Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-19 | Page 7 | English Pheasants Reared in Ohio

ENGLISH PHEASANTS REARED IN OHIO Efforts of Sportsmen to Introduce New Bird In That State Prove Highly Successful 1 Ohio sportsmen are delighted with the result of f their efforts to Introduce Engl English sh pheasants as a game gathe bird on the toe farms farms' and preserves of the State Although the efforts were begun only only three years ago there ate are now thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of adult birds at large with the number Increasing each year at a re remarkable remarkable re- re rate says a Cleveland 0 O. dispatch Three years ago the Legislature appropriