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FOREST AND STREAM 
Oct. 4, 1913, 
Open Season for Game in the United States and Canada, 1913 
Issued August 11, 1913 
Compiled by T. S. Palmer, W. F. Bancroft, and Frank L. Earnshaw 
T HE following table shows the open seasons 
for game in the United States and Canada 
arranged on a uniform plan. In its prepa¬ 
ration the proposed regulations for the protec¬ 
tion of migratory birds, which do not take 
effect until approved by the President, have 
been taken into consideration, and the dates 
under these regulations are inserted in black face 
type. As the regulations have not yet been 
approved, the opening of the season for 1913 
under existing law has been indicated except 
that where a species is unprotected by State 
law the season under the regulations is given. 
The seasons here shozmi are the open seasons 
under both Federal and State laws. 
The first date of the open season and the 
first date of the close season are given, so that 
close seasons may be found by reversing the 
dates. When the season is closed for several 
years, the first date on which shooting is per¬ 
mitted, as Nov. 10, 1916, appears in the table. 
A few unimportant species and the numer¬ 
ous local exceptions in Wisconsin, Maryland, 
North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas and Wash¬ 
ington have been omitted. The State laws of 
Maryland and the most general of the county 
laws of North Carolina have been followed. All 
the omitted seasons are published in “Game Laws 
for 1913” except the county seasons of Mary¬ 
land and North Carolina, which are published 
in posters of the Biological Survey. These 
publications may be had free on application 
to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, 
D. C. 
The term rabbit includes “hare'’ of the 
Canadian laws • quail, the bird known as “par¬ 
tridge” in the South; grouse, includes Canada 
grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse (known 
as the “partridge” in the North and ‘ pheasant" 
in the South), and all other members of the 
family except prairie chickens, ptarmigan and 
sage hens; introduced pheasant is restricted to 
the Old World pheasants, and goose includes 
“brant.” 
States are arranged geographically and 
grouped under the two zones defined in the 
regulations for the protection of migratory 
birds (Biol. Cir. No. 92). 
OPEN SEASONS ON BIG GAME AND UPLAND GAME, 1913 
State. 
big game:. 
Deer. 
Moose. 
UPLAND GAMEZ. 
Squirrel. 
Quail. 
Grouse. 
Prairie 
Chicken. 
Introduced 
Pheasant. 
Wild Turkey. 
Dove. 
Maine. 
New Hampshire. 
Vermont. 
Massachusetts.... 
Rhode Island.... 
Connecticut. 
New York . 
Long Island. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 160. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 160 .. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 2d 1 .. 
Nov. 17-Nov. 23.. 
No open season 
June 1, 1917.... 
Oct. 1-Nov. J6c?0. 
No open season 
New Jersey.... 
Pennsylvania.. 
Ohio..’. 
Indiana. 
Illinois.. . 
Michigan. 
Wisconsin.... 
Minnesota*... 
Nov. 1-Nov. 6<? 
Nov. 10-Nov. 26s 
No open season 
June 23, 1923.. 
Nov. 10-Dcc. It-. 
Nov. 11-Doc. 10.. 
Nov. 10-Nov. 30 
Iowa. 
North Dakota. 
South Dakota. 
Nebraska. 
Colorado. 
Wyoming_ 
Montana........ 
Idaho_ 
Oregon d. 
Washington... 
Alaska.. 
No .open season. 
Nov. 10, 1916.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1.. 
No open season. 
Oct. 1,1918. 
Oct. 1-Nov. l0d 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1... 
Sept. l'-Dec. 10... 
Aug. 1-Nov. Id*.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. If- 
Aug. 15-Nov. 2f.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1<?. 
No open season., 
No open season., 
No open season.. 
No open season. 
Sept. 1-Apr. 1... 
Oct. 1-Apr. 1. .. 
Sept. 15-Mar. 1.. 
Oct. 16-Mar. 1 — 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1 — 
Oct. 8-Jan. 1.... 
Oct. 1-Feb. 1_ 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1. . . 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1. . . 
Nov. 15-Dec. 5.. 
Apr. 1-Jan. 10... 
No open season.. 
No open season.., 
Nov. 10-Nov. 30s 
Sept. 1-Mar. 2... 
Oct. 10-Feb. If.. 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1J.. 
Oct. 1,1919*- 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1.. 
Oct. 12-No v. 13.. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1- 
Oct. 8-Nov. 24.. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 16... 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1... 
Sept. 15-Oct. 21. 
July 1-Oct. 1- 
July 2-Nov. 15.. 
Oct. 15,1915. 
