THE 



OREGON 



SPORTSMAN 



THE RUFFED GROUSE 



How to Rear This Shy Bird in Captivity and Some 



of Its Habits 



The ruffed grouse, called "pheasant" in the west and south 

 and "partridge" in the north, has long been considered untam- 

 able and impossible to rear or breed under control. These myths 

 about the difficulty of propagating all kinds of American game 

 animals and birds are a distinct demerit mark against the in- 

 telligence and even common sense of American sportsmen. The 

 game breeders of Europe, and even Asia, have worked out meth- 

 ods by which their game may be bred. Why can we not do the 



A ruffed grouse raised in captivity, tame enough to feed from the hand 



same for our valuable American species? While I have no ob- 

 jection to introducing foreign species, under proper control, 



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