. The Game breeder . r knew exactly howmany were slain by this cat. Ruffed Grouse. Cats are nearly as destructive togrouse as to bobwhites. I have seen aruffed grouse that was killed on her nestand partly eaten by a cat, while the eggswere scattered and some were brokenbut not eaten. Almost invariably in suchcases a careful search will reveal a fewhairs of the cat on some branch or twig,lost in the struggle. If several steeltraps be set, carefully concealed, aroundthe dead bird the cat may be taken. Mr. William Brewster tells of a dayshunt by four sportsmen with their dogs,in which they killed
. The Game breeder . r knew exactly howmany were slain by this cat. Ruffed Grouse. Cats are nearly as destructive togrouse as to bobwhites. I have seen aruffed grouse that was killed on her nestand partly eaten by a cat, while the eggswere scattered and some were brokenbut not eaten. Almost invariably in suchcases a careful search will reveal a fewhairs of the cat on some branch or twig,lost in the struggle. If several steeltraps be set, carefully concealed, aroundthe dead bird the cat may be taken. Mr. William Brewster tells of a dayshunt by four sportsmen with their dogs,in which they killed only one game bird THE GAME BREEDER 51 —a bobwhite. On their return at night grouse. Mr. Cassius Tirrall, of South to the farm-house where they were stay- Weymouth, asserts that a cat living not ing, they found that the farm cat had far from his home has brought in so beaten their score, having brought in many bobwhites and grouse that the fam- during the day two bobwhites and one ily has lost track of the Guinea Hens as Insect Eaters. Mr. G. H. Sander, of Dayton, Ohio,says in Sportmens Review: As I have a number of guinea hens on myfarm near West Milton, Miami county, Ohio,and the farmer tells me they are great- insecteaters, why not encourage farmers to raisethem for food, as they are a South Africangame bird domesticated in this country. Ihear in California they raise them to take theplace of game; why not in Ohio? The guinea is a good watch dog, wary forhawks, and will care for themselves at alltimes. It is a fine bird to eat for the dinnertable. Thousands of guineas have beenraised and sold as food in the New Yorkmarkets. Some of the game clubs havegiven them a trial as game birds but theyare reported to be not even as good aspheasants to say nothing about ourgrouse and quail. I have seen guineashalf wild on the prairie in Illinois whichflushed well and flew as strongly as theprairie grouse. One occasion I camevery near bagging a brace of guineaswhen I was shoo
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