Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1913 — Game Abounds In Louisiana. [ARTICLE]

Game Abounds In Louisiana.

Louisiana is blessed with an abundance of game, and just how great that abundance is never was realized until the State Game Commission began to receive detailed reports from its parish wardens, tolling how much of various kinds has been killed this season. Reports from wardens of three par ishes are especially Interesting. Allen Mouch, warden for West Baton Rouge parish, estimates the number of quail killed from September to April at 4,600; the doves killed at 7,000, the ducks at 700, 100 deer, 12,000 squirrels, 1,000 rabbits, 1,000 coons, 600 minks and 4000 snipe. J. G. Durand, warden for St. Martin parish, says in his district 19,000 squirrels were killed; 10,000 quail, 7,000 doves, 1,800 snipe, 4,500 ducks and 8,400 rabbits. Charles Alonzo, warden in Assumption parish, says 26,891 coons have been killed; 18,500 minks, 8,254 rabbits, 19,847 squirrels, 10,000 doves, 8,488 qual, 18,350 oule d’eau and 5,112 ducks.