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course the birds ^scatter when shot into. So do 

 troops when they are being shelled ; but they come 

 together again. Except at breeding time, — ^which 

 is not the shooting season, — ^no covey of quail will 

 remain separated for more than twenty-four 

 hours. 



But this type of gunner is not relegated only to 

 Long Island. He is still to be found in every State 

 of the Union, and it was through his efforts that 

 effective game legislation was blocked for many 

 years. Happily he, like the sport he destroyed, 

 is growing scarce. 



But to return to New York: In order to be 

 able to shoot on land other than his own, the 

 sportsman must obtain from his county or town 

 clerk a hunting-license. With this goes a celluloid 

 button with the license-number inscribed upon it, 

 which must be worn in plain sight when the gunner 

 is in the field. A license purchased by a resident 

 of the State costs $1.10, whereas a non-resident 

 license or one issued to an alien costs $10.50. 

 From this source New York was, in 1919, in receipt 

 of $247,847. The money is used for the further 

 protection and conservation of game. 



Under the Migratory Bird Law the United 

 States is divided into two geographical zones 

 whose seasons for shooting water-fowl and shore- 

 birds differ. Zone No. 1, termed the breeding 

 zone, comprises all the territory north of the 

 fortieth parallel and the Ohio Eiver, including 



