566 
FOREST AND STREAM 
OPEN SEASONS FOR GAME 
IN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CANADA, 1915 
[Compiled by T. S. PALMER, W. F. BANCROFT, and FRANK L. EARNSHAW.] 
The following table shows the open seasons for game in the United States and Canada arranged on a uniform plan. In its preparation the P 
by the regulations for the protection of migratory birds, as amended 0cto ^” I ’^ 4 ’ h ^ v „ e n b _% n .‘ nS ® I l e £ state LAWS^ 
THE SEASONS HERE SHOWN ARE THE OPEN SEASONS UNDER BO J,? F ®DERA:^ L qsE SKASONS^AY BE FOUND BY REVERSING THE DATES. 
The first date of the open season and the first date of the close season are given, so that CLOSE SEASUJNS may be rvunvr. 
When the season is closed for several years, the first date a^d Wisconsin have been omitted. All the omitted 
seasons^urbrS^dS^^aVe^aws 6 e*£t Vbounty seasons of North’ Carolina, which will be published in Poster No. 33 of the Biological Survey. 
These publications may be had free on application to the Secretary of Agncu re, as g( !“®*“ ’_ ’ lnc i u a es Canada grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse 
tknown^ ^tr^ STM>. SKT prairie Sickens, ptarmigan, and sage hens; intro- 
dUC6d l^ate^are ^arr^ng^d* geographically* 1 an^groupe^tmder t^JfdS- "“the regulations for the protection of migratory birds (See Game Laws of x„ 5 ). 
State. 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
Maine*..— 
New Hampshire*. 
Vermont. 
Massachusetts- 
Rhode Island. 
Connecticut.. 
New York* *. 
Long Island*..... 
New Jersey.. 
Pennsylvania. 
Ohio. 
Indiana. 
Illinois.. 
Michigan.. 
Wisconsin*.. 
Minnesota ...... 
Iowa. 
North Dakota.... 
South Dakota..., 
Nebraska.. 
Colorado. 
Wyoming*. 
Montana.. 
Idaho*. 
Oregon *. 
Washington* ... 
Alaska*. 
Bl<3 GAME. 
Deer. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16.. . 
Oct. 15-Dec. 16... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 2d 1 .. 
Nov. 15-Nov. 21.. 
No open season... 
June 1, 1917*. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 16<f.. 
No open season... 
Oct 13, 20,27, Nov. 3 
Dec. 1-Dec. 16 cf . 
No open season... 
June 23, 1925. 
Nov. 10-DeC. It*. 
Nov. 11-Dec. lc? 
Nov.10-Nov.30. 
52 
53 
54 
65 
56 
57 
68 
69 
00 
61 
62 
63 
Delaware. 
Maryland....... 
Dist. Columbia... 
West Virginia.... 
Virginia*....- 
North Carol maf*. 
South Carolina *.. 
Georgia*. 
Florida.. 
Alabama.... 
Mississippi.. 
Tennessee * .... 
Kentucky.. 
Missouri. 
Arkansas. 
Louisiana. 
Texas—.. 
Oklahoma*. 
Kansas.. 
New Mexico* ... 
Arizona... 
California *. 
Nevada. 
Utah*...... 
No open season 
Nov. 10, 1920. .. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1- 
No open season... 
Oct. 1,1918. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 16 ... 
Oct. 1-Dec. 15 
Sept. 1-Dec. Id-- 
Aug. 15-Nov. Id . 
Sept. 15-Nov. 1.. 
Aug. 15-Nov. 2. 
M 008 E. 
Nov. 1,1919 .... 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season.. 
No open season. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Nov. 10-Nov. 30<f 
Br. Columbia*... 
Yukon *.. 
Alberta. 
Saskatchewan * .. 
Northwest Ter. **. 
Manitoba*. 
Ontario*.- 
Quebec*- 
New Brunswick* 
Nova Scotia*- 
Pr. Edward Isl.*. 
Newfoundland .. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 25.. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1... 
Oct. 15-Dec. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1 ... 
Local laws. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1.... 
Oct. 1-Dec. Id ... 
Nov. 20-Mar. 10- 
Nov. 1-Jan. Id. ., 
Nov. 15-Mar. id 
Oct. 1, 1917-- 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1.... 
Nov. 1-Jan. Id -.. 
Nov. 11-^Tan. 11.. 
Sept. 15-Jan. 6 * 
Nov. 1-Jan. Id. 
Nov. 1-Dec.Id... 
Mar. 24, 1921. 
