The sun., 1903-03-22
QUICK SHOTS At QUiIL.
The Birds Now wary and Active and Hard
10 kin.

But little time remains 10 the quail shooter
even In the farthest southern country OF
the birds habitat. By April ] the bevies
have separated everywhere and the law
permits them 10 breed in peace.
They are separating now in southern
Texas and getting ready for lovema king
all the way north 20 the snow line. The
man who shoots them in March in such
dist ricts as they remain punched in has his
work cut out for him.
The migration of the birds from the fields
10 the woods and from the woods back TO
the fields il regular. They remain In tire
open through fall and the early part Of
winter. Then they GO to the woods, a.
food In the fields is exhausted or rotted &,
and they can hnd plenty to eat under the
dead leaves.
They return TO the fields when the first
pale grass appears in spring and feed upon
its tinv, tender blades Quail killed now
have their crops full Of grass and noting
else.
In this feeding they wander a great deal
bevy going over a field Of -" acres in "a
couple of morning hours. The ground
affords but little cover. They discover
readily that a dog aud man are after them
and take To their heels
ANY man Who has ever seen a winged
quail no realizes that like most other mem
b.rr 81 the trOttlns speCi"s Of blfds ~ can
yet over the ground IA surprising fashion
/ A very fas, dog IL needed Tor work nuN
aud bold d9g that S not AFRAID to CLOSE
uson hls birds.
A. there H. little cover. aud the bevy viii
! not lie until the dog 10 n"ar 10 u. the man
I m,lsi take long shots Or none al all Con.
I IL the time Sl,sn tie puail lay ron"ralsd
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