THIv WARD-MC ILHENNY AND THE LOUISIANA REFUGES FOR GAME BIRDS 



"Two gentlemen— C. W. Ward and E. A. Mcllhenny— purchased some 50,000 acres and 

 hired game wardens at their own expense to patrol the district and prevent all shooting. 

 Later they deeded 13,000 acres to the State of Louisiana to serve as a perpetual bird refuge" 

 (see text, page Zll)- 



Ctirrituck Sottnd, X. C, and the neigh- 

 borhood of Georgetown, S. C, are now 

 the most important ducking grounds on 

 the Atlantic coast. Gunning clubs have 

 obtained possession of most of the best 

 hunting places on these coasts, but the 

 market gunner is still quite notably in 

 evidence. 



Many ducks winter on the Texas coast 

 near Galveston and some even venture 

 south to the Mexican coast, at Tampico. 

 Fortunatelv in these localities the market 



hunter has ceased to be an important 

 factor of the question, for Texas has 

 prohibited absolutely all shipment of wa- 

 terfowl out of the State for sale. 



The northeastern corner of Arkansas, 

 around Big Lake, is one of the special 

 danger spots from the ducks' standpoint. 

 A constant succession of flocks occupy 

 the region during a protracted fall mi- 

 gration and most of the time throughout 

 the winter. The conditions are favorable 

 for their easy slaughter, and almost un- 



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