B. S. 70] LAWS RELATIITG TO GAME AND BIRDS 6 
a line beginning on the Rio Grande River directly west of the town of Del Rio, 
Texas ; thence east to the town of Del Rio ; thence easterly following the center 
of the main track of the Southern Pacific Railroad through the towns of 
SpofCord, Uvalde, and Hondo ; thence to the point where the Southern Pacific 
Railroad crosses the I. & G. N. R. R., at or near San Antonio; thence following 
the center of the track of said I. & G. N. R. R. in an easterly direction, to the 
point in the city of Austin, where it joins Congress Avenue, near the I. & G. N. 
R. R. depot ; thence across said Congress Avepue to the center of the main track 
of the H. & T. C. R. R. where said track joins said Congress Avenue, at or near 
the H. & T. C. R. R. depot; thence following the center line of the track of 
said H. & T. C. R. R. in an easterly direction through the towns of Elgin, 
Giddings. and Brenham, to the point where said railroad crosses the Brazos 
River ; thence with the center of said Brazos River in a general northerly 
direction, to the point on said river where the Beaumont branch of the Santa 
Fe Railway crosses the same; thence with the center of the track of the said 
G. C. & S. F. R. R., in an easterly direction through the towns of Navasota, 
Montgomery, and Conroe. to the point at or near Cleveland, where said G. C. & 
S. F. R. R. crosses the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad; thence with 
the center of said H. E. & W. T. R. R. track to the point in said line, where 
it strikes the Louisiana line, the open season shall he -from October 16 to 
January 31; and in that portion of Texas lying south and east of the line 
above described the open season shall be from November 1 to January 31 ; 
In Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Kentucky. Tennessee, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, 
and Louisiana the open season shall be from November 1 to January 31 ; and 
In Alaska the oi)en season shall be from September 1 to December 15. 
Eailfi and gaUinules {except coot). — The open season for sora and other rails 
and gallinules (except coot) shall be from September 1 to November 30, except 
as follows : 
In Massachusetts the open season shall be from September 16 to December 
15; and 
In Louisiana the open season shall be from November 1 to January 31. 
Greater and lesser yelloirlegs. — There shall be a continuous close season on 
greater and lesser yellowlegs until August 16, 1929. 
Woodcock. — The open seasons for woodcock shall be as follows : 
In Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont, and North Dakota the open season shall 
be from October 1 to October 31 ; 
In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, an^ Connecticut the open season shall be 
from October 20 to November 19 ; 
In New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wiscon- 
sin, and Iowa the open season shall be from October 15 to November 14 ; 
In Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Missouri the open season shall 
be from November 10 to December 10 ; 
In Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Oklahoma 
the open season shall be from November 15 to December 15 ; and 
In North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisi- 
ana the open season shall be from December 1 to December 31. 
Doves. — The open seasons for mourning doves shall be as follow^s : 
In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, 
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, 
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, Nevada, Idnho, 
Oregon, that portion of Texas lying w^est and north of a line beginning on the 
Rio Grande River directly west of the town of Del Rio, Texas ; thence east to 
the town of Del Rio : thence easterly following the center of the main track 
of the Southern Pacific Railroad through the towns of Spofford, Uvalde, and 
Hondo ; thence to the point where the Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the 
I. & G. N. R. R., at or near San Antonio ; thence following the center of the 
track of said I. & G. N. R. R. in an easterly direction, to the point in the city 
of Austin, where it joins Congress Avenue, near the I. & G. N. R. R, depot; 
thence across said Congress Avenue to the center of the main track of the 
H. & T. C. R, R. where said track joins said Congress Avenue, at or near the 
H. & T. C. R. R. depot; thence following the center line of the track of said 
H. & T. C. R. R. in an easterly direction through the towns of Elgin, Gid- 
dings, and Brenham, to the point where said railroad crosses the Brazos 
River; thence with the center of said Brazos River in a general northerly 
direction, to the point on said river where the Beaumont branch of the Santa 
