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a term of years. New York placed a close season on quail for five 



yours and Kansas added both quail and prairie chickens to the close- 

 season list until 1918. Ohio suspended hunting of quail, ruffed 

 grouse, and doves for two years, Pennsylvania eliminated the open 

 season on doves, kildeer plover, and blackbirds, while Utah extended 

 complete protection to doves, swans, and all shore birds except snipe. 



Among the notable examples in the curtailment of open seasons 

 may be mentioned the following: Delaware shortened the season on 

 ducks a month and on geese two weeks; Indiana curtailed the season 

 six weeks on doves and 10 days on quail and ruffed grouse; Michigan, 

 16 days on woodcock; and Missouri, one month on quail; Oregon' 

 shortened the season 45 days on doves and pigeons, six weeks on 

 shore birds, rail, and geese, and west of the Cascades curtailed the 

 season on ducks 17 days. New Jersey shortened the open season 

 26 days on upland game and 1 9 days on woodcock, while Pennsyl- 

 vania cut down the woodcock season two weeks. In Utah, 45 days 

 were taken off the open season on sage hens and in Wyoming one 

 month on sage grouse and two months on ducks and geese. 



At least six States passed laws lengthening open seasons. Illinois 

 added a week for hunting prairie chickens; Michigan, 15 days for 

 ruffed grouse and spruce hens, and 45 days for shore birds and rail; 

 Oregon, 16 days for ducks east of the Cascades; and Vermont, 16 days 

 for ruffed grouse and woodcock and two weeks for plover. 



In California several changes in seasons were caused by transfer 

 of certain counties from one game district to another. In this trans- 

 fer a peculiar condition arose in San Joaquin County. The open 

 season on deer in this county began July 1, as in other counties in 

 District No. 4, but on August 11 the new law went into effect trans- 

 ferring the county to District No. 3, where the open season for deer 

 did not begin until August 15. Consequently the season was closed 

 for three days, August 12, 13, and 14, but opened again on the 15th 

 and continued until October 31. These district changes also account 

 for several differences in the open seasons for doves and quail. 



EXPORT AND SALE. 



The restrictions on native wild game have a tendency to increase, 

 while those on game imported into the United States or raised in 

 captivity or on private preserves are becoming more liberal. 



The sale of imported game was permitted or facilitated in Colorado, 

 Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, and Wyoming, while Arizona repealed 

 the provision permitting the sale of imported game by hotels and 

 restaurants. 



The industry of rearing game hi private preserves received impetus 

 in the form of legislation permitting the sale of game raised in cap- 



