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The repeating shotgun is also helping to reduce their number; and unless the game-laws are rigorously enforced, these causes will soon sound their doom.
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Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jacobs warns that without strict enforcement of game laws, hunting practices could lead to the extinction of certain bird species.

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