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Wood duck — Close seasons. 



Kentucky 1st May to loth September. 



Massachusetts 15th April to 1st September. 



Sand Piper — 



Massachusetts 1st May to 15th July. 



New Hampshire 1st Jan'y to 1st September. 



All Shore Birds — 

 Massachusetts 1st May to 1st September. 



Starling — 



New York 1st January to 1st October. 



Meadowlark — 



Missouri 1st February to 1st August. 



Nevada 1st April to 1st September, 



Curlew — 



New York 1st January to 1st October. 



North Dakota 15th May to 1st September. 



Bittern — 



Nevada 1st April to 1st September. 



ENACTMENTS FORBIDDING PRACTICES PECULIARLY DESTRUC- 

 TIVE TO GAME QUADRUPEDS OR BIRDS. 



Ontario Law. 



Forbids molestation of birds' eggs. 



" use of traps (except for fur-bearers), nets, snares, gins, baited lines, 



and similar contrivances. 

 " shooting from batteries, swivel guns, sunken punts, etc. 

 " night shooting. 

 " poisoning. 



" possession of illegal devices (which may be summarily destroyed by 

 any person with legal impunity). 



The above prohibitions are common to nearly all the Provinces and States. 



Prohibitions as follows are found in the laws of the Commonwealths named : 



Hounding of Deer. — Forbidden in Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, 

 Montana (but dogs may be used to track wounded deer), New York (some coun- 

 ties), Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia (temporarily in some districts), West Virginia 

 (5 years), Washington, Wisconsin, British Columbia (west of Cascade Mountains), 

 Newfoundland (caribou). Nova Scotia (caribou), Quebec. 



(Generally dogs found illegally running deer may be killed with impunity 

 by anyone). 



Watershooting of Deer. — Forbidden in Michigan, Pennsylvania. 



Artificial Salt Licks. — Forbidden in New York. 



All Hunting for Profit. — Forbidden in Tennessee and some of the Pacific 



Coast Territories or States. 



