ofoqo PHEASANT FARMING ofeR0 
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The Chinese, Ring-neck or Denny pheasant is the game bird 
par excellence. Taken all in all, it is a serious question whether or 
not he has any superior as an all-around game bird. It is utter 
folly to hunt him without a dog. His ability to conceal himself even 
in the scantiest cover, is wonderful. Without a dog, it is not un- 
common to pass within a few feet of one hidden in the grass, with- 
out his rising. When running in cover he moves very swiftly with 
the body close to the ground, and possesses the ability to pass 
through grass, short or tall, without disturbing 
the surface. When overtaken by the dog, he will 
lie well, and this fact, combined with the further 
fact that he is always found in the open, makes 
pheasant shooting the cleanest bird shooting in the world. 
Possessed of remarkable vitality, he does not succumb to slight 
gunshot wounds. Being clean-limbed, with powerful thighs, he is 
exceptionally fleet on foot, and if winged only, the pheasant falls 
running, and here the dog is put to his severest test. Very few 
dogs can track a crippled “Chinaman” their first season, but an ex- 
perienced setter or pointer learns to recognize the wounded bird 
and endeavors to be as near him as possible when he touches the 
ground. 
Besides his gameness and delicate flesh, he is unquestionably 
one of the most ornamental of the game birds. He is a native of 
the northern part of China, being found as far north as the Amour 
River and as far south as Shanghai. The question is often asked it 
the Chinese pheasant can stand the heat and cold. A reference to 
the map of China will answer the question. The pheasant has suc- 
ceeded over the larger part of Europe, even as far north as Sweden. 
On this continent it does well in Canada and Nova Scotia, but no- 
where has its introduction been attended with such prolific results 
as in the Willamette Valley in the State of Oregon. I do not know 
which is to be congratulated more, the Willamette Valley for hav- 
ing the beautiful and gamey pheasants, or the pheasants for having 
been so fortunate as to find so delightful a valley. 
Chinese, 
Ring-neck, or 
Denny Pheasant 
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