COTTONTAIL RABBITS. 

 Table I. — Lengths of open season for rabbits or hares. 



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State or Province. 



Begin- 

 ning of 

 open 

 season. 



Begin- 

 ning of 

 close 



Maine 



New Hampshire 



Vermont 



Massachusetts 



Rhode Island 



Connecticut 



New York 



Long Island 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



Delaware 



Maryland 



District of Columbia. . . 



Virginia 



Kentucky 



Ohio 



Indiana 



Illinois 



Michigan 



Wisconsin: 



6 counties 



13 counties 



6 counties 



Colorado 



California 



British Columbia 



Ontario 



Quebec: 



Zone 1 



Zone 2 



Newfoundland 



Prince Edward Island. 

 Nova Scotia 



Oct. 1 



..do 



Sept. 15 

 Oct. 12 

 Nov. 1 

 Oct. 8 

 Oct. 1 

 Nov. 1 

 Nov. 10 

 Nov. 1 

 Nov. 15 

 Nov. 10 

 Nov. 1 



..do 



Nov. 15 



..do 



Apr. 1 

 Aug. 31 

 Oct. 1 



Sept. 10 

 Oct. 10 

 Nov. 1 

 Oct. 1 

 July 31 

 Sept. 1 

 Oct. 1 



Oct. 15 



...do 



Sept. 20 

 Nov. 1 

 Oct. 1 



Apr. 1 

 Mar. 1 



..do 



...do 



Jan. 1 



..do 



Feb. 1 

 Jan. 1 

 Dec. 16 

 Dec. 1 

 Jan. 1 

 Dec. 25 

 Feb. 1 



..do 



Sept. 15 

 Dec. 5 

 Jan. 10 

 Feb. 1 

 Mar. 2 



Feb. 1 

 ...do.... 

 Jan. 1 

 Mar. 1 

 Feb. 1 

 Jan. 1 

 Dec. 16 



Feb. 

 Mar. 

 Jan. 

 Feb. 

 Mar. 



In about half the States that have a close season for rabbits the 

 laws permit farmers and fruit growers to destroy the animals to pro- 

 tect crops or trees, Such provision might well be incorporated in 

 game laws of all States. For lack of it farmers have sometimes suf- 

 fered severe losses, and not a few have been compelled to pay fines 

 for trying to protect their property from rabbits. In States that 

 protect rabbits it is well for the farmer to be acquainted with the 

 game laws and in case of doubt to have a clear understanding with 

 local and State game wardens before undertaking to destroy rabbits. 



MEANS OF REPRESSING RABBITS. 



NATURAL ENEMIES. 



Among the agencies that help to keep down the numbers of rabbits 

 few are more effective than carnivorous birds and mammals. These 

 include large hawks and owls, eagles, coyotes, wildcats, foxes, minks, 

 weasels, dogs, and cats. Eagles, the larger species of hawks, and all 

 the large and medium-sized owls make rabbits a great part of their 

 food. From the standpoint of the farmer and fruit grower these 

 birds and certain carnivorous mammals are far more beneficial than 

 harmful. On the other hand, poultry growers and sportsmen regard 

 them as enemies to be destroyed whenever possible. In the absence 



