Breeding the Pheasant 



By W. D. Baldwin 



In November, 1917 the Commission purchased from M. A. Cheesman of Murray, 

 Utah, twenty-four pair of Ringnecked pheasants, having in view the breeding thereof 

 as an addition to the game birds of the State of Montana. Idaho, Washington, 



On the Kootenai 



and Oregon having heretofore experimented in this behalf now have in many 

 parts of these States a sufficient number of these birds to permit the shooting of 

 a limited number during the hunting season. 



Eighteen pairs of these birds were shipped to Deputy Game Warden Frank 

 Baney, at Eureka, Montana, and by him placed in the hands of those desirous of 

 propagating the same. During the past summer I visited Eureka and made inquiry 



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