Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-24

twenty wee brown little ones that hatch
out under the careful attention of both
parents. Usually two broods are reared,
and Mother and father share the burden
OF Gazing for them until they are self
supporting. The cock quail. in fact, Is
one OF the few birds that will both set
on eggs while the mother bird is off feed
ing and lead brood Of young ones about.
A country breakfast with steamine
black coffee that fairly puts a fellow on
his feet, and makes him feel as though
he could walk from New York to Frisco.
a light breakfast for the dogs. and the
party is Off for the mornings sport This
pleasure is being enjoyed all over Uncle
Sans domain at this time. for In nearly
every state some time between October
and February. the quail season comes. in
most of them during November and De-
cember In every state the little fellow
proves the same interesting proposition
to dog and gunner.
1t Is on quail that the classic bird dog
does MS best work. 1t is while hunt ng
quail that the sportsman most keenly APP
preciates the wonderful qualities with
which nature has endowed the bird dog
Ihere are many varieties Of game birds
bird dog will stand or point or
set as the terms are var'ously en-
ployed. but none SO satisfactorily as the
Bob White. Many kinds of grouse and
large partridge the dog will stand, If the
quarry Will let him. but these larger va
rieties have an eXasperating habit of
scurry ng away as fast as they can at
the approach Of dog. and will not lie
In cover until the sportsman can get I'D
many continental countries it is necessary
to drive the game with "beaters' and
the SportSmen shoot the grouse or par
tr1dges or pheasants. as the case may be,
as the birds fly over them
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But the Bob White is game to the core.
Close and still he lies before the bird dog
and the heart of
The Bob White the Spo m a n
Game to the Core. a. he hurries
along and watches his dogs trail the game
and "come down on it,
STEADY. Steady. Hold hold there!
What luntsinan has not given those
magic words of command and caution to
his dog. as the animal stealthily adj
vances, with the 1.-THE grace of a panther.
with pointing head and tail. toward his
quarry, a covey of quail, the gamest OF
all game BIRDS What wonderful thing
is the nose of bird dog! The proud fell
low enters a stubble or weed field with
head erect and nostrils extended. He
shifts the crisp morning air. this way and
that He makes a cast here, then one
over wonder He pauses. The unmistak-
able scent of quail is in the breeze 1t
crews stronger and fresher as he ad-
vances. He trails off to the left. His
nose tells him the birds have gone that
way Cautiously now he moves on as ne
nears the Convey of little brown-feathered
tn ngs that are darling here and there In
the thick grass. Frightened. the quail
scamper together The bird dog makes a
half circle to road" them on from tnat
direction. The birds stop and huddle. The
dog stops. There he stands on the game,
immovable, rigid. save for the nervous
culver from intensity Of the point. with
head elevated. tail we'll out at an upward
angle, the animal tells his master in Ian
guage palmer than words that Bob White
is there.