NEBRASKA 



EBRASKA is credited with an area of 75,995 

 square miles. The country belongs to the 

 basin of the Missouri river. There are no 

 mountains in the state. The surface of the 

 country is rolling and broken. There are 

 vast prairies, and between the summits 

 which are found in the state are deep ravines. 

 The game of Nebraska is mainly feath- 

 ered game. There are some deer, a few antelope, an 

 occasional gray or timber-wolf, coyote, lynx, fox, many 

 rabbit, and some squirrel. There are also specimens 

 of small furred game, such as mink and muskrat. 



Despite the stringent laws, the market-hunter kills an 

 immense number of game-birds in Nebraska each 

 year; they are killed by the wagon-load. Some of 

 those who collect game-birds for the market have 

 refrigerator plants, where they can freeze their birds and 

 pack them for shipment East. Men are frequently 

 hired to do the shooting. 



Pinnated grouse or prairie-hen are most abundant in 

 the western part of the state. Their numbers and 

 places change a good deal according to the seasons, 

 which are varied. A hard, open winter, a wet or dry 

 season, will cause these birds to change their places of 

 abode, going where food and shelter are most favorable. 

 On the whole, the prairie-hen is believed to be on the 

 decrease. 



Quail or bob-white are quite plentiful throughout 



