186 WILD LIFE PROTECTION FUND 



March 17. — Important improvements were made in the wild life 

 laws of Idaho. Sage grouse were given a closed season until 

 August 15, 1922; quail shooting was closed until 1920; the bag 

 limit on deer was reduced from 2 to 1 ; all big game killed must 

 be tagged, and the regulations of the federal migratory bird 

 law were made Idaho state law. 



March 24. — Montana extended the protection of mountain sheep and 

 goats to 1922. The bag limit on deer was reduced from 2 to 

 1, and the hunting season was shortened to two weeks. All up- 

 land game birds throughout the state are protected, except 

 for a brief open season of two weeks. Killing elk for their 

 teeth or heads alone is made a felony. 



March 27. — The Nevada legislature enacted a series of new laws that 

 represent a sweeping reform. All grouse and mountain quail 

 are protected until 1922. Mountain sheep, goat and antelope 

 are protected until 1930. The sale of game is prohibited, and 

 the state bird laws are made to conform to the migratory bird 

 law. 



March 29. — W. F. Parrott, of Waterloo, Iowa, and one of Iowa's 

 foremost citizens, after having journeyed at his own expense 

 from Waterloo to Des Moines to urge Senators to protect Iowa 

 quail for five years to save those birds from extinction, was 

 ejected from the Senate Chamber by the Sergeant-at-Arms 

 through the efforts of two members, Senators Smith and Fraley, 

 who invoked against him the long-disused anti-lobbying rule. 

 His ejection was strongly resented by Lieut. Governor Moore, 

 the majority of the Senators, and all the wild life defenders of 

 Iowa. 



March 30. — The Iowa legislature unanimously passed a resolution 

 tendering a sweeping apology to W. F. Parrott, of Waterloo, be- 

 cause its anti-lobbying rule was by two Senators invoked against 

 a "gentleman who was employed by no special interest, and 

 in no private matter whatever, but in what he regards as a 

 public and humanitarian cause." After three sections of pre- 

 amble highly complimentary to Mr. Parrott, the resolution ap- 

 pears as follows: 



"RESOLVED: That the Senate herewith expresses its regrets 

 that the rule should have been invoked against this estimable 

 gentleman, and the Secretary of the Senate is directed to send 

 a copy of the resolutions to the party referred to herein." 



March. — The Blair County (Penn.) Game, Fish and Forestry Asso- 

 ciation in its third annual report stated that 36 Mexican quail 

 were received in March, in addition to 89 received late in 1916 

 for distribution the following year. Of the two shipments, con- 

 taining 125 birds, only 37 were alive at spring time. In the 

 opinion of the Association the climate is not suitable for these 

 birds, and efforts for acclimatizing them are fruitless. 



April 5. — The Iowa legislature enacted a law, in spite of fierce oppo- 

 sition by State Game Warden Hinshaw and many "sportsmen," 

 according five-year close seasons to quail and pinnated grouse 

 throughout the state. 



