'.her 
^‘^Joutxd ’that tii^t 
five wc:?’s;. :'\j.^!«!is'''?ltr«>ti3ght f^wt Uitider il 
imi. wjs soon over* 
remaining six were 
heen fownd and her 
I', ■ V; mother;- or- it is pos- 
Flfcle ^ the watcher, thongh 
fw •»-.jiM'.v #4 u-'i^ps . •■■.■i^..nd,, the female, when. 
fmm f^-- The 
^%sdmd, iHit thej' m# 
H^':--5Vv^n2iitive to dump . j ri' -^. 
■tid cis-percaiilies are 
in the pairing -sea^^i5ai^: visit the lower 
Being extremely waty, u?s»i ki)m 
^nlck bearing, they are-weil ahjt u- «-#ir A dj^rtef-. 
im shooting-season. The hens and yom^g r: :r .v i^- and’ 
boldly defends her 
and able to fiy soon 
early ■stages of their 
^ hi the higher pine*, 
are conseqi^ently more? frequently killed. i.Am ^ 4%;? female 
capercaillies should, generally speaking, be spar^, wnkss die 
is becoming too numerous in any particular lo«.’ality; in which mm i'mf 
can be v^ry easllv iimmi$4 out. 
^ Th#'ls!tvm wifi in th<j birc:h'- imd fi^'^trees until guns 
5«lr«! a)n'u)*^t fbuj-m, or .they will rise 
w^'\h i;v '■:'■■•< iU i.hi« ^3eitp b.^«.e^b^ry and bradken,, 
m .-;-A •va^K“-3fv.iK;, 4 "t'-% _ "iIhw?v, mak-e '0,11 long before- the 
easily driven by a few 
. m Splendid shooting: U 
hi--. to v -1^ bit'ds' present 
as tfmy llieir apparently Msnrely flight 
renders the pace at w'-fe^a--' deceptive, and consequently 
in- spite o,! tMit great -.i%» missed. In ;wiMer, capercaillie 
often .cqngreg>jitift 'in fioctki'.., the TvO'c^ds -late in the year 
iii places wliex't they are mimmi ^ght to see 
,a-s hall a dmen birds on the It is at this# -^^ason. 
■ -ground is covered Is dosfr'.fe^.,ihe trees. 
^'¥^4wi». on the-grou.nd i.hc cotk m-e slow 
dignified/ and his 'ctrrri^ 0 On W, ih<» 
mukr? may often he seen stalkint .tbon-f '^-iCv»oks. wliile 
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