NOTES ON MEDINA LAKE 
Probably at no other place in Amer¬ 
ica are black bass caught with such 
frequency and certainty as in Medina 
Lake. This beautiful artificial body of 
water, 31 miles northwest of San An¬ 
tonio, Tex., was occasioned by the 
building (for irrigation purposes) of 
the famous Medina Dam. 
Because of the enormous catches in 
1914 of this game-fish, which practi¬ 
cally amounted to a slaughter, a special 
law was passed by the legislature pro¬ 
hibiting the sale and purchase of fish 
and limiting the catch from this lake. 
The text and provisions of the law were 
flawless, but the services of a man who 
had the courage to enforce them were 
unavailable until this year, when George 
By WILLIAM HARRISON FURLONG 
D. Hunter, appointed by Governor of 
Texas, commenced his duties as a game 
warden, May 1, 1923, which, after a 
closed period (March and April), was 
the opening date of the fishing season 
Notwithstanding the threats of anony¬ 
mous parties opposing the enforcing of 
the fishing regulations, this man stood 
firm, and as a result has to his credit, 
on account of the flagrant violations 
of these regulations since May 1st, more 
arrests and convictions than all of those 
of previous wardens combined since 
1915. 
Mr. George A. Lawyer, U. S. Federal 
Game Warden, Washington, investi¬ 
gated recently the conditions at the lake, 
and expressed himself highly pleased. 
Owing to the inaccessibility of this 
lake some years ago, funds amount¬ 
ing to $52,000 were raised through sub¬ 
scriptions made by San Antonians to 
build a road that might be traveled 
twelve months in the year, regardless 
of the weather conditions and operated 
on a toll basis. It proved to be a suc¬ 
cessful venture. 
Realizing the necessity of replenish¬ 
ing the lake, the local sportsmen again 
contributed, this time for the purpose 
of establishing a fish hatchery. The 
project is now financed and construc¬ 
tion will start next week. 
The hatchery, with a capacity of 
about 200,000 bass, will be operated and 
(Continued on page 544) 
OPEN SEASONS FOR GAME, 1923-24 
^ -p, RSSKAV ,- Assistant, Interstate Commerce in Game, Bureau of Biological Suriey] 
[Compiled by George A. Lawyer, Chtf V. . amt artn, an - ■ - ’ date terminating the closed season U given 
T H* OPEN SEASONS HERE SHOWN ARE INCLUSIVE 0, BOTH bates, when the ee^on , ci.ed Axed^enod ^ 
The Reasons in certain counties of North Carolina may be a on pp . tailed grouse ruffed grouse (known as “partridge’' in the North and “pheasant 
Stats 
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Alabama. 
Alaska °. 
Arizona. 
Arkansas. 
California. 
Colorado. 
Connecticut 0 . 
Delaware... 
District of Columbia 0 .. 
Florida °*. 
Georgia *... 
Hawaii ... 
Idaho t°--> 
Illinois. 
Indiana.... 
Iowa. 
Kansas. 
Kentucky.. 
Louisiana . 
Maine®.... 
Maryland. 
Massachusetts. 
Michigan 0 . 
Minnesota.. 
Mississippi °.. 
Missouri. 
Montana. 
Nebraska. 
N evada °. 
New Hampshire. 
New Jersey. 
New Mexico. 
New York °. 
Long Island.... 
North Carolina ° ... 
North Dakota. 
Ohio. 
Oklahoma. 
East. 
Oregon^ 
West. . . 
Pennsylvania. 
Rhode Island. 
South Carolina .... 
South Dakota. 
Tennessee. 
Texas. 
Utah 0 . 
Vermont. 
Virginia t. 
WaahingtonjTCwV'. 
West Virginia. 
Wisconsin*. 
Wyoming. 
64 
Alberta.. 
British Columbia • ° . . .. 
Manitoba... 
Now Brunswick .. 
Northwest Territories °. . 
Nova Scotia. 
Ontario*. 
Prince Edward Island*.. 
Quebec. 
Saskatchewan *. 
