El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-24

SaiIant giides harmIessIy. while th'
clever fowl drops to the ground ans
Parent birds XIII OffsprinE-
The deadliest foe the young poulC
have to fear. hoWeve IS their ozvu
father. Driven by strange and most
unnatural impulse, he will Kill ever
one OF his offspring. II he can find
them. Accordingly the mother bird
always hides her nest in some obscure
place. and after the young are Matched
employs every strategic artiflce 70
I prevent the gobbler from ascertain
ing their whereabouts Hunters IN
{ the summer time take advs ntage OF
I this cruel weakness Of his BY lurlnS
him within gunEhOr with an imitation
Of the peek peek" Of the little ones
Z and who viii say that under such
{ circumstance. the fate he meets Is
I undeserved2
! Wild life. il might be said. is as
much a natural and proper product
7 OF the forest as are trees squirrels
: are rree-plauteI=- any obServant
I person. in the woods. may see them
dig little holes il the ground. ram
. acorns or other nuts weu down into
them, and cover them ID A7par-
emily they keep no track Of such
/ deposits, depending as the do for
winter food supplies on great sores
] accumulated IN hollOWs OF frees
Birds. too are planters o. trees. ire
I seeds Of which are deposited with
{ their droppiugs, and IN this kind Of
Z voIk the wild turkey is not least
useful
Pot-HuntinE Responsible.
For the r-eztermiua ton OF TINS
noble bird pot-huntiuS Is mainly re-
sponsible- Which means shooting on
the roOst. or trapping On pens Of the
kind already described 10 goes
without saying that the true sports
man dopes no such INV ortny ex-
pedients- he uses never shotgun.
but rifle 81 not more than - cal
her, and the turkey, 70 be Scien-
-ificallv KILLED. as he views t-e mat
ter. must be hit in the head
The sportsman pits mis- own in
telliEence against The phenomena
intellect OF the bird II is contest
OF wits In point OF physical activity
and keenness OF Seuse-p perception ne
IS obliged 10 acknowledge a Srear
inferiority- For the wild turkey is
marvellously swift OF foot. and 50
strong OF wins that. although %
heavy IL can rly $50 miles al a
SIretch Its sense or Hearln@
phenomenal, and its power of scent
IS equal in keeuue7s 20 that OF the
rhinoceros.
Needs Cunning TO Win.
To win the Spor -~lCau must eX-
ercise a cunning superior even TO
-har Of the TURKEY He makes him
self as nearly invisible as possible
hy wearing clothes of browrish
canvas or Khaki. and his Suu-barrel
is painted biack. lest IT. give ac-
cidental warninE 70 the game by =
reflection OF sunlight To lure the
bird within gunslot, the hunter may
employ any one or number OF con-
trivauces by which tle call Of feed
ing hen or defiant 2oooler Is INIT unit
aLed-suCh. for instance. as a hollow
wInE-houe. or bit OF SchOolhoyE
slate tapped with pine splinter
stuck through corncob- But the
'-mouth-caI." i the art Of II can be
ACQUIRED is best such artificial
devices as those mentioned are az
likely as not TO counterfeit, though
unintentionallv. the alarm note
whereupol the turkey instantly re-
solves himself into a streak OF
bronze light and departs with roar
like that OF a locomotive
Mexican Turkey l. Ancestor.
Il IS interesting 10 know that ths
MeNi-an Wild IurEey-the true an
ceStor or our domestleated nird--stil-
exists. and is today exactly what II
was in the days OF llOnteZuula- b.
whom u was bred IN captivity 10
feed the punlas. laguars. and other
CarnivoreS OF his royal geological
garden. The fowl is very shy. ana
in It's Ia bits somewhat resembles the
wild goose. Ssutiuel5 being kept on
watch always while the flock feeds.
u ranges over into the United states,
being found IN Arizona and New Mex
leo. as well as Boo Texas. and the hen
bird lays twelve spotted broEnish-
red eggs
The circumstance that Wild tur-
keys have maintained toorlold IN
lonz-Settled parts OF the territory
they formerly occupied-a7. for eX-
ample. IN NiTEiuia-stro1Elr suggests
the feasibility % restockinG portions
o. their old ranges with the species
With such protection -~ they VIII en-
ioy IN the national forests. they are
sure 20 multiply rapidly. 20 che great
Sztisfa ctiou OF all hird-lover=. and 70
the JOY of the sportsman and the
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