Oct. 10-Feb.lf.. 
No open season.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1- 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1.. 
Oct. 12-Nov. 13.. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1 — 
Oct. 8-Nov. 24... 
Oct. 1, 1918. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1. .. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16. 
Noy. 1-Dec. 16.. 
Nov. 15, 1915... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 21. 
Nov. 11-Dec. 10. 
Nov. 1, 1917_ 
Oct. 1, 1915. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1 — 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1... 
Oct. 1-Dec.1. 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1... 
Oct. 12-Nov. 13 .. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1. ... 
Oct. 8-Nov. 24. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1. 
No open season... 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1.. 
Sept. 1, 1918.... 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
Oct. 1,1925. 
Aug. 20-Jan. 1*. 
Oct. 1-Nov. Id- 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15.. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 1-Nov. 16.. 
Oct. 1,1924. 
Sept. 25,1915... 
No open seasom. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1... 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1^... 
Oct. 1-Dec. If... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16. 
Oct.'15-Dec. 1... 
Nov. 15, 1915... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 21. 
July 2, 1920. . .. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1- 
Sept. 10-Dec. 1 J 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1J.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15.. 
Sept. 7-Nov. 2%'. 
Sept. 10-Oct. 10. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1.. 
Aug. 15-Oct. 11 
Sept. 15-Nov. 16 1 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1 — 
Aug. 15-Dec. 1.'* 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1 d.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. If.. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 2... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16.. 
Mar. 6, 1915. 
Nov. 11-Nov. 25. 
No open season.. 
Sept. 10-Oct. 1 f- 
Sept. 7-Nov. 7.. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1.. t 
S ept. 7-Nov ,2.. 
Sept. 10-Oct. 10. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1.. 
Aug. 15-Oct. 11 
Sept. 15-Nov. 16 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1— 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. If-- 
No open season... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Permit. 
Oct. 15 1920. 
Oct. 8-Nov. 24. .. 
Oct. 2,9,16,23,30cf 
Nov. 1-Jan. Is.. 
Sept. 1, 1915. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16d. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1- 
Nov. 15, 1915_ 
Mar. 6, 1915_ 
June 23, 1923. 
Nov. 1,1917. 
Oct. 1,1915_ 
No open season 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16. 
May 8, 1915. 
Oct. 1,1915_ 
No open season 
Jan. 1,1915. 
No open season... 
Sept. 1,1924_ 
Sept. 25,1915.. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season t 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1 f.. 
No open season.. 
June 23, 1923.... 
Nov. 1,1917. 
Nov. i-Dec. 15... 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season.. 
No.open season... 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
No open season.- 
No open season.. 
No open season... 
No open season.. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Nov. 15, 1915_ 
No open season... 
Aug. 16-Nov. 1... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Sept. 7-Nov. 7.. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
July 15-Sept. 1... 
Aug. 15-Sept. 1 f. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
July 15-Dec. If.. 
Sept. 1-Nov. Id.. 
Sept. 15-Nov. 1 f • 
Delaware. 
Maryland f. 
Dist. Columbia &. 
West Virginia.... 
Virginia. 
North Carolina!*. 
South Carolina... 
Georgia*_i_ 
Local laws. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1_ 
Oct. 15-Dec. Id*. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 10 . 
Local laws. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 10.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. Id 1 .. 
Floridaf*. 
Alabama. 
Mississippi..., 
Tennessee *.. 
Kentucky. ... 
Missouri. 
Arkansas. 
Louisiana. 
Texas. 
Oklahoma.... 
Kansas. 
New Mexico. 
Arizona. 
California *«. 
Nevada. 
Utah. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Nov. 1-Jan. Id*.. 
Nov. 15-Mar. Id 
Oct. 1, 1915 0 ... 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 1-Jan. Id.. 
Sept. 1-Feb. 1 !. 
Local laws. 
Nov. 1-Jan. Id 1 
Nov. 15-Dec. 15d0 
Mar. 24, 1921.... 
Oct. 1-Nov. 16d. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16d. 
July 1-Sept. Is . 
Oct. 15-Nov. 16cf 
Oct. 1-Oct. 16 !. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 25. 
Nov. 1-Fcb. 1. . 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1. . 
Sept. 1-Dec. 2... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1. .. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1.. 
Five local lawsc. 
Local laws. 
Aug. 1-Jan. 1J... 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1. . . 
Nov. 1-Dec. 25.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 15... 
Nuv. 1-Dec. 1 .. 
Nov. 1-Feb. le.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1 ... 
Nov. 15-Mar. 15!. 