Yukon . 
big game 
UPLAND GAMEZ 
Deeb 
Moosx 
Rabbit 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 cf 
Sept. 1-Nov. 15 rf 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1 J .. 
Nov. 10- Jan. 15 «f “ 
Aug. 1-Sept. 14 cf 0 
Oct. 12-Oct. 15 cf 
( a ) 
Nov. 20-Fcb. 15. 
Aug. 20-Dec. 31 cfj 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 . 
Apr. 1-Qct. 31.. 
No open season ° 
Nov. 10, 1929 ... 
No open s -ason.. 
No open season.. 
Mar. 21,1925. 
Nov. 15,1925.... 
Oct. 15-Dec. 31 ° 
Oct. 16-Nov. 30° 
Nov. 10.1926 ... 
Dec. 3-Dec. 8_ 
Nov. 10-Nov. 30 cf 
No op^n season.. 
Nov. 15-Mar. 1 <f - 
Dec 1-Dec. 31 cf ■ 
Oct 15-Nov.15 cf° 
No open season... 
Oct. 16-Oct. 21 cf " 
K lct. 15-Nov. 30 °. 
Doc. 17-Dec. 2lcf 
Nov. 20-Nov.30<f 
Oct.15-Nov.15cf ° 
No open season... 
Local laws. 
No open season .. 
No open season... 
Nov. 15, 1931.... 
Sept- 10 -Oct. 31 cf 
Sopt. 10-Oct. 31 <f 
Dec. 1-Doc. 15 cf . 
No open season.. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Nov. 1-Jan. 15... 
Nav. 1-Dec. 15 . 
Nov. 15-Dec. 31. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Squirrel 
Quall 
Grouse . 1 
Sept. 15-Jan.3l.. 
May 15-Jan. 15... 
Sept. 1,1925 t - - - 
No open season +. 
Oct. 8-Nov. 23... 
Sept. 1-Oct. 15.. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... - 
Nov. 20-Feb.l5°. 
Oct. 1-Feb. 29 t°. 
No open season... 
Sept. 1-Dec. 31 cf 
Nov. 1-Nov. 30 <f . 
Dec. 20-Dec. 31 cf 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 <f 
Oct. 20-Oct. 30 <f . 
Nov. 5-Nov. 17 cf 
Oct. 1-Fob. 1 °... 
( a ) 
(°) „ 
Oct. 15-Nov. 30 <f 
Nov. l3-Nov.42cf °. 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 <f 
No open season.. 
No open season. 
open 
open 
season. 
season. 
Nov. 10-Jan. 1°... 
Apr. I-Jan 9. 
Nov. 15-Dec. 31.. 
July 1-Feb. 29... 
Oct. l-Feb. J 29.... 
Nov. 10-Jan. 1 — 
Oct. 20-Fob. 29° 
Oct. 15-Jan. 31 ° 
Oct. 15-Mar. 1 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 1 
Oct. 1-Feb. 29... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 15.. 
Oct. 15-Mar.1 t a - 
Oct 15-Mar. 1 t°- 
Sept. 1-Dec. 1°.. 
Aug. 1-Nov. 30.. 
Sept. i-Jan. 1- 
Aug. 1-Jan. It 0 
July 1-Dec. 15 — 
Oct. 1-Mar. 1... 
Oct. 1-Oct. 311 -- 
Sept. 1-Oct. 15 ° . 
Oct. 20-Nov. 20 .. 
Oct.15-Oot.31t.- 
Oct. 15-Jan. If.. 
June 1-Dec. 31... 
Sept. 16-Dec. 31. 
6ct. i, i929.: rrtt 
Nov. 10-Dec. 15.. 
Nov. 20-Nov. 30 J 
Oct. 10-Nov. 15 t- 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 
Local laws. 
Nov. 10-Jan. 1... 
Nov. 1-Dec. 14 <f 0 
<°) 
Dec. 1-Dec. 10 <f 
No open season.. 
Oct. 1, 1925. 
Oct. 1. 1926. 
No open season. 
1925 0 . 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15... 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31.. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1.. 
Oct. 1-Feb. 29... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1... 
