MONTHLY WILDLIFE RESEARCH LETTER 
Vol. 1, Mo. 1 
Page k 
The fourth rural mail carrier roadside count of pheasants was prepared 
and carried out during January. The mail carriers made their counts from January 
27-31* Fairly good snow cover was present north of a line from Peoria County to 
Ford County. 
The first meeting of the Midwest Pheasant Council, on January 13-16, 
was attended by the project leader. Fifteen states were represented at the meeting 
held at Madelia, Minnesota. The discussion centered primarily on the organization 
and duties of the council, but considerable time was spent discussing pheasant 
research activities of the various states and their research needs. 
