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advantage of all cover en route. This 

 method permits maximum coverage of 

 hunting territory. A summary of hunt- 

 ing success of 236 Illinois hunters in 1940 

 and 1941 is given in table 23. 



Dogs, which are not widel\ used in 

 squirrel hunting in Illinois, are perhaps 

 most common in the southern zone; they 



are most effective after the leaf fall, when 

 squirrels can be easily seen. The 1944 

 season, closing November 15, October 30 

 and October 15, in the northern, central 

 and southern zones, respectively, when 

 leaves were still on the trees, virtually 

 eliminated the use of dogs in the soutiiern 

 zone, and permitted only limited use in the 



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Fig. 37. — A limit typical for central or southern Illinois — three gray and two fox 

 hiitguns are used by many Illinois s(juirrel hunters. 



squirrels. 



