102 Tzventy-nintJi Annual Meeting 



OPEN SEASON FOR GAME AND FISH IN THE STATE OF 

 NEW JERSEY— 1899. 



FISH AND GAME. LAWFUL TO KILL. 



Hare, rabbit and quail Nov. 10 to Dec. 31. 



Woodcock July, Oct., Nov. to Dec. 10. 



Liray, English or Wilson snipe. . March, April and Sept. 

 Partridge, grouse or pheasant. . Oct. i to Dec. 10. 

 Reed bird, rail bird or marsh hen. Aug. 25 to Dec. 31. 



Gray, black and fox squirrels Sept. and Nov. 10 to Dec. 10. 



Grass or upland plover and dove . . . August and September. 

 Geese, duck and other web-footed 



wild fowl Jan. i to May i and Sept, 



30 to Dec. 31. 



Brook trout April i to July 15. 



Black bass May 30 to Nov. 30. 



Pickerel Jan. i to Feb. 20, and May i 



to Dec. 31. 



The killing of deer and long-necked pheasants is prohibited at 

 all times. 



The Forest, Fish and Game Laws of the State of New York 

 may be summed up briefly, as follows : 



"Trout, close season. — The close season for trout shall be 

 from September ist to April 15th inclusive. Trout shall not be 

 sold or possessed in any county during the season that is closed 

 throughout the entire county. Trout less than six inches in 

 length shall not be taken or possessed, and if taken shall without 

 avoidable injury be immediatelv returned to the waters where 

 taken." 



"It is unlawful to take fish or game during the time de- 

 scribed as 'close season.' Fish and game for which close seasons 

 are established may be hunted and caught in a lawful manner 

 duing that part of the year which is not included in such close 

 seasons respectively. The 'open season' is that part of the year 

 year when they may be taken in a lawful manner." 



"Close season established in towns. — The commission may, 

 on the request of a majority of the town board of any town in 



