REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



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REPOR r OF THE SACRAMENTO DISTRICT. 



The Ilunorable Board of Fish and Game Commissioners of the State 

 of California. 



Sirs: We submit lierewith a \)v\i'\' vr[)()v\ oi' the woi'k and accomplisli- 

 ments of the Nortlici-n oi- Sacraiiicnto District whidi has supervision 

 over a hiiiil area of apin'uximately 3*J,107 s(!uafe mih'S, oi- only 1378 

 s<iuare miles less than the area of tlie eoml)ined states of Massachusetts, 

 Delaware, New Jersey, Vermont and Maine. Fifteen of the state's 

 deputies work out of this office. 



As much of the best shooting grounds for waterfowl and the best 

 deer country is found within this district, the enforcement of law 

 occupies an important place in our duties. 



MARKET HUNTING STOPPED. 

 Market hunting in the Sacramento Valley has been reduced to a 

 minimum. No doubt there is some traffic in ducks and other game, and 

 while there is game, always will be more or less. Several convictions in 

 the Federal Court for violations of the ^ligratory Bird Treaty Act broke 

 the back of the "Colusa ground sluicers" with their double automatics. 

 These guns carry ten loads that can be shot in six seconds. It is the 



Fig. 23. Ducks (310 in all) contistiitea iioin iwu market lumters near Colusa, 

 Colusa County, in 1919. Market hunting in California is now a thing of the past. 



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