stocked in sufficient numbers to get a good start, and in coun- 
ties open to shooting these birds will undoubtedly supply some 
shooting, but the sportsmen generally are making an effort to 
conserve these birds, 
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QUAIL : Of the 31,600 quail stocked since 191^» more 
than 25,000 of these birds were stocked during the past two 
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springs. Reports indicate that quail are found almost every¬ 
where throughout the lower half of the state. This condition 
is due almost entirely to the re-stocking and feeding work done 
by the Game Commission and interested sportsmen, assisted by 
land owners, during the last half dozen years. This past spring 
no quail were stocked anywhere except on lands that would be open 
to shooting within reason. These birds have been purchased from 
funds paid in by the sportsmen of the state, and there is no 
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reason why they should not enjoy a reasonable amount of recrea¬ 
tion and sport in hunting for them during the regular open sea¬ 
son. The sportsmen have been taking an active interest in not 
only feeding coveys of quail during the winter time, but also 
trapping, intermixing, and pairing off birds that are left over. 
Reducing vermin has also helped materially. 
MIGRATORY BIRDS; Reports indicate that Pennsylvania 
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sportsmen, with favorable weather conditions, will enjoy oettei 
’migratory bird shooting than for many years past. Lust year 
was the best season for wild water>-fowl Pennsylvania has enjoyed 
for fifteen or twenty years. The same condition applied to 
woodcock, but the reedbird shooting was not so good as years ago 
due to reduced marshes, etc. Blackbirds are now oeing killed 
by the' thousands in some sections. 
ISSUANCE OF HUNTER'S LICENSES ; The 1922 hunter ’ s i 
licenses are being issued quite rapidly. Sportsme n are urged, 
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to ge t their licenses at the earliest date possible and re duce 
congestion in the office of the County Treasurer , Indications 
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are that probably 500,000 of these licenses will be issued this 
year. 
