CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-15

the way Of food and nest-building they
will gradually make themselves at
home.
|. The appointment of Frank Stine-
mier of Four Mile as special game
warden will have the effect of protect
ing them from slaughter at the hands
of the pot hunter, and. as they will
have but few enemies to contend with,
there should be no check upon their
natural rate Of increase, which is quite
rapid under normal environment.
There is no open season in this state
for killing quail and as there is heavy
fine for violations Of the law few
hunters will take the risk of getting
themselves in trouble by ignoring the
statutes provided for their preserva-
tion.
Seven or eight years ago the Free
mont County Game Protective Associ-
alton turned loose large number Of
game birds in this vicinity, among
them being 800 quail. which it pro-
cured in Kansas, 200 California. or top
knot, quail from the Pacific coast and
100 Mongolian, or golden, pheasants
from Oregon. Many of them were
killed by hunters, although a few of
their descendants may be found on
fields about Fruitmere and Four Mile
park.
The eastern quail, or Bob White. is
partial to the grain fields. in fact, he
will not thrive anywhere else. and he
is more likely to be found in the
neighborhood OF the city than on
isolated or remote ranches, for his
social instincts are strong. He is
frie nd Of the gardener and orchsrdist
and is never 80 happy as when making
war upon the insectiverous pests that
upon tuc Ciopss
The California quail is a somewhat
larger bird than Bob White and his
habitat is the pinon. or upland. ridges
where he finds his chief delight. There
is nothing antagonistic between the
California quail and his eastern conge-
ner and they get along very amicably
together. For this reason there is room
enough for both Of them here, and, ss
neither Of them are destructive OF
fruit and grain, they should be i'm
mune from the extei animation instinct
OF the pot hunter until they get
sufficiently well established to learn
where they may find cover.
II left to themselves the game birds
now here will have multiplied to such
an extent in a few years as to provide
excellent sport for hunters, but II war;
fare is permitted at the present stage
Of affairs they will be unable to ,get a
footing, without which there can be no
increase in their number. The Fre-
mont County Game Protective As
sociation has received substantial as
sistance from the ranches in the
vicinity Of Canon City in preventing
the determination of quails and pheas-
ants, especially from the ladies', for
which it expresses its appreciation.
The association is arranging to have
notices printed and posted throughout
the county, warning people against
killing quail and pheasants and ,appris-
ing them OF penalties which the law
fixes for so doing. The introduction Of
matter in which everybody should be
interested and they should :see to it
that every safeguard is thrown about
them for protection.
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