Just A Few Facts and 

 Figures. 



The "Closed Season" laws are the most important of 

 all. They protedl birds, animals and fishes during and 

 after the breeding periods. The killing of the female 

 during such times means the loss of an entire family. 

 Besides, all breeding animals and certainly their young 

 are pracflically defenseless and need all the protection 

 man can give them. 



The " Limit Laws" curb the thoughtless and selfish 

 and guarantee the decent hunter and fisherman his 

 share in the sport and its product. Certainly such laws 

 are most American in spirit. 



America is one of the few pxDpulous countries in 

 which the "common people" enjoy the hunting privilege. 

 Furthermore this country has few big preserves and 

 consequently, little game is raised by wealthy people for 

 their own enjoyment. Here everyone hunts and fishes, 

 with few exceptions on an equal basis and a great deal 

 of fish and game is killed. The private preserve system 

 would give us more game, but the wealthy classes 

 would get all the benefits. 



Probably 20,000 deer are killed in this state each year. 

 The annual kill of wild ducks is around 1 ,000,000 

 and of wild geese about 200,000. The stock need not 

 be exterminated however as the wild-fowl that winter 

 here have most of the northern regions for their nesting 

 grounds. 



The California valley quail is said to be the finest 

 "upland" gcune bird in the world. This bird is found 

 everywhere in the state but has been over-hunted 

 badly. Unless the killing is greatly reduced this bird 

 will disappjear. 



The only game bird ever successfully reared extens- 

 ively in captivity is the English, known also as the 

 Chinese and ring-necked pheasant. Thousands of these 

 birds have been raised at the State Game Farm and 

 liberated in the moist coast region. 



