Chapter I. 

 Chapter II. 



Chapter III. 

 Chapter IV. 



Chapter V. 



Chapter VI. 

 Chapter VII. 

 Chapter VIII. 

 Chapter IX. 

 Chapter X. 

 Chapter XI. 

 Chapter XII. 

 Chapter XIII. 

 Chapter XIV. 



Chapter XV. 

 Chapter XVI. 



Chapter XVII. 



Chapter XVIII. 



Chapter XIX. 

 Chapter XX. 

 Chapter XXI. 

 Chapter XXII. 

 Appendix. 



CONTENTS 



Page 

 Why Breed Pheasants? 1 



The Ringneck — Its Evolution and Introduction 

 into the United States — First Steps in Pheasant 

 Breeding 6 



Preparing for the Breeding Season 16 



Preparing for the Hatch — Nest Boxes and Nest- 

 ing Coops 21 



From the Commencement of Incubation to Pip- 

 ping 27 



Taking OflF the Hatch 30 



The Rearing Field 32 



Locating Broods in Rearing Field 35 



Feeding Pheasants in the Rearing Field 41 



Combatting Vermin 48 



Disease and Its Prevention 57 



Distribution of the Pheasants of the United States. 61 



Pheasants other than Chinese and Ringneck 68 



Breeding of Pheasants other than the Ringneck 

 and Chinese 74 



Marketing the Pheasant 76 



Establishing and Holding Birds on Preserves — 

 Common Causes of Failure — Pheasant Shoot- 

 ing — Breaking Dogs to Pheasants 84 



Drive Shooting — Washington's Unique Plan of 

 Stocking Public Coverts — Planting Broods 

 with Their Foster Mothers 92 



How to Organize Co-operatively for Successful 

 Pheasant Shooting 99 



The State's Interest in Game Propagation 112 



Game Keepers 117 



The Economic Position of the Ringneck 120 



Preparing the Pheasant for the Table 124 



Game Club Constitution 126 



