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flew away on noisy wings, probably 
wondering what creature could so sud- 
denly create such a disturbance in their 
quiet little grove. 
It seems to me, looking back to that 
memorable night, that I have never 
heard any forest sounds so beautiful 
and peaceful as were those of the 
grouse, cooing and answering each 
other. The notes are rare to human 
ears. I have neither heard them before 
nor since. As I waited there beneath 
the trees my feet had grown numb with 
cold and the strain of standing motion- 
less, but I was glad, for I had seen 
ruffed grouse at only a few feet dis- 
tance without being myself recognized. 
I HAD had a picture of grouse home 
life that does not come very many 
times in one’s life. 
What a beauty the ruffed grouse is! 
He is ever trim and neat. His beauti- 
ful tail, his unique black ruff upon his 
neck, his jaunty air and strut, his good 
natured sputtering, his bright eye—how 
well they unite to make a really lov- 
able personality! He is the Beau Brum- 
mel of the forest birds, a little lord who 
seems to enjoy himself and doesn’t mind 
waiting a few moments to strut a bit 
just to show others how trim he really 
is. He is an alert fellow, the ruffed 
grouse, always watching and playing 
little tricks to escape detection. He 
lives a life of more than ordinary mys- 
tery. And he is a real sportsman too! 
He goes snowshoeing in the winter 
months, he loves a little martial music 
and he seeks a bounteous living from 
the woods. He is one of the few birds 
that builds a shelter for himself, and 
his snow tunnel is truly clever. Ah, 
the ruffed grouse puts us to shame 
when it comes to being real woodsmen! 
| the fall we hunt the grouse and 
must be quick to action to bring him 
down from his thunderous wings. He 
affords the sportsman much pleasure 
in the many little tactics he uses to 
escape the gun. Here, indeed, is a fair 
opponent, who, if given half a chance 
by protection and numerous closed 
seasons, will continue to delight thou- 
sands of sportsmen for decades to come. 
Let us sing the praises of this the 
gamiest bird of our northern forests! 
And let us occasionally lay aside the 
gun and go forth merely to get really 
acquainted and on intimate terms with 
the ruffed grouse. I have come to 
derive far more pleasure from these 
gunless trips than from the other, al- 
though I regularly go grouse hunting 
in the fall. But it is always with a 
tinge of remorse that I pick up one of 
these birds that has fallen to my gun. 
I like best to ply my wit against a 
drummer’s wit, leave him there in his 
forest when I have done and know that 
his throbbing drum-beats may sometime 
again thrill me. 
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