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UPLAND GAME BIRDS AND THEIR FAVORITE FOODS 
For many years we have labored under the impres- 
sion that in our time and here at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 
that the idea of planting natural game foods was 
our origination. We are now informed by one of our 
customers that ours is only a revision of an idea, 
which he states according to Marco Polo’s travels, 
was carried on many years ago by an Egyptian Ruler 
on his favorite hunting ground. 
The baiting of wild game was a common practice 
among our forefathers. They well knew that the 
principle fundamental that concerned all wild crea- 
tures was to obtain food. After all, is not that the 
principle concern of all living creatures? Therefore, 
to provide an easy means of obtaining this wild 
game for their own food, the pioneers coaxed game 
with food that these wild creatures were fond of. 
Today it is not only illegal, but unsportsmanlike to 
bait game. However, it is legal, sportsmanlike and 
highly considered an act of conservation to grow 
natural foods for all kinds of game. Natural food 
plants not only provide for the game during the 
shooting season, but prior to and after the season 
as well. These natural foods also make natural cover 
or hiding places where the wild game may escape 
their natural enemies as well as rear their young. 
The three fundamentals which concern wild life 
are: first, to find food; second, protection from their 
enemies; and third to reproduce. Provide the first 
two and they alone will reproduce abundantly. 
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RINGNECK PHEASANTS 
This popular species of pheasant like the open 
fields adjoining the low marsh area best. They like 
to be near water in a thick weed growth where food 
is plentiful. About the open grain fields which are 
bordered by low-growing shrubs, a place to hide in 
safety. 
At certain times of the year, pheasants make up 
better than 50% of their food of insect life, while at 
other times when insect life is not plentiful, they 
feed almost entirely upon seeds of either grain or 
weeds. These game birds are thus important in the 
control of destructive insects and obnoxious weeds. 
QUAIL 
These game birds are the pride of any sports- 
man’s bag. They like the open field with clumps 
of shelter in the form of low shrubs covered with 
vines. Twice daily these game birds go to the 
nearby pond, stream or water holes and like to linger 
and feed on the weed seeds and ber- 
ries that grow nearby. 
Like pheasants, quail also con- 
sume an abundance of insect life 
and obnoxious weed seeds. Their 
purpose is three-fold, sport for the 
hunter, a delicacy for the table, 
and control,of undesirable insect 
and plant life. 
PARTRIDGE OR RUFFED GROUSE 
The habits of these game birds are quite similar to 
Quail and Pheasants, except that their natural habi- 
Wer tat is in and about the forest. They 
Bi love to linger in open sunny spots 
and feed, but it must be close to a 
means of escape. Like the others, 
they consume insect life and seeds, 
but also the buds and tender foli- 
age—like white clover, wintergreen 
berries and leaves, wild cherry and 
wild berries of many kinds. 
MAKE YOUR PROPERTY ATTRACTIVE 
TO UPLAND GAME BIRDS 
On most properties there is some natural food for 
upland game birds and also some natural cover, 
Perhaps there is insufficient to support large numbers 
of game. One can thus increase the number of game 
birds by adding to the food supply and natural cover. 
It’s not necessary or advisable to make large fields 
of grain for them. We recommend what is termed as 
a “spot” planting, a lot of small feed beds with 
natural cover nearby. Insects are plentiful in spring 
and summer, but perennial shrubs, bushes and vines 
as well as stocky seed-producing grains of fall and 
winter are important. 
These upland game birds need places to dust where 
the sunlight can get to them. Wild Grasses and 
plants are important to the game’s dietary. 
Don’t cheat. The man who illegally takes game 
or fish robs his fellow man and defrauds his state. 
He robs posterity of its rightful heritage. It is the 
duty of every citizen to report violations of fish and 
game laws and to endeavor to cause the erring 
brother to see the error of his ways. 
GAME FOOD NURSERIES — P.O. BOX 371, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 
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