546 
November, 1917 
FOREST AND STREAM 
OPEN SEASONS FOR GAME 
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THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 1917 
[Compiled by George A. Lawyer, W. F. Bancroft, and Frank L. Earnshaw.] 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
THE OPEN SEASONS HERE SHOWN ARE INCLUSIVE OF BOTH DATES. When the season is closed for a fixed 
period the date terminating the closed season is given. . . 
The county seasons of North Carolina will be given on a special poster and local exceptions in Tennessee and Virginia will be 
published in “Game Laws for igi 7 -” • „ . , „ , 
The term rabbit includes “hare;’’ quail, the bird known as “partridge” in the South; grouse includes Canada grouse, sharp tailed 
grouse, ruffed grouse (known as “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. 
PERSONS ARE ADVISED to secure from State game commissioners full text of game laws in States where hunting is con¬ 
templated, as provisions of minor importance are omitted from this poster. Special poster, “Game Laws for 1917/’ and 
directory of game officials may be had free on application to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
** Under the regulations for the protection of migratory birds the season is closed until September 1, 1918, on swans, 
wood duck, cranes, curlew, godwits, upland plover and all the smaller shore birds, and band-tailed pigeon in the United States. 
Under proposed amendments of the Federal regulations, if approved by the President on or after October 15, 1917, the season 
on waterfowl, coot, and gallinules will be extended to December 31 in Colorado and Idaho, and will be closed on December 31 
in Nevada Pennsylvania, and in eastern Oregon. Under a bill recently passed by the Canadian Parliament to give effect to the 
Migratory’ Bird Treaty, all open seasons on migratory game birds in Canada will be limited by regulation to not exceeding 
t'A months between September 1 and March 10. _ 
J ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS. 
Alaska.— Moose (male), caribou, sheep, 
north Lat. 62°, Aug. i-Dec. 10. Moose, 
south Lynn Canal, caribou on Kenai Penin¬ 
sula, and sheep on Kenai Peninsula east of 
Long. 150°, 1918. Ewes and lambs on 
Kenai Peninsula and that part of Alaska 
north of Lat. 6o° and west of Long. T 4 lQ . 
T919. Goat, in southeastern Alaska and on 
Kenai Peninsula, 1918. Large brown bear, 
south Lat. 62°, Oct. i-July 1 : north, un¬ 
protected. Deer on Duke, Gravina, Kodipk. 
Kruzof, Long, San Juan, Suemez, and Za- 
rembo Islands, 1918; on Hinckinbrock and 
Montague Islands, i 9 T 9 - 
Alabama. — Squirrel, also May 15-June 
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Arkansas. — Gobblers, additional open 
season Mar. 15-Apr. 30. 
Arizona. —Bobwhite quad, no open sea¬ 
son. , 
California. —Deer (male, except spike 
buck), in Districts 2 and 3, Aug. i-Sept. 
14; in District 4, Sept. i-Sept. 30; in Dis¬ 
tricts 1, 23, 24, 25, and 26, Aug. 15-Oct. 14. 
Mountain quail, in Districts t, 23, 24, 25, 
and 26, Sept. i-Nov. 30. Bobwhite quad, 
in State, no open season. Sage hen, in 
District 4, no open season. Dove, in Dis¬ 
trict r, Aug. i-Oct. 31. For counties in 
each game district see “Game Laws for 
1917.” 
Connecticut.— Deer, if reported to Com¬ 
missioner within 24 hours, may be killed 
by use of shotgun on person’s own land. 
Delaware.— Dove, Newcastle county, no 
open season. 
District of Columbia. —Hunting permit¬ 
ted only on marshes of Eastern Branch 
north of Anacostia bridge and on Virginia 
shore of Potomac. 
Georgia. —Fox squirrel, Jan. 1, 1918. 
Doves, also Aug. i-Aug. 30. 
Idaho. —Deer in Boundary, Bonner, 
Benewah, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, 
Lewis, Nez Perce, and Shoshone Counties, 
Oct. 16-Dec. 31 ; in Fremont County, no 
open season. Elk, in Idaho County, Nov. 
i-Nov. 30. Chinese pheasant, in Ada, Can¬ 
yon, Gem, Gooding, and Nez Perce Coun¬ 
ties, Nov. i-Nov. 10. 
Kansas. —Fox squirrel, Sept. i-Dec. 31; 
other squirrels, no open season. 