Sept. 15-Oct. 20.. 
Oct. 1-Dec. 31... 
Oct. 20-Jan. 15 t- 
No open season 
Sept. 15-Oct. 151 
Nov. 1-Nov. 30 J. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31.. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1.. 
June 1-Jan. 1- 
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 t . 
Aug. 15-Feb. 1 j- 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Sept. 1-Nov. 30.. 
Oct. 15-Jan. 1 . 
Nov. 1-Feb. 29.. 
Oct 15-Dec. 311 a 
l)cc. 20-Feb. 29f 
Nov. 1-Jan. 15 t ° 
Oct. 1, 1930. 
Oct. 8, 1925 .... 
Nov. 15-Dec. 31.. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 20-Feb. 15.. 
Nov. 20-Feb. 29. 
Nov. 1-Jan. 31.. 
Nov. 1-Nov. 15 t- 
Nov. 10-Dec. 10.. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 20 
Nov. 1,1927. 
No open season 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1 — 
Nov. 15-Mar. 1.. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 10-Jan. 1 — 
Oct. 20-Nov. 20 °. 
Oct. 15, 1926.. 
Oct. 15-Nov. 20.. 
Nov. 1-Mar. 1.... 
Nov. 10-Dec. 31.. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Sopt. 24-Sept.30°t 
No open season.. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 15° 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 J.. 
Oct. 1,1925 0 - 
Nov. 1-Dec. SI... 
Local laws. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
Dec. 1-Dec. 31. .. 
No open season °. 
Oct. 14-Oct. 28°. 
Nov. 1-Nov. 30.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31... 
Nov. 29-Mar. 1... 
No open season... 
Nov. 25-Jan. 15 °. 
Dec. 1-Jan. 31 — 
No open season®.. 
Sept. 15-Nov. 30. 
Nov. 1-Feb. I°... 
8 
Nov. 1-Nov. 30... 
No open season... 
1925. 
Praibie Chicken 
Nov. 15-Dec. 14. 
Sept. 1-Mar. 1- 
No open season... 
Dec. 15-Jan. 15 .. 
Sept. 15-Oct. 14.. 
Sept. 15-Oct. 1... 
Oct. 8-Nov. 23... 
Nov. 15-Dec. 31.. 
No open season... 
Nov. 25-Dec. 19.. 
No open season... 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 f 
No open season... 
Nov. 10-Doc. 20. 
Nov. 1-Doc. 15.. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 15-Jan. 1... 
Oct. 1-Nov. 30 ... 
Nov. 10-Jan. 1 
Oct. 20-Nov. 20.. 
Oct. 15-Nov. 20° 
No open season ° 
No open season .. 
Sept. 15-Sept. 24° 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1- 
Sept. 24-Sept. 30. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 30 
Nov. 1-Dec. 14<J‘ 
Dec. 1 -Sic . 10<f 
Sept. 15-Nov. 14° Oct 1-Nov. 30 <f 
Sept. 1-Apr. l<f° 
Oct. 16-Oct. 31 <f ° 
Sept. 15-Nov. 15 
Sept. 1-Nov. 30. 
Nov.15-Dec.14if ° 
Aug. 1-Mar. 1 <f .. 
Newfoundland.. 
Lower California (Northern DUtriet) * 
Sept. 1-Feb. 29 <f 
Sept. 1-Apr. 1 <f ° 
Oct. 1-Nov. 15<f° 
Sept. 15-Nov. I5<f ° . 
Sept.* l(b-Doc. 3i°. 
Nov.15-Dec.14cf • 
Aug. 1-Mar. 1 <f .. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 1-Feb. 29... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1.. 
Oct. 15-Jan. 31. 
No open season. 
r . 
Dec. 15, 1928 .... 
Sept. 15-Oct. 1. 
No open season... 
No open season .. 
Nov. 10-Nov. 21 
Oct. 15-Oct. 31 . 
Sept. 1, 1927_ 
Sept. 20-Sept. 30 
NoV.'iVmo:::: 
Introduced 
Pheasant 
Wild Turkey 
No open season... 
1926. 
Sept. 16-Oct. 1... 
