ter- Nova Scotia (1896) Ontario (1900) Exceptions: Cow and calf moo-e protected at all Partridge Pheasant Snipe, woodcock, teal, wood duck, dusky or black Elk, moose Caribou Hare, rabbit. Ptarmigan or willow grouse (partridge), other (For Keewatin see below.) Deer, elk, moose, caribou, antelope. Grouse, partridge, prairie chicken. Close seasons. Jan. 1-Sept. 15. Dec. 1-Sept. 15. Until Jan. 1, 1906. Dec. 15-Nov.1. Deer, elk or wapiti, caribou, mountain sheep, moun- Apr. 1-July 15. Snipe, sandpiper, wild duck.. tain goat. Musk ox.. other waterfowl' (except geese and Dec. 16-Sept. 1. (See exceptions). Zone 1. Deer. moose. Exceptions: In Ottawa and Pontiac counties Dec. Quebec 2 Cow moose and fawns 1-Oct. 1. Birch, or swamp partridge. White partridge or ptarmigan. Open season Nov. 1-15, 1900, and every third year thereafter. * Zone No. 1 comprises the whole Province, except that part of the counties of Chicoutimi and Saguenay east and north of the river Saguenay. Zone No. 2 comprises the part of said counties east and north of the Saguenay. DIVERSITY IN SEASONS. The foregoing table shows that the greatest diversity exists in the close seasons prescribed by the various States. In order to emphasize this more strongly and to facilitate comparison of close seasons in contiguous States, a table has been prepared in which the States are arranged geographically in three groups according to the Hallock code as explained below. This table will be found at the end of the bulletin. A special table has also been made showing the close seasons and the number of days in the open seasons in the case of four typical kinds of game-big game, represented by deer; upland game birds, by quail; wading birds (including 'shore birds'), by woodcock; and waterfowl, by ducks (see p. 31-32). DEER. Deer are protected absolutely in seven States, and are apparently without protection in Delaware and Kansas. The open seasons in the rest of the Union vary in length from ten days in Vermont and three weeks in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, to six months in Arkansas. They begin at various dates from July 15 to November 10, but usually close before January 1, except in some of the Southern States South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky. (See Pl. III). QUAIL. At present quail are protected absolutely in six States. The open seasons are usually shorter than in the case of any other birds, the average for the Northern States being two to three months and for the Southern States four to five. In the Northern States the open seasons vary from twenty-one days in Ohio to four months in Vermont. They begin in October or November (except in New Hampshire, Vermont, and South Dakota) and close before January 1 (except in the District of Columbia). In the South and West, however, they extend to March 1 (in Mississippi to May 1), except in New Mexico, Idaho, and Oregon, where shooting after the first of the year is prohibited. (See Pl. IV). WOODCOCK. Woodcock do not occur west of the Great Plains. In the South they are almost entirely without protection, while in the North the open seasons, as compared with those for quail, show great irregularity, and range from three to five months in length. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland shooting is permitted during the month of July, and in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Kentucky until after the 1st of January. Delaware, Kansas, Nebraska, and all but three of the Southern States apparently extend no protection to these birds. (See Pl. V.) The lack of adequate protection is even more marked in the case of other wading birds. Plover, snipe, or rail have close seasons in about Maine New Hampshire.. Massachusetts... Connecticut... New Jersey-- District of Columbia. Virginia-- West Virgina... Kentucky Ohio_ Michigan. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. DIAGRAM SHOWING OPEN SEASONS FOR DEER IN 1900. The shaded areas show the months when shooting is permitted; the unshaded areas, the time when deer are protected by law. 1 Seasons vary in different counties. |