0 a period of the year in which the hunting of a particular type of animal, for example birds or fish, is not allowed: --
I know about the close season situation, and there are many varying arguments and points of view about it.
At present there is no evidence of general agreement among the ingested parties that legislation to impose a close season is both necessary and practicable.
On the question of the close season, there is the poor, lonely roebuck.
Lastly, and perhaps most important, it introduces a close season for most species, during which the deer can breed.
In such cases the close season does not apply, and no game licence is required.
I am all for having a close season for deer: the trouble is to enforce it.
He may be caught any day, any night, any time, in and out of the close season.
Again, they felt that there would be a considerable increase in the number of deer if a close season was adopted.