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hunting season. Little space need, therefore, be devoted to describing them. 



In the Northeast, perhaps the most common situation involves the development of grouse 

 cover from an area of abandoned farmlands and woodlots. The former are usually more or 

 less overgrown. Thus is provided an existing pattern on which to build. Figure 68 illus- 

 trates such a development. Advantage should be taken of food and shelter already present 

 whenever possible rather than to attempt the relatively expensive procedure of artificially 

 producing it. 



Overgrown fields usually furnish good fall feed. If they are large, the parts most strate- 

 gically located and productive of fruits should be maintained as fall feeding grounds. The 



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FIGURE 68. GROUSE HABITAT DEVELOPMENT ON SUBMARGINAL LAND 



Existing woods and bnishland 



(1) Overgrown fields 



(2) Hardwoods 



(3) Hardwoods and conifers 



(4) Conifers 



(5) Cut-over areas 



Explanation 



Open land development 



(6) Open land — not to be planted 



(7) Overgrown edges — to be planted to food produc- 

 ing shrubs and trees with occasional clumps of 

 conifers. It may also be left to seed in naturally 

 on the lea side of the woods or hedgerows. 



(8) Hardwoods and conifers — to be planted or left 

 to seed in naturally according to the situation. 



(9) Conifers — to be planted tvith mixture of conifer- 

 ous species 



