Appendices 39 , 



Los Angeles County Game Laws Changes Made 

 by County Ordinances in Open Seasons 



Deer : August 15 to October i. 

 Doves : August 15 (only one day). 

 Mountain quail : September I to October 15. 

 Valley quail : October 15 to February i. 



Santa Barbara County 



Deer : August i to September i. 



Riverside County 



Deer : August i to September 15. 

 Mountain trout : May i to July r. 



San Bernadino County 



Doves : September 15 (only one day). 

 Mountain quail : September i to October 15. 

 Valley quail : October 15 to February i. 

 Trout : May 15 to November i. 



Oceanic Game Fishes in Season 



Tuna (summer months best) June, July. Black sea bass June to Novem- 

 ber. White sea bass April to November. Yellowtail March to December. 

 Sheepshead, albacore, bonito, rock bass, whitefish all the year. Barracuda 

 June to September. Sword-fish June to September. Surf-fish, yellowfin all 

 the year. 



LIST OF OCEANIC GAME FISHES 

 taken with rod and reel in Southern California waters and maximum, weights : 



Leaping tuna ( Thunnus thynnus), 250 Ibs. Black sea bass (Stereokpis gigas), 

 429 Ibs. Whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps), 15 Ibs. Yellowtail (Seriola dorsalis), 

 50 Ibs. White sea bass (Cynoscion nobilis), 80 Ibs. Albacore (Germo alalunga), 

 17 Ibs. Yellowfin, albacore (Germo macropterus), 50 Ibs. Bonito (Sarda 

 thiliensis), 20 Ibs. Sheepshead (Pimelometopon pulcher), 20 Ibs. Barracuda 

 (Sphyraena argentea), 15 Ibs. Sea trout (Cynoscion parvipinnis), 6 to 10 

 Ibs. Striped bass (Roceus linneatus), ' 30 Ibs. Montery Spanish mackerel 

 (Sfomberomorus concolor), 10 Ibs. Fez de gallo (Nematistius pectoralis), 

 60 Ibs. Common sword-fish (Xiphias gladius), 200 Ibs. Short-sword sword-fish 

 (Tetrapturus), 150 Ibs. Halibut (Paralichthys californicus), 30 Ibs. Mackerel 

 (Scomber japonicus), 6 Ibs. Black rockfish (SebastoJes mystinus), 6 Ibs. Orange 



1 The striped bass has just begun to appear in Southern California waters, and 

 was introduced at San Francisco. 