Oct'. 16-No v. 6d* 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16d.. 
Aug. 1-Sept. 15 d. 
Sept. 15-Oct. 16- 
Oct. 15-Nov. Id- 
Sept. 1,1918*.... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Oct. 1,1925. 
Aug. 20-Jan. Id 
UPLAND GAMI 
Rabbit. 
Oct. 1-Apr. 1- 
Oct. 1-Mar. 1... 
Sept. 15-Mar. 1.. 
Oct. 12-Mar. 1— 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1- 
Oct. 8-Jan. 1J... 
Oct. 1-Feb. 1— 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1... 
Nov. 16-Dec. 16. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1 .. 
Nov. 15-Dec. 5.. 
Apr. l^Jan. 10... 
Aug. 31-Feb. 1.. 
Oct. 1-Mar. 2_ 
Oct. 10-Feb. 1... 
Oct. 1-Mar. It. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 16... 
Sept. 1-Mar. Id.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15 d . 
Nov. 15-Dec. Id . 
Dec. 1-Apr. 1... 
Dec. 1-Dec. 15 d 
Nov. 1-Nov. 16 . 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1 .. 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1.. 
Oct. 1,1918. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1.. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 25- 
Nov, 1-Feb. 1... 
Oct. 15-Jan. 1... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Nov. 15-Sept. 15 
Squirrel. 
Sept. 1-Nov. If.. 
Oct. 1, 1919. 
Sept. 15-Dec. I.. 
Oct 12-Nov. 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-Nov. 1 ... 
Aug. 1-Feb. 1... 
1920.. 
Oct. 10-Feb. If.. 
Quail. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1..*; 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1.... 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1.. 
No open season. 
No open season... 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1. 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1... 
Oct. 12-Nov. 13f. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1.... 
Oct. 8-Nov. 24.... 
Oct. 1, 1918. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1.... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16.. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1 ... 
Nov. 15, 1917- 
Nov. 10-Dec. 21. * 
Nov. 11-Dec. 10.. 
1920. 
Oct. 1, 1921. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Nov. l-Nov.J.6... 
Oct. 1,1924.*,..... 
Aug. 1, 1919. 
No open season .. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1.. .- 
No open season*.. 
Sept.-15-Nov. It- 
Grouse. 
Sept 15-Nov. 15.. 
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. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16.. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1.... 
Nov. 15, 1917_ 
Nov. 10-Dec. 21.. 
July 2, 1920. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1 1 - •• 
Oct. 1-Dec. 11*.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15... 
Sept. 7-Nov.2J.. 
Sept. 10-Oct 10.. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1... 
Aug. 15-Oct. 11 .. 
Sept. 15-Nov. 16 . 
Sept. 15-Oct. 16*. 
Aug. 15-Dec. 1... 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1.... 
Sept. 15-Nov. If. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 2- 
Sept. 1-Dec. 16 .. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1 d . - 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15 d - 
Nov. 15-Dec. 1 d . 
Dec. 1-Apr. 1- 
Dec. 1-Dec. 15d - 
Oct. 16-Nov. 16 d 
Sept 1-Jan. Id •• 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1 d 
Sept.16-Nov.30 d 
Oct. 15-Jan. 1J . 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1., 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16.. 
Oct. 15-Feb. 1.... 
Oct. 1-Mar. 1. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1- 
Sept. 20-Jan. 1... 
Sept. 1-Oct. 16.. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 25. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Sept. 15-Dec. 1. 
Five local laws.-. 
Local laws. 
Aug. 1-Jan. If.... 
Oct. 1-Mar. T- 
Oct. 1-Mar. 1.... 
June 1-Jan. 1.. .. 
Nov. 15-Feb. 1*.. 
June 1-Jan. 1.... 
Oct. 1-Feb. 16... 
Sept. 1-Jan. It*. 
June 1-Dec. It - -- 
Sept. 1-Jan. 2}... 
Nov. 15-Dec. 2. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1 — 
Nov. 10-Dec. 25.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 15— 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1.... 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1. — 
Nov. 15-Mar. 15f. 
Nov. 20-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 20-Mar. 10.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1- 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1_ 
Nov. 15-Jan. If.. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1 ... 
Nov. 10-Jan. 1 — 
Dec. 1-Feb. 1.... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 16... 
Dec. 1-Feb. 1- 
Nov. 30-Jan. 1.. 
Mar. 19, 1918.... 
Oct. 25-Jan. It*. 
Oct. 15-Feb. 2 t* . 
Oct. 15-Jan. It.. 
Sept. 15-Jan. 1.. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1 f . 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16 .. 
