. American game birds . this im-provised pneumatic tire. While expellingthe air, he produces a great variety of cack-ling and rumbling noises. At the end ofthis season the feathers on the breast areworn away by this constant friction withthe ground, leaving only the stiff shafts at their ends. WILD TURKEY {Meleagris gallopavo silvestris). Largest and finest ofgame birds and the originator of the common domestic turkey. Found in theirseveral races in eastern and southern United States, north to Pennsylvaniaand west to Texas; formerly north to New England. Frequent wooded dis-tricts and are by n
. American game birds . this im-provised pneumatic tire. While expellingthe air, he produces a great variety of cack-ling and rumbling noises. At the end ofthis season the feathers on the breast areworn away by this constant friction withthe ground, leaving only the stiff shafts at their ends. WILD TURKEY {Meleagris gallopavo silvestris). Largest and finest ofgame birds and the originator of the common domestic turkey. Found in theirseveral races in eastern and southern United States, north to Pennsylvaniaand west to Texas; formerly north to New England. Frequent wooded dis-tricts and are by nature very wary and shy, yet they are very easily trappedand it was this means that has driven them from most of their former present they are taken chiefly by trailing or by calling. They have a re-markably keen sense of sight and smell and a strong pair of legs with whichto run away, as well as good wings if necessity demands their use. Withplenty of cover, the turkey is pretty capable of caring for SAGE HENWILD TURKEY 53 RING-NECKED PHEASANT {Phasi-anus torquatus). These handsome birdshave been introduced into various parts ofour country and in some sections are thrivingvery well, notably so in Oregon and Wash-ington and almost as well in New male is an exceptionally beautiful bird,measuring about 36 in. in length, includingthe long tail. They inhabit cultivated orweed-grown fields and brush-covered sidehills or pasture land. Sportsmen who useonly the pointer or setter have quite unani-mously voted Pheasants failures as gamebirds, but a well trained hound will fur-nish as much sport with them as can be se-cured from any bird. Some of my pleasant-est days afield have been with a hound andwithout a gun. What more could one wishthan to watch his faithful friend coursing allover the field, hot on the trail of the runningcock pheasant and finally standing himin some thick cover. Some claim that it willspoil a dog if you do not occasionally shootgame
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