No open season.. 
Sept. 15-Sept. 24 < 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1... 
Aug. 16-Aug. 31 
Nov. 15-Dec. 15.. 
No open season. 
Oct. 1-Nov. 15° 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 
Local laws. 
Sept 16-Oct 16 X° 
Nov. 15-Nov. 25.. 
Sept*. Yo’-Oct* 31 . 
Sopt. 10-Oct. 31 0 
Nov. 1-Nov. 30.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31... 
No open season... 
Sept. 16-Oct. 15.. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
No open season 0 .. 
Oct. 1-Oct. 31... 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1 °. - ■ 
Oct. l^ov. 30.. 
Oct. 4-Oct 8°... 
Sept. 15-Nov. 15. 
Nov. 10-Dec. 15. 
No open season.. 
Sept. 16-Oct. 16.. 
No open season.. 
No open season . 
No open season.. 
(°) 
Sept 15,1927. 
No open season.. 
Sept 25-Jan. 1. 
Sept. 1-Feb. 29 . 
Oct. 15-Oct. 31... 
(<*) 
Oct. 15-Oct. 22. 
No open season 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1- 
Oct 15-Nov. 14 °. 
Oct. 15-Nov. 25° 
Oct. 15-Nov. 15.. 
Sept. 1-Dec. 14 
Oct. 1-Oct. 31.... 
Sept. 1-Mar. 15... 
Sept* 16-Oct." 15.. 
No open seasonf. - 
No open season®.. 
(°) 
( a ) 
Sept. 20-Sept. 24° 
Sept. 15-Nov. 15 
Nov. 15-Dec. 14.. 
No open season... 
Dec. 15, 1928 .... 
No open season... 
Sept. 1, 1930. 
Oct. 8-Nov. 23 cf • 
No open season... 
Nov. 20-Dec. 19 0 
No open season... 
Nov. 1-Jau. 31 cf - 
No open season |- 
Nov. 10-Nov. 15 <f 
No opon season.. 
Oct. I, 1927. 
No open season... 
Nov. 15, 1924. 
Nov. 1, 1920. 
No open season... 
No open season... 
No open season 0 .. 
192C. 
Oct. 15, 1924. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
No open season ® 
No open season.. 
Nov.10-Dec.15 eft 
No open season 
Oct. 18,25, N»r. 3,10 <f t 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 cf 
No open season... 
Nov. 15-Nov. 25 <f 
No open season — 
No open season °. 
Oct. 14-Oct. 28 cf° 
Nov. 1-Nov. 30 <f 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31... 
No open season... 
No open season... 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Sept 15,1932- 
.w. 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
1925. 
Doc. 1-Mar. 31 cf . 
Oct. 1-Nov. 1-1 
Nov. 10-Jan. 15«f 
No open season... 
No open season. 
No open season... 
Nov. 20-Feb. 15.. 
Nov. 20-Feb. 29 cf 
Sept. 16, 1929 ... 
No open season.. 
Nov. 1-Dec. 15.. 
Nov .15 *1924*.... 
Nov. 15-Feb. 15° 
Nov. 19-Jaa-1° • 
192G! !!”•*.?.*... 
Jan. 1-May 1 cf . - 
Dec. 1-Dec. 31... 
No open season.. 
No open season. 
Nov. 20-Nov. 30 
Local laws. 
Nov. 15, 1931 ... 
No open season.. 
No open season.. 
Nov. 1-Nov. 30.. 
Nov. 29-Mar. 1. 
Nov. 15, 192,8 ... 
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 cf 
Nov. 1-Feb. 1 °.. 
(“) 
( n ) 
Oct. 15-Nov. 30.. 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
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40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
-40 
46 
d7 
48 
Oct. 15-Oct.31... Oct 1,1925. 
(°) 
Oct. 15-Oct. 22... 
Sept. 20-Jan. 
Sept. 1-Jan. 1 — 
No open season.. 
Oct. 1-Oct. 31_ 
8ept. 1-Mar. 15... 
Sept 15,1927... 
No open season... 
No open season.. 
No open season. 
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