Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-01

kan<lnx season For grouse. prairie
ehi<ksn and Mid turkey In Colorado
opens August IS. and extends % No
vember L The prairie chicken hunt
,n Ssbrss<s begins September L The
las Of the several states vary little
"A detail Ia this region. but the open
date u approximately the same The
spor<<nen with guns newly cleaned.
md thar f@vorits dogs eager for The
trail. are On ths prsifiss. skirting thr
ba>s AZ the nouutains for game. The
ratAless sl4uRhter and almost completes
extinction az L1s buffalo. and other
game. has taught the west lesson.
Add. rnueh ~ the delight Of the true
sportsman. stringent laws have been
enacted % preserve those birds and
rild animals that are coed for food
AarQe aumtcfs Of proven are report
~. nore than usual IN Texas. But
hhis bird - found generally IN the
plains coantry. Grouse aud prairie
chickens are the blrds that now ! we
he greatest sport In some parts the
qaall i sought b the sportsman. but
a. 80 many Of these birds have been
KILLED for tie market during the past
Few Year, The laws have become very
stringent. especially In the middle
western states The old quail hunts
are not 80 Numerous and there Is no
open SEASON for quail. Nongolian
pheasant or pt4rnigan in Colorado.
Thousands II quail. purchased In Me-
bras<a, Kansas. Missouri and Califor-
Dia. have been turned loose IN the
mountains. and although some persisted
IA becoming aeelimated quail will soon
bs numerous in Colorado. The pt.r-
fnizan OF the mountains. something
like The partr' lge. i wonderful bird
that h found high mp In the ranges,
near the timber line IL lives near the
snow banks during the sammcr. but a.
~intkr comes on II gradually travels
lower down The variation In It's
pluaase makes the summer and win
Ger specimens of the ptarmigzn choice
ssisetis rs for the cabinet After be-
coming nearly extinct. the ptsrmigAn
OF the mountains now has no open
season In Colorado and the number In
1ner~Asing again
The prairie chicken IL not found In
Sarge numbers on the plains contigu-
Qua 90 the Rocky mountains They
nrs more In the western prairie states
lie Nsbr2Sk4 and Kansas.
In the mountains the willow grouse
and sac hen are soug 1T At this season
"a shs name suggests, this kind of
Eronse IL found along the willows Of
che small mountain streams. and in the
op>nings Of the gulches. where they
widen out into the vall-yx The cock
a. bluish aud Is sometimes known as
fhs blue grouse. The hen Il grayish
in color. The blue grouse has fine
white meat. and many prefer il favor
% the darker eoiored prairie chicken
One person can hunt shc willow grouss
bat more commonly t-so sportsmen.
with a dog each. take the trip together.
Pointers and settlers are both used In
hunting these birds. but the setter ia
preferred In the mountains a. IL is
cad "a stand the climate better. Al.
fhonTh both are nsed ia the prairie
chicken hunt. some prefer the pointer
for that. - they think this dog can
lett>r endure the hea; % the plains
nut II depends upon the training Of he
COG. and The taste q tie SPORTSMAN
When two are on tn hunt for
grouse. they usually takr position a.
opposite sides n the gulch or opening
viii Que ~ more dogs. and thus flush
their birds. Thick uqcergrowth and
sometimes heavy forests give the
grouse a rood shrit~r and hence two
sportsmen have better luck than ons,
sionr This bird does not ny far like
che prairie CHECKER, and in is aixht d,