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BOOK REVIEWS 
RUFFED GROUSE by John Madson. 1969. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., East Alton, Ill. 
country, a dog and his gun. John Madson is employed in the Conservation Dept. of the Olin Co., and in the 103 pages of this 
book, covers the life history of the Ruffed Grouse, management of grouse, hunting for grouse, and the life cycle. A 
bibliography and numerous pictures add to the value of the book, available from the publisher for one dollar. Many predators 
seek the grouse, among them are the fox, the snake, the weasel, the coyote and the raccoon. The most efficient are the 
winged predators, especially the Great Horned Owl and the magnificent Goshawk. Called ‘The King of Winter’, the Goshawk 
is SO Competent, that he was named for his skill: goshawk is a contraction of “grouse hawk.” Among the favorite foods of the 
Ruffed Grouse are leaves and fruit and nuts. They depend mainly on tree buds in the wintertime. (R.M.) 
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THE RING NECKED PHEASANT. John Madson. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., East Alton, III. 
A tribute to the great bird of the open fields, his survival qualities, his history and his fame as a game bird, John Madson’s 
book appeared several years ago, but is a useful edition to any home or school library. The Ring-Necked Pheasant has become 
been known to live more than a month without food. The pheasant came to IIlinois only in the late 1920's, and is unknown 
in the deep south. In fact, one third of the USA knows him not. The book is available for one dollar from the publisher. 
Madson, to his credit, never fails to educate the reader and the sportsman to the futility of predator controls. Needless to say, 
bounties are frowned upon. (R.M.) 
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Frank Bellrose of the IIlinois Natural History Survey reports that he found more mallards in the Quiver Creek area, near 
Havana, suffering from LEAD POISONING this year than in previous seasons, because more ducks wintered there. The 
ducks eat the lead shotgun pellets which they find in shallow water. One pellet in the gizzard may affect the automatic 
nervous system, so that the duck cannot digest its food. Three out of four poisoned ducks die. Lead poisoning is a major 
cause of waterfowl mortality in the nation; and Bellrose believe that the only solution is to find a substitute for lead in 
shotgun shells. 
VOLUNTEER CORPS APPLICATION FORM FOR 1970 
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Audubon Society: Send the form to — IIlinois Audubon Society, 1017 Burlington Ave., Downers Grove, Illinois 60515. 
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