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NEW GAME LAWS THAT ARE NEEDED ' Migration Area of
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THE THREE GREAT
KILLING-GROUNDS.
16 species of Ducks " winter
on the three great Bays where they can get food.
These are
Great South Bay, Sarnegat Bay and Carrituck Sound. On the latter probably 200,000 wild fowl are killed annually for northern markets.
MigrationAreaofII species of Duclcs that winter on Carrituck Sound.
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that winter on
' Carrituclc Sound.
THIS MAP SHOWS
HOW THE SALE OF DUCKS KILLED ON CARRITUCK SOUND ROBS THE PEOPLE OF 16 STATES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF A FEW.
STOP THE SALE OF CAME! MAP USED IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE BAYNE LAW
thirty years ago were abundant on their natural ranges. The foolish farmers of the middle West permitted the market-hunters of Chicago and the East to slaughter their own legitimate game by the barrel and the car-load,andshipit"East,"tomarket. To-daythewatersofCurrituck Sound are a wholesale slaughter-place for migratory wild fowl with which to supply the markets of Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia. Furthermore, the market gunners of Currituck are robbing the people of 16 states of tens of thousands of wild-fowl that legitimately belong to them, during the annual autumn flight. The accompanying map shows how it is done.
To-day, the cash rewards of the market-hunter who can reach a large city with his product are dangerously great. Observe the following wholesale prices that prevailed in New York city in 1910, just prior to the passage of the Bayne law. They were compiled and published by Henry Oldys, of the Biological Survey.
Grouse, domestic Grouse, foreign Partridge, domestic
per pair. " " . " " .
$3.00 .$1.25 to 1.75 . 3.50 " 4.00
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