Ducks 



Mallard and 

 Wood Duck 



Bail 



Quail^ 



Grouse 



Sage-hen 



Dove 



18522 



1853 



Table 7 — Showing Open Seasons for Hunting Game Birds in California, 1852-1915 



1854 1861 1866* 1870° 1876' 1878 1880« 1883 



Aug. 15-Mar. 15 Aug. 15-Mar. 15 Sept. 15-Mar. 15' No protection 



Sept. 20-Mar. 1 Sept. 1-Mar. 20 Sept. 15-Mar. 1 



Sept. 20-Mar. 1 Sept. 1-Mar. 20 Sept. 15-Mar. 1 



Sept. 15-Mar. 15' Sept. 15-Apr. 15 



(Aug. 1-Apr. 1) 

 Sept. 15-Apr. 15 



Sept. 15-Mar. 15 Oct. 15-Mar. 15 



(Aug. 1— Apr. 1) 

 Sept. 15-Mar. 15 Aug. 1-Apr. 1 



(Aug. 1-Apr. 1) 

 Aug. 1-Apr. 1' 



Sept. 15-Mar. 15" Oct. 1-Mar. 1 



Sept. 1-Mar. 15 Sept. 15-Mar. 15 Sept. 15-Mar. 15 



(Aug. l-Apr. 1) 

 Sept. 1-Mar. 15 Sept. 15-Mar. 15 Sept. 15-Mar. 15 



(Aug. 1-Apr. 1) 



July 1-Jan. 1' 



July 1— Jan. 1 



Oct. 1-Mar. 1 

 Oct. 1-Mar. 1 



June 1— Jan. 1 



1887 

 No protection 



Sept. lO-Mar. 1 

 Sept. lO-Mar. 1 

 Sept. lO-Mar. 1 



June 1-Jan. 1 



Ducks 

 Wood Duck 



1891 

 Oct. 1-Mar. 1 



1893 

 Sept. 1-Mar. 1 



1895 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



1897 

 Oct. 1-Mar. 1 



1901 

 Oct. 1-Peb. 1 



1903 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Black Sea Brant 



Swan 



Ibis 



Cranes 

 Rail 



Mud-hen, Gallinule 



Wilson Snipe 



Yellow-legs 



Curlew 



Plover 



Shorebirda" 



Sept. 10-Mar. 1 Sept. 1-Mar, 1 



Sept. 1-Mar. 1 



Quaili 



Mountain 



Valley and Desert 



Grouse 



Sage-hen 



Band-tailed Pigeon 



Dove July 1— Jan. 1 Aug. 1-Mar. 1 



Sept. 1-Mar. 1 



Sept. 1-Mar. 1 



Oct. 1-Peb. 1 



Oct. 15-Feb. 15 Oct. 1-Mar. 1 Oct. 1-Feb. 1 



Sept. 1-Mar. 1 Sept. 1-Mar. 1 



Aug. 15-Feb. 15 Sept. 1-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15" Oct. 1-Mar. 1 

 Aug. 15-Feb. 15 Sept. 1-Feb. 15 



July 1-Feb. 15 



Sept. 1-Mar. 1 



Oct. 1-Feb. 1 

 Oct. 1-Feb. 1 



Oct. 1-Feb. 1 



Oct. 1-Feb. 1 

 Oct. 1-Feb. 1 



July 15-Feb. 15 Aug. 1-Feb. 1 



" Including "partridges" and sometimes bob-whites. 



' 1852—80, close season applied only in certain counties. 



' Including all "broad-bill" ducks. 



* 1866, close seasons mentioned in this year applied only in Siskiyou County. 

 'Including "prairie-chickens" [ = Sharp-tailed Grouse], 



" 1870, 1876, close seasons mentioned in these years applied only in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra counties. 



^ 1878, close season on doves applied only in San Joaquin County. 



' 1880—1911, close seasons on all species mentioned applied in all counties. 



• Including all "will" ducks. 

 " Including "marsh-hens." 



" Other than those specifically mentioned above. 



" 1895-97, including robin. 



>3 1911-15, for districts see Chronology of Legislation. 



" Close season on certain species established under Federal Migratory Bird Law in 1913. 



" Others, Sept. 1-Dec. 1. 



Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Sept. 1-Mar. 1 



Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Sept. 1-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Sept. 1-Feb. 15 

 Sept. 1-Feb. 15 



1905 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Closed 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Oct. 15-Apr. 1 



Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Sept. 1-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Sept. 1-Feb. 15 

 Sept. 1-Feb. 15 



1907 

 Oct. 1-Feb. 15 



Closed 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Oct. 15-Apr. 1 



Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Sept. 1-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 



Closed until 



Sept. 1, 1909 

 Closed until 



Sept. 1, 1909 



1909 

 Oct. 1-Feb. 15 



Oct. 1-Feb. 15 



Closed 

 Oct. 1-Feb. 15 



Oct. 1-Feb. 15 



Oct. l-Apr. 1 



Oct. 15-Peb. 15 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 15 

 Oct. 1-Feb. 15 



Closed until 



Sept. 1, 1911 

 Oct. l.-Feb. 1 



Closed until 

 Sept. 1, 1911 



Closed until 

 Sept. 1, 1911 



July 1-Feb. 15 July 1-Feb. 15 July 15-Oct. 15 July 15-Oct. 15 



1911^ 



2-5 : Oct. 15-Mar. 1 

 1 and 6 : Oct. 1- 

 Mar.l 



1 : Oct. 1-Apr. 1 

 2-6:Nov.l-Mar.l5 

 Closed 



2-5 : Oct. 15-Mar. 1 

 1 and 6 : Oct. 1- 

 Mar. 1 



Closed until Nov. 1, 

 1912, then Nov. 

 1-Dec. 1 



Nov. 15-Mar. 30 



Nov. 15-Mar. 30 



Nov. 15-Mar. 30 



2-5 : Oct. 15-Mar. 1 

 1 and 6 : Oct. 1- 

 Mar. 1 



Sept. 1-Dec. 1 



1915^ 

 Oct. 15-Feb. 1 



Closed" 



Oct. 15-Feb. 1 



Oct. 15-Feb. 1 



Closed 



Closed" 



Closed" 

 Closed" 



Oct. 15-Feb. 1 



Oct. 15-Feb. 1 



Oct. 15-Feb. 1 



Closed" 



Oct. 15-Feb. 1 



Closed" 



2, 8, 4, etc.: Oct. 

 16-Jan. 1" 

 1-5 :Oet. 15-Feb. 15 Oct. 15-Jan.l 

 6 : Oct. 15-Nov. 15 



Sept. 1-Dec. 1 

 Sept. 1-Dec. 1 



1 and 3 : July 15- 



Oct. 1 



2 and 5 : Aug. 1— 



Oct. 15 

 4 and 6 : Sept. 1- 

 Nov. 1. 



2, 3, 4, etc.; Oct. 



15-Jan. 1" 

 Oct. 15-Jan. 1 



Closed" 



Sept. 1-Dec. 1 



