148 Game Survey of the North Central States 



on a year of mortality. As a result, her grouse went unshot during a year when 

 they could amply withstand shooting, and were shot during another year when 

 they should have been totally protected. Inflexible enactments have no place in 

 the administration of cyclic game. 



It goes without saying, of course, that Statewide closed seasons during the 

 period of cyclic depression are absolutely necessary for the conservation of seed 

 stock. In the southerly parts of the region, where the cycles are less violent and 

 the cyclic species never attain widespread abundance even during peak years, a 

 continuous closed season may be called for. Such closures, in fact, are already 

 prevalent. 



