CLOSED SEASONS 



Sportsmen must distinguish between game birds 

 that are protected and illegal to shoot and those for 

 which there is an open season. 



The Oregon law protects the female Chinese, 

 Ring-necked or Denny pheasant. 



Sportsmen must distinguish between the three 

 varieties of quail that inhabit Oregon (see descrip- 

 tion on page nine). The open season on moun- 

 tain or plumed and California cr valley quail is from 

 October 1 to October 31, inclusive. There is no open 

 season on bobwhite quail. There is also no open 

 season on California or valley quail any place in 

 the Willamette valley because these birds have re- 

 cently been introduced and they are being protected 

 for stocking purposes. 



There is no open season in eastern Oregon for 

 Chinese pheasants. There is also no open season in 

 the following counties west of the Cascades for 

 Chinese pheasants : Jackson, Josephine, Coos, Curry, 

 Clatsop and Tillamook. 



Wood ducks and wild pigeons are protected for 

 five years under the Federal laws. 