1, 1920.... 
14,1916... 
15-Jan.1. 
Prairie 
Chicken. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1.. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 25. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 26.. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1... 
Nov.JL-Feb. 1... 
Local laws. 
Dec. i, 1916*.*.".*! 
Dec. 1-Dec. 20.. 
Nov. 15-Dec. 15. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1.. 
No open season.. 
Dec. 1-Jan. 1 ... 
No open season . 
Sept. 16-Nov. 26 
No open season.. 
Oct. 15-Jan. 1... 
Sept. 15-Jan. 1 . 
Sept. 1-Sept. 16. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16. 
Oct. 15-Nov. 1.. 
Oct. 1-Oct. 16... 
1920. 
Sept.7-Oct.2... 
Sept. 7-Nov. 7... 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1... 
Sept. 7-Nov. 2.. 
Sept. 10-Oct. 10. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1.. 
Aug. 15-Oct. 11.. 
Sept. 1-Nov. 16 . 
Sept. 15-Oct. 16* 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Sept. 15-Nov. 2. 
Introduced 
Pheasant. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Oct. 12-Nov. 13*. 
Nov. 1,1920... 
Oct 8-Nov. 24. 
Oct. 21,28, Nor. 4,11 dt 
Nov. 1-Jan. Id.. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 16d. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1.... 
Nov. 15, 1917- 
No open season... 
June 23, 1925*- 
1920.. 
Oct. 1,1921. 
No open season... 
Oct. 1,1917. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Sept. 1,1924. 
Aug. 1,1919- 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
No open season}:. 
Oct. 1-Oct. 15 f.. 
Wild Turkey. 
No open 
No open 
No open 
No open 
Mar. 13, 1919 ... 
Oct, 15-Dec. 1.. 
No open season.. 
June 23, 1925.... 
1920. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15.. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 15... 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16 ... 
Sept. 1-Mar. 15... 
Oct. 1-Dec. 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. If... 
Oct. 15-Nov. 15.. 
Sept. 20-Jan. 1... 
No open season.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 1... 
Dec. 1-Jan. 1... 
Nov. 1,1916.... 
No open season 
Mar. 19, 1918... 
Mar. 18, 1920 .. 
Sept. 15-Jan. 1. 
No open season. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16... 
Sept. 1-Mar. 15... 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1. 
Sept. 15-Nov. 16.. 
Sept 1-Jan. 1- 
Oct. 1-Oct. 20.... 
Oct. 15-Nov. 16... 
No open season.. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 25. 
No*open season... 
Dec. 1,1916. 
Dec. 1-Dec. 20.. 
Nov. 15-Dec. 15. 
Dec. 1-Jan. It.. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Dec, Wan. 1.... 
Nov. 1,1916. 
No open season . 
Mar. 19,1918_- 
No open season.. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
Sept. 1, 1920.... 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season . 
No open season. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16 d . 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Oct. 1,1920.*.... 
Oct. 14,1916.... 
No open season .. 
No open Beason. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 25. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 26.. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 1... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1... 
Nov. 15-Mar. 15f 
Nov.20-Mar. Id. 
Nov. 20-Mar. 10. 
Dec. 1-Apr. Id.. 
Jan. 1-May Id... 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1 .. 
Sept. 1-Feb. 1.. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1. .. 
Nov. 11-Jan. 11* 
Nov. 1-Feb. 16*. 
Dec. 1-Apr. 1.... 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1.. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 1*. . 
Oct. 1-Dec. 16... 
No open season.. 
Dove. 
open 
open 
open 
open 
season., 
season., 
season.. 
season., 
season., 
season. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 15, 1917... 
No open season.. 
Aug. 15-Sept. 1 \ 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Sept. 7, 1918.... 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
July 15-Sept. 1.. 
Aug. 15-Sept. 1. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
July 15-Dec. 1 t- 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 .. 
No open season.. 
Aug. 1-Jan. 11* • 
Aug. 15-Dec. 25 f 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. i... 
Aug. 15-Mar. 1.. 
Nov. 20-Mar. 1.. 
Nov. 20-Mar. 10. 
Aug. 1-Mar. 1... 
july 1-Mar. 1.... 
Aug. 15-Jan. 1.. 
Aug. 1-Feb. 1... 
Aug. 1-Nov. 11. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 10.. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1 ,. 
No open season.. 
Aug. 16-Ocfc 1.. 
June 1-Feh»2... 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1... 
Aug. 15-8ept. 1. 
Nov. 15-Dec. 2... 
open seaso 
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