. Annual report - Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Wildlife management; Fishery management. GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH 19 killed in 40 of our 67 counties. These figures show quite a contrast when compared with the reported kill in 1939-40 of 677,548 and of 735,690 in 1938-39. The rationing of gasoline and scarcity of shotgun shells is largely responsible for this reduction in the number of quail taken. The game survey reveals an estimated quail population of 730,800 at the close of the 1943-44 hunting season. A good breeding season to- gether with the continued scarcity of shotgun
. Annual report - Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Wildlife management; Fishery management. GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH 19 killed in 40 of our 67 counties. These figures show quite a contrast when compared with the reported kill in 1939-40 of 677,548 and of 735,690 in 1938-39. The rationing of gasoline and scarcity of shotgun shells is largely responsible for this reduction in the number of quail taken. The game survey reveals an estimated quail population of 730,800 at the close of the 1943-44 hunting season. A good breeding season to- gether with the continued scarcity of shotgun shells in 1944-45 leads the Commission to believe that the present quail popula- tion is far in excess of that number. WILD TURKEY While Florida does not boast to be one of the leading States in the Union insofar as wild turkey is concerned, Florida does boast, however, to be one of the few remaining States where the pure strain of the bronze wild turkey can still be found. The Commission has felt that reductions in season and bag limits and the complete closing of certain areas over the State to the taking of turkey were far better methods of con- serving Florida's turkey population than the importation of other strains of wild turkey. That they have been successful is revealed by the figures shown in our game kill reports. In 1941-42, 1,622 wild turkey were killed. In 1942-43 this number was increased to 3,126. Our game survey shows that we still have an estimated turkey population of 26,643. Stretching Net for Trapping Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Florida. Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. [Tallahassee] Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
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