Nov. 20-Mar. 1.. 
Local laws. 
Oct. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 15-Sept. 15 
Local laws. 
Nov. 15-Feb. 1 a 
July 1-Dec. 1.. . 
Four local laws * 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1 ... 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1 ... 
Dec. 1-Jart. 1.. . , 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1 + . 
Nov. 15-Mar. 1.. 
July31-Feb.lt. 
T 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1 J.. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1 ... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Nov. 15-Feb. 1. . 
Mar. 19, 1918.... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1 t . 
Oct. 15-Feb. 2 t- 
Oct. 15-Feb. 15 «. 
Oct. 15-Jan. 16 t . 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1 ! .. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1. . 
Nov. 1-Dec. 25., 
Nov. 1-Dec. 26. , 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1 c .. 
Local laws.. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 15. 
No open season.. 
No open season .. 
Dec. 1. 1916. 
Dec. 1,1916. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 25.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 26.. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1 c.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1_ 
Nov. 15-Mar. 15! 
Nov. 20-Mar. Id. 
Aug. 1-Jan. 1! .. 
Aug. 15-Dec. 25. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
*Nov. 1-Mar. 1... 
Aug. 15-Mar. 1.. 
Nov. 20-Mar. 1.. 
Dec. 1-Dec. 15. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1.. 
Dec. 1-Dec. 15. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1.. 
No open season. 
Dec. 1,1915__ 
No op6n season. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 11. 
Dec. 1,1915. 
Dec. 1-Jan. 1_ 
No open season. 
No open season. 
Dec. 1,1915. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 2— 
Sept. 1-Nov. 16 . 
No opeti season.. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1... 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16... 
Oct. 6-Oct. 16... 
Nov. 1,1916_ 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1.. 
Mar. 19,1918.... 
June 14,1917..., 
Oct. 1-Jan. 2.- 
No open'season.. 
Nov. 1,1916_ 
Nov. 1,1914_ 
Mar. 19,1918.... 
June 14,1917... 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1_ 
Dec. 1-Apr. Id.. 
Jan. 1-May Id 1 ... 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1!.. 
Sept. L-Feb. 1.. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1. . . 
Sept. 1-May 1... 
Nov. 15-Apr. Id 1 
Dec. 1-Apr. 1.. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1 a 
Aug. 1-Mar. 1... 
July 1-Mar. 1- 
Aug. 1-Apr. 15!. 
Aug. 1-Feb. 1... 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1... 
No open season.. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Aug. 15-May 1.. 
Nov. l^Jan. 16.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16.. 
No open season. 
July 1-Oct. 1... 
June 1-Feb. 2.. 
July 15-Oct. 1.. 
No open season.. 
Br. Columbia /... 
Yukon *. 
Alberta. 
Saskatchewan /.. 
Northwest Ter. .. 
Manitoba. 
Ontario. 
Quebec. 
New Brunswick.. 
Nova Scotia. 
Pr. Edward Isl. * . 
Newfoundland '... 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Nov. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Nov. 
Sept, 
Sept. 
Oct. 
1-Dec. 16 / 
. 1-Mar. 1_ 
1-Dec. 15... 
15-Dec. 1 /. 
1-Apr. If... 
1-Dec. 15... 
1-Nov. 16 /. 
.1-Jan.1 / .. 
15-Dec. 1... 
1, 1915. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1_ 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1_ 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15... 
Nov. 15-Dec. 1 /.. 
Dec. 1-Apr. If... 
Dec. 1-Dec. 15... 
Oct. 16-Nov. 16 /. 
Sept. 1-Jan. If... 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1 .. 
Sept. 16-Nov. 16 / 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1 
No open season/.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16.. 
Oct. 15-Feb. 1.. 
Nov. 15-Dec. 2.. 
Aug. 1-Jan. 1- 
Nov. 15-Dec. 2.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1 .. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1.. 
Sept. 20-Mar. 1.. 
Aug. 15-Mar. 1. .. 
Sept. 15-Apr. 1 / . 
Sept. 1-Mar. 15.. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1_ 
Sept. 15-Nov. 16. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1_ 
Oct. 1-Oct. 20.... 
Oct. 15-Nov. 16 .. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 15 .. 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1 -. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1. 
Sept. 20-Jan. 1 . 
No open season /. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 15.., 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1. 
Sept. 15-Nov. 16. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1.... 
Oct. 1-Oct. 20.... 
Oct. 15-Nov. 16... 
No open season f. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
Oct. 1,1920 . 
Oct. 15-Nov. 16.. 
Nov. 15-Dec.2... 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
