CONTENTS 
Demand from Civilization to Western States . 179 
The Critical Hour.180 
The Deadly Automobile.181 
Severity of Hunting Conditions .... 185 
Open Seasons.186 
Bag Limits.187 
Influences Exterminating Western Grouse and 
Quail.188 
No Restocking Possible.190 
The Sage Grouse.191 
Distribution of Sage Grouse.198 
Status and Prospects of Sage Grouse . . . 195 
Pinnated Grouse or Prairie Chicken . . . 203 
How About the Quail?.204 
The Lesson of the Heath Hen .... 205 
How to Save the Sage Grouse .... 208 
Objections to be Met.209 
License Money and Cost of Game Protection . 212 
Grounds for Some Hopefulness .... 214 
States that Permanently Protect Certain 
Grouse.216 
The Path of Duty.217 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
In the Interest of the Boy .173 
Tpie Sage Grouse or Cock-of-the-Plains . Frontispiece 
Modern Juggernaut of Game Slaughter . . 182 
Effectiveness of Automobile in Destroying Game 184 
Present Distribution of Sage Grouse ( Map ) . . 194 
Western Pinnated Grouse.204 
The Heath Hen.206 
The Bob-White.216 
