Game Killing In Four States, Daily Racing Form, 1919-04-22

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GAME KILLING IN FOUR STATES PIIILADKLPI1IA Pa April 1 Peter F Carney editor of the National Siwrls Syndicate figures that 1811 deer were killed during the brief hunting season In Connecticut Pennsylvania Maine and Massachusetts JUs count follows followsConnecticut Connecticut Ml Massachusetts SS5 Maine 14JG Pennsylvania laao laaoThis This isnt as many as were killed in tliese states in iai says Mr Carney Keasons for the decline have been chronicled many times Each year there are more hunters and less game gameIn In Maine the deer kill in iai7 was li55 in Massachusetts 1033 in Connicti ut C20 and in Penn ¬ sylvania more than UUtM Twelve bears were killed in Maine in 1018 against fortythree in iai7 iai7Pennsylvania Pennsylvania hasnt announced the kill of other game although the game commission announces the kill doesnt touch the figures of previous years It is estimated that L400000 rabbit were killed killedIn In the years of Iflir 191 and 1817 the combined kill of game in Pennsylvania was Rabbits 77 lilO squirrels 70 8 grouse aaSIKU coons 12 orO wild turkeys 11C01 doer t 12 bears 001 001A A few over uOlOOO hunters took out licenses in Pennsylvania in 1918


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