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Show BETTER PROTECTION FOR GAME IS URGEC Number of Shooting Seasons Shortened and Killing of Many Birds Prohibited. (Prepared hy the fnlted Mates Department Depart-ment of Agriculture.) The perpetuation of migratory birds; and game wus made the subject of over 200 separate state and otla r luws passed In 1017, according to the sum-niury sum-niury of game luws of that your Issued by the bureau of biological survey, United States department of agriculture. agricul-ture. Thirty-eight of the forty-three states which held legislative sessions mude more or less extensive changes In their game luws. Several codllied their stututes and effort to bring open seasons for migratory birds to conform con-form to the federal regulations was widespread. A number of .shooting seasons were shortened and in some states the killing of such birds as sage gTOUMi quail, prairie chickens, wild turkeys, doves and shore birds VU prohibited In certain localities for several sev-eral years. The Mount IfcKlnloj p.irk In Alaska was made u federal gaun reservation. Forty state game pro-nerves pro-nerves were established by state uc-llon uc-llon In ten states us follows: Sixteen in California, six cuch in Montana und Wyoming, four In Arizona, three In Idaho and one each In Oklahoma, Oregon, Ore-gon, Teiine. see, Washington and Wis cousin. Changes in laws affecting big gain! were largely directed toward proCeO lug deer, alk, uijiejono ami Uieup. |