THE RL Ft ED GROiSE l.\ THE MARCH OF Tl ME 



THE ERA OF EXPLOITATION— MARKET HINTTXG 



The use of the grouse as a source of food for the home tal)le li\ the early settlers was 

 followed naturally by the exploitation of the species for the market as commercial facilities 

 developed. The price which these birds brought in Boston. New York, and Philadelphia, 

 where most of them were shipi)ed. ranged from 12^ ^ cents to .'?2.()(t a])iecp. depending upon 

 the abundance and proximity of the supply to the place of sale. The all-time high is a recent 

 record in 1918 of .S7.00 a pair in Washington. A few of the more interesting records are as 

 follows : 



Place 



New York 



Philadelphia 



Boston 



Boston 



Cincinnati 



Eastern Cities 



Pittsburgh 



Kingston. N. \. 



Maine 



New York 



Maine 



New York 



Chicago 



New York City 



New York City Price List 

 St. Stephens. N'. R. I Canada I 

 New York 

 Michigan 

 Washington. I). C. 



Date 



1763 



Around 1812 

 1820 



1820 



Late 1820V 



About 1825 

 1877 

 1 !!86 

 1890 



About 1894 

 1899 

 1902 

 1902 

 1908 

 1908 

 1910 

 1911 



1918 



Market hunting was a profitable occupation througlioul nuiili of the grouse range, largely 

 because of the ease with which the bird, when occurring in sudicicnl nmnbers. could be 

 secured. Methods of bagging them for market were as varied as the ingcnuil) of the 

 hunters. Snares, lures, traps and guns all pni\c(l rlTcctixr. Tun of llic iiinii' uni(]ue means 



