FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 24 1 



Pennsylvania. — October I to December 15. Hounding prohibited. 



Ohio. — October 1 5 to November 20. 



Indiana. — October 1 to December 31. Hounding prohibited. 



Michigan.* — November 1 to November 25. Hunter limited to five deer, and must 

 procure license. License fee for residents, 50 cents; for non-residents, $25.00. 



Wisconsin. — November 1 to November 20 ; except in Sheboygan county, where 

 deer are protected until 1900. 



Minnesota. — November 1 to November 20. Hounding prohibited. Hunter limited 

 to five deer. 



Missouri. — October 1 to December 31. Hounding prohibited; also the killing of 

 does and yearlings. 



Manitoba. — October 15 to December 15. Non-residents must procure a license, 

 for which the fee is $25.00. 



Ontario. — November 1 to November 15. Hunter limited to two deer. Non- 

 residents must procure a license; fee, $25.00. Hounding permitted. " All sneaking 

 devices " and Sunday shooting prohibited. 



Quebec. — October i to December 31. Hounding prohibited. Hunter limited to 

 three deer. Non-resident license, $20.00 ; but members of an incorporated club may 

 obtain a license for $10.00. 



Nova Scotia. — Deer hunting prohibited. Close season all the year. 



New Brunswick. — September 15 to January I. Hounding, night-hunting, and 

 Sunday shooting prohibited. Each hunter limited to three deer; but if in a party of 

 three or more, he is limited to two, exclusive of guides. 



The deer laws of the Southern and Pacific States are omitted, as they are based on 

 climatic and natural conditions widely different from those existing in the Northern 

 States and Canada. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



William F. Fox, 



Superintendent of Forests. 



"In Michigan, reliable reports from 47 counties show that over 8,000 deer were killed in the 

 season of 1894. These reports were made to the Chief Game Warden. There were 3,423 deer 

 shipped from various points, and there are reasons for estimating the number killed at 10,000. 



