i40 
we will quote thedate Sylvester D. Judd, of the 
Biological Survey, as to their preference of 
ranging places: ©,” 
In Virginia and Maryland, near the city of Wash- 
ington, the species is, or was until recently, not 
uncommon along the rocky palisades of the Poto- 
mac and in deep gorges lined with laurel thickets. 
In Essex County, N. J., it frequents* the crest of a 
wooded basaltic dike known as the Orange Moun- 
tains, where the picturesque, rocky woods, with a 
good stand of deciduous trees and an undergrowth 
of blueberry, second growth white oak, wild grape 
and bittersweet vines and beds of partridgeberry 
furnish a congenial home. That ruffed grouse 
prefer deciduous to evergreen growths was par- 
ticularly noticed by the writer in 1892 and 1808 at 
Chocorna, N. H., a hamlet between Lake Winne- 
pesaukee andthe White Mountains. Onhis tramps 
through heavy spruce forests remote from houses 
or clearings he seldom came across grouse. He 
frequently met them, however, in woodland near 
farms or in clearings, and particularly along wood 
roads. . . During October, birds were often found 
in hemlock woods, with an undergrowth of 
Bermuda ferns or other vegetation. 
In flight it is one of the swiftest of upland game 
birds, and considerable skill, a quick eye and a 
steady hand are needed to shoot it on the wing. 
Most shots must be made in cover, and the bird’s 
habit of putting a tree between itself and the sports- 
man as it flies away adds to thedifficulty. Asarule, 
it does not lie nearly so close to a dog as a bob- 
white, but before a well-trained, cautious animal 
it lies fairly well. 
A reasonable limit to the day’s bag should be set 
by law. Kansas, Maine and Wisconsin restrict the 
number to fifteen; Montana and Oregon to ten, 
and Ohio to six. Vermont, Pennsylvania and 
Connecticut have a limit of five grouse per day to a 
gun, and in the latter State, as well as in New 
York, no more than thirty-six can be taken in a 
year. 

New York Deer Season Shortened 
The Legislature of 1906 amended Section 2 
of the State game law by making the close 
season for deer from November 16 to Septem- 
ber 30, inclusive. Section 4 was amended by 
providing that wild deer or venison shall not 
be possessed or sold from November 25 to 
September 30 inclusive; that possession from 
midnight of the 15th of November to the 24th 
of November shall be presumptive evidence 
that it was unlawfully taken. Also, that deer 
or venison killed in this State shall not be 
accepted by a common carrier for transportation 
from November 19 to September 30 inclusive, 
but if possession is obtained for transportation 
after September 30 and before midnight of 
*Not very frequent.—Ed. 

RECREATION 
November 18 it may, when accompanied by the 
owner, lawfully remain in the possession of a 
common carrier the additional time necessary to 
deliver it to its destination. 

Fine Big Horn Trophies 
While in Tacoma, Wash., on his way to 
Alaska with the expedition to climb Mt. 
McKinley, Mr. Belmore Browne, RECREATION’S 
special correspondent, took measurements of 
the horns of three freshly killed Rocky Moun- 
tain sheep heads owned by W. F. Sheard, the 
collector. Writing from Seward, Alaska, he 
gives the measurements as follows: 
NO. I. 
RIGHT HORN LEFT HORN 
Inches Inches 
Outside length.... 43 Outsidelength..... 432 
Base circum....... 17% Base circum......- 174 
12in. from base... 17% 12in. from base....17% 
19 0 8 en LOR 2S) ee 
ae BO Le 6 aoe ee 
38 “ “ “& 9} 8 « “« “ ee 
9 
This head would eae measured 6 inches more 
in length if it had not been broken. 
NO. II. ; 
RIGHT HORN LEFT HORN 
Inches Inches 
Outside length.... 38% Outside length....-. 35 
Base circum...... 174 Base circum:..722> 375 
12in. from base... 15% 12in. from base..-. 15 
Be. Seo aiee . 12} 18: 5~2 4a eee 
Dav ian ke » 10g, 20 et ee ere 
NO. III. 
RIGHT HORN LEFT HORN 
Inches Inches 
Outside length.... 34% Outside length..-... 35 
Base circum: ....: . 174 Basecircum....... 173 
12 in. from base... 15% 12in.from base.... 152 
TGS 8S Se Boe eS 4 oS Be ee 
Boy ine oe D 1p Soa *.: See 

Deer Plenty in Michigan 
State Game and Fish Warden C. H. Chap- 
man, of Michigan, predicts that the coming 
season will be the best for deer hunters in 
several years. 
‘“‘The mild winter was a good thing for the 
deer,” writes Mr. Chapman. ‘The weather 
was not as cold as usual and the snow was not 
deep. Consequently the animals should be in 
good condition. The wolves are very thick, 
according to reports from various sections of 
the upper peninsula, notwithstanding the State 
and county bounties, and in some Paes they 
did considerable damage.” 
