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These preliminary finding^, ^ Jj^ f L^n ’ot He 11 !ble'^s'of'comparing 
management. First, August brood P °“"“ her e nearly all roadsides are managed, 
trends in pheasant abundance in . roa dsides evidently forage for 
Secondly, most broods that ha V* ° v )o p e d roadside vegetation may be of minor 
Insects in other cover; tbe ;; e !°": P even with abundant insects for foraging, 
importance for brood rearing activities, even 
Ecology and Management of_ Squi rrel s _ - W 06 R 
c. M. Nixon, 
L. P. Hansen 
Seeds of oak and hickory provide gi rre 1 s^w s *' * 
diet in Illinois. Bot \°f a "l.jlt Ilu-dralned soils in coves and on middle 
with best growth occurring on • , present but are not generally 
and lower slopes. Hlckor.es are conslstenit v P are invariably the result 
private lands in Illinois are 9 anera V . J judicious thinnings and release 
production (50+ years) and can ba "f ’ from Sander (1977. USDA 
cuttings. The recommendations that foil relate to the oaks, but 
Gen. llch. Rep. HC-J7. ^ Central For Exp. c , osely follow those of 
^e^c^tllit^rr- benefit both genera egually we„. 
In previously unthinned stands ’ ^hoUs^n” the* Itand!" S Select proven seed 
of full stocking and do not make 1ag possible throughout the stand, 
producers for release cutting spaced as evenly P failure. Release at 
Strive for a mix of species to guard a m^t asee^ |f have a 
choice^'remove 6 red £ bifoie ^eck oak and bitternut hi* 
hickories squl rrels don't Ilk. ^^'fhemexclusively. Ren»ve intermediate 
lose body weight in winter if forced of tree s to be released. Be sure 
and suppressed trees from around the crow other „,, dl ife that nest In 
and retain trees with cavities for squirrel 
cavities. - 
Recent pulpwood sales In IJHnois indicate Stephenson 
Unton^Alexander , and Rulaski. 
, iK the recent boom In demand for firewood should 
provide fiXST# ^£^1^ >n thinning oak stands. 
