MONTHLY WILDLIFE RESEARCH LETTER 
Vol. 1, No. 8 
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of broods on the area to 1 | 0 . Eight broods were observed during 182 miles 
cruised during brood transects. Only two broods were observed while cruising 
200 miles in 1957. Average size for all broods this year was 6.0 chicks per 
brood. 
On the Bellmont area, however, brood production in 1958 was less 
than that of 1957. Forty-eight broods were located this year compared to 59 
in 1957, a decrease of 8.66 per cent. Seventeen of the U8 broods on the Bell¬ 
mont area were found or reported during August. Average size for all broods 
was U.5 chicks per brood. 
Plans for the harvesting of cock pheasants on the Bellmont area this 
fall were discussed at a meeting with farmers, sportsmen, and local conservation 
officers. Eighty per cent of the farmers on the area indicated that they will 
hunt or permit others to hunt pheasants on their lands. Arrangements have been 
made to have a check station where pheasant hunters will report before and 
after hunting. 
