. Ten years of game-keeping . g be large, and the breedingseason good, the results, following the giving upof hand-rearing, are sure to be disappointing atfirst. It is probable that the larger the stock, thepoorer, in proportion, will be the result of the firstseason. At the best of times pheasants are aptto be slovenly in choosing nesting-sites, and tolay in each others nests. These failings areparticularly noticeable in hens bred from a stockof birds hand-reared for generations, and them-selves hand-reared and pampered in endless of us have heard the story of the keeper inwhose acc
. Ten years of game-keeping . g be large, and the breedingseason good, the results, following the giving upof hand-rearing, are sure to be disappointing atfirst. It is probable that the larger the stock, thepoorer, in proportion, will be the result of the firstseason. At the best of times pheasants are aptto be slovenly in choosing nesting-sites, and tolay in each others nests. These failings areparticularly noticeable in hens bred from a stockof birds hand-reared for generations, and them-selves hand-reared and pampered in endless of us have heard the story of the keeper inwhose accounts appeared an item for brandy, hisexplanation being that it was to mix with his birdsfood—when the cold wanted keeping out. I thinkit best, when giving up rearing, only to leave amoderate stock, and then not to shoot any hensfor a season. I have proved that not till severalgenerations after pheasants have been left to breedin a wild state do they regain the full measure oftheir natural shrewdness in taking care of them-. A PHEASANT USURPS A THRUSH S NEST BUILT ON THE GROUN D.
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