592 DUCK SHOOTING. 



cases, of course, before the birds have begun to return 

 from the South. It is seen that, therefore, in two of 

 our newest States, the game protective idea is far more 

 advanced than in most of the older States. 



In Michigan the open season closes for the most of 

 the State, May ist, but for the Upper Peninsula, Janu- 

 ary 15th. In Wisconsin the wildfowl season closes 

 January ist, except as to geese, for which it is open to 

 May 1st; and the same dates apply in North Dakota. 

 Newfoundland and Ontario have the duck season close 

 in the middle of winter, December 15th and January 

 1 2th, but the season is open for geese until May ist. 



Most of the other States have the shooting season 

 for wildfowl close during April or May, although in 

 California, North Carolina, British Columbia, and 

 Nova Scotia the close time begins in March. 



The experiment of having certain days during each 

 week when shooting is not permitted has been tried in 

 some Southern States, with great advantage to the 

 gunning and to the birds; and even the market-gun- 

 ners, who at first were bitterly opposed to any such law, 

 now acknowledge that it has worked for their benefit, 

 and that on the shooting days they get better gunning 

 than they used to when each day of the week was open 

 to them. It is especially noticeable that the gunning 

 on Monday — after the birds have had two days of rest 

 — is usually better than on any other day of the week. 



