BIRD-PROTECTIVE LAWS 



In the fullness of time there came into being in 

 every state in the Union an extensive, complex 

 system of prohibitive measures regarding seasons 

 for hunting, methods of killing, size of bag limit, 

 restrictions on sale, and limiting the kinds of game 

 that might be killed. 



<^lany states also went into the business of rear- 

 ing, in a condition of semi-captivity, Pheasants, 

 grouse, Hungarian Partridges, Quail, Ducks, and 

 some other species of birds highly esteemed as food, 

 the object of this being to restock covers that had 

 been depleted of bird-life by excessive shooting, or 

 to supply new attraction for field-sports in regions 

 where other game was limited. 



Theoretically the methods adopted by the several 

 states were sure to keep the numbers of game birds 

 up to a point where a reasonable amount of sport 

 might be engaged in by those of our citizens who 

 enjoy the excitement and recreation of going afield 

 with gun and dog. It could easily be proven on 

 paper that by judiciously regulating the shooting, 

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