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FOREST AND STREAM 
Ocr. 4, 1913. 
Synopsis of Game Conditions in Different States 
and in Canada 
Authoritatively Prime Locations in All Parts of the Country Where the Best Shooting of 
Both Big Game and Birds May be Had 
Compiled by W. G. BEECROFT 
L AST year we published a synopsis of game conditions in the United States and Canada, and where to go for a trophy or a bag of game. 
This was carefully prepared from reports made by commissioners and chief game wardens, founded on reports from deputy wardens 
in all sections of different States and Canadian Provinces. It was inspired by the many demands from Forest and Stream readers, 
and sportsmen referred to us by railroad companies, sporting goods dealers and others in daily contact with live outdoor people. So popular 
was the idea that the issue was soon exhausted. Of the hundreds hunting in sections recommended, we heard not a single complaint as to 
non-success, while we did have immediate letters of thanks from those who got what they went for. You know and I know that thanks is 
harder to elicit than complaint, hence our feeling that our information was timely and to the point. 
This year we have gone into more detail, as much as space will permit, but shall be glad upon application to give places, guides, camps 
and advice as to how to get there and what to take. It is yours for the asking and without obligation. 
Brief 
Indicating 
Alabama. 
BY JOHN H. WALLACE, JR., STATE GAME AND FISH 
COMMISSIONER. 
The hatching season on quail and wild turkey 
was ideal, and these birds abound in every sec¬ 
tion of the State. Quail, wild turkey, deer, bear, 
squirrels, duck, geese, snipe, woodcock and plover 
are found in this State, with quail most abundant. 
Shooting is excellent in every county in Alabama 
on small game and in the southwest section on 
deer and bear. 
Arizona. 
BY FRANK W. ROGERS, STATE GAME WARDEN. 
I shall be glad to give you such informa¬ 
tion as I can. However, it would be easier to 
give this a few months later, as our depart¬ 
ment is very recently organized, and as yet our 
census of the game is not very well in hand. 
From reports coming in from the deer coun¬ 
tries I believe that deer are plentiful wherever 
they have ever been. Quail, however, are scarcer 
in many portions of the country where they are 
abundant in seasons less dry than the present. 
This does not mean, however, that they have 
not been produced, but merely that they have 
sought more remote regions where there is water. 
As to varieties we have among game birds 
two or three varieties of dove, abundant in near¬ 
ly all parts of the State. The white wings, 
valley quail and mountain quail, wild ducks and 
geese are abundant in portions of the State, and 
wild turkeys fairly abundant in the forested 
mountain regions throughout the eastern section. 
Deer are very plentiful in the northern part 
and in the mountains along the eastern and 
southern border. They are scattered over the 
middle and western portions of the State where 
conditions are favorable. 
There are several bands of antelope in the 
southern and eastern parts. Mountain sheep and 
goats are still fairly common in a few parts of 
the mountains through the entire area of the 
State, though of course protected from hunting 
as are the antelope. 
The best shooting is found in the White 
Mountains and northward. Practically the entire 
eastern and southern and northern portions of 
the State offer good hunting, though the deer 
about the Grand Canon, where they are perhaps 
more abundant than elsewhere, are protected by 
Federal game preserves. 
California. 
BY F. M. NEWBERT, PRESIDENT FISH AND GAME 
COMMISSION. 
I believe game conditions are improving 
every year. Owing to the strict enforcement 
of the law, and the educational work in which 
the commission is engaged, the conditions are 
still improving. Some ten or twelve years ago 
our deer were practically exterminated. Owing 
to the strict enforcement of the law forbidding 
the sale of deer meat and deer hides, they have 
steadily increased in numbers. The liberal limit 
of two deer per season can easily be obtained 
by anyone who can aim a rifle. California is no 
doubt favored with a greater variety of both 
fur and feather than possibly any other State. 
Besides the large number and variety of ducks, 
geese, etc., we have several kinds of deer. We 
have also antelope and elk, which from the most 
reliable information we believe are increasing 
in numbers, owing to the law making it a felony 
to kill one of these animals. Possibly the most 
abundant game are deer, quail, both valley and 
mountain, ducks and geese. The northern por¬ 
tion of California is no doubt the most favored 
in regard to the quantities of game birds, ani¬ 
mals and fish. Some of the portions of the 
northern counties are almost inaccessible, con¬ 
taining many national forests where the birds 
and animals are protected at all times. 
BY J. S. HUNTER, ASSISTANT FISH AND GAME 
COMMISSIONER. 
Game conditions in the State are about the 
same as last year. Deer are perhaps slightly 
less abundant. In some sections a great many 
less have been killed, but in other sections where 
there has been a shortage of rain and good food 
was found in only a few localities, many more 
have been killed. It is quite probable our records 
will show about 7,000 deer killed. If this num¬ 
ber is doubled, it will probably be nearer the 
actual number, as it is not possible for us to 
secure data as to each animal taken. 
Valley quail in some sections are reported 
to have had an excellent hatch, and there should 
be an abundance. 
Ducks, on account of the dryness of the 
season, have been centered in localities where 
there is water, and for that reason they are re¬ 
ported as much more numerous in certain places 
than usual. 
It is difficult for us to make an estimate as 
to which game is most abundant and most pur¬ 
sued. It is probable, however, that there are 
more duck hunters than either quail or deer 
hunters. 
Colorado. 
BY JAMES A. SHINN, GAME AND FISH COM¬ 
MISSIONER. 
Game conditions are better than last year. 
All kinds of game, except buffalo and moose, 
are found in this State. Deer are most abund¬ 
ant. Best shooting is found in the northwest 
part of Routt and Rio Blanco counties. 
Connecticut. 
BY C. H. PEASE, SECRETARY OF COMMISSION. 
I believe that game conditions are better 
than they were last season. The dry summer 
has been good for the raising of young birds. 
Grouse appear more plentiful, and may be con¬ 
sidered the most abundant among the game birds. 
Rabbits are the most abundant of the animals. 
Deer are getting plentiful, but the season is 
closed to June 1, 1917. 
Brant and swan are practically unknown 
heie. 
Shooting is best for ducks and shore birds 
in Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven and New 
London counties, and for the upland birds in 
Litchfield, Hartford, Tolland and Windham 
counties. 
Delaware. 
BY EDWARD G. BRADFORD, JR., PRESIDENT BOARD OF 
GAME AND FISH COMMISSION. 
Game conditions are much better than last 
year on account of new laws. Waterfowl, quail, 
rabbits and squirrels are found in this State. 
Rabbits and quail are most abundant. Kent and 
Sussex counties are the best sections. 
