. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 335 SANCTUARIES ASSURE A FUTURE FOR STATE BIRD Now that the California valley quail (Lophortyx calif amicus), by a large majority of the votes cast by thousands of people, has been selected and de- clared to be the state bird of California, the sportsmen of the state should have another reason to unanimously support the efforts to rehabilitate this bird within the state. This most beautiful, tamest of our nati
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 335 SANCTUARIES ASSURE A FUTURE FOR STATE BIRD Now that the California valley quail (Lophortyx calif amicus), by a large majority of the votes cast by thousands of people, has been selected and de- clared to be the state bird of California, the sportsmen of the state should have another reason to unanimously support the efforts to rehabilitate this bird within the state. This most beautiful, tamest of our native game birds, and a species found nowhere else in the world, has brighter prospects of an assured future. Aside from the protection afforded by state law which prohibits the trapping or sale of any quail at any time and provides for a daily bag limit of 15 their lands, embracing approximately 500,000 acres upon which, it is said, there are some 400,000 quail. In area the sanctuaries range from an acre or so to several hundred acres. In Lake County alone upwards of 50 separate quail sanctuaries have been es- tablished through the activities of volun- teer deputies, totaling 02G0 acres. On September 1, 1930, there were estimated to be 8796 quail inhabiting these newly closed areas. Volunteer deputies in many other counties are equally as active. It is believed that by encouraging land- owners to voluntarily set aside part of their lands as quail sanctuaries upon which no hunting or shooting will be al- lowed, and by assisting them in properly. Fig. 113. Lake Almanor. This section of the lake is favored by anglers. Photo- graph by E. S. Cheney, May, 1929. valley quail and a weekly bag limit of «?0, and further provides, with the excep- tion of district 1^, that the month of December shall be the open season for quail shooting, constructive steps are be- ing taken to establish numerous small inviolate quail sanctuaries throughout the state through the medium of the 550 volunteer
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