Louisiana. — Deer, south of Vernon, 
Rapides, Avoyelles, and Concordia Par¬ 
ishes and Mississippi State Line, Oct. 1- 
Jan. 20 (deer season fixed by commis¬ 
sion). Florida duck (black duck), Nov. 
r-Fcb. 15. 
Maine.— Deer, in Androscoggin, Cumber¬ 
land. Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, 
Waldo, and York Counties, Nov. i-Nov. 
32. Commission may make local regula¬ 
tions. 
Maryland. — Squirrels, in Allegany, Sept. 
15-Dec. 24; in Cecil County, Aug. 25-Oct. 
25; in Frederick, Aug. 25-Dec. 24; Anne 
Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Dorchester, 
Prince George, and Talbot, Nov. 10-Dec. 
24; in St. Mary, unprotected; rest of State, 
also Nov. 10-Dec. 24. Quail, in Frederick 
County, Nov. io, 1921. Pheasant, grouse, 
in Harford and Wicomico, and wild tur¬ 
key, in Harford County, no open season. 
Doves, in Talbot County only, Aug. 15- 
Dec. 24. 
Massachusetts. —Flare or white rabbit, in 
Bristol and Norfolk Counties, 1920; Euro¬ 
pean hares, in Berkshire County, unpro¬ 
tected. Quail, in Hampden and Middlesex 
Counties, July 1, 1922; in Essex County, 
1919. Pheasants, in Barnstable, Berkshire, 
Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, and 
Worcester Counties only. Woodcock, in 
Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hamp¬ 
shire Counties, Oct. 20-Nov. 30. 
Michigan. — Deer, in Berrien, Calhoun, 
Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, 
Oakland, and St. Clair Counties, Nov. 10, 
1920; Bois Blanc Island, Nov. 10, 1918 
Minnesota.— Ruffed grouse, Oct. 15, 
1920; zvhite-breasted and sharp-tailed 
grouse, Sept. 16-30. Plover, Sept. 16, 1920; 
ycllowlegs, Sept. 16-30. 
Montana.— Deer, in Custer, Dawson, 
Richland, Rosebud, and Yellowstone, Oct. 
1, 1922. Elk, in Flathead, Lincoln, Phillips, 
Teton, and parts of Missoula and Powell 
Counties, Oct. i-Nov. 30; in Carbon, Gal¬ 
latin, Madison, Park, Stillwater, and Sweet 
Grass Counties, Oct. i-Dec. 14; balance of 
State, no open season. 
Nebraska.— Plover, no open season; 
yellowlcgs, Sept. 16-Dec. 15. 
Nevada.— Valley quail and doves, sea¬ 
sons fixed by county commissioners. 
New Hampshire.— Deer, Coos County. 
Oct. 15-Dec. 15; Carroll and Grafton Coun¬ 
ties, Nov. i-Dec. 15; rest of State, Dec. 
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New Mexico.— Deer and wild turkey 
seasons apply north of Lat. 35 0 ; south, 
Oct. 25-Nov. 25. 
New York.— Deer (male), in Adiron- 
dacks, Oct. i-Nov. 15; in Ulster County, 
nine towns in Sullivan County, and in Deer 
Park, Orange County, Nov. 1-15; on own 
land in Columbia, Dutchess, and Rensse¬ 
laer, with shotguns only, O'ct. I-Nov. 15 
Introduced pheasant, protected by order of 
commissioner in several counties. When 
date of open or close season falls on Sun¬ 
day, season opens or closes on preceding 
Saturday. 
North Carolina. —See Special Poster for 
local laws. 
North Dakota. — White-breasted and 
sharp-tailed grouse, Sept. 16-Oct. 16; ruffed 
grouse, in Bottineau, Cavalier, Pembina, 
and Roulette Counties only, Oct. 1-10. 
Oklahoma.— Bear, in Blaine, Caddo, Co¬ 
manche, Kiowa, and Major Counties, no 
open season; rest of State unprotected. 
Oregon. — East of Cascades: Deer 
(males), in Harney and Malheur Coun¬ 
ties, Aug. 15-Oct. 15. Quail, in Klamath 
County, Oct. i-Oct. 10. Prairie chicken, in 
Sherman, Union, and Wasco Counties, Oct. 
i-Oct. 15. Chinese pheasant (.male), in 
Union County, Oct. i-Oct. 10. Sage hen, 
in Harney and Malheur Counties, Aug. 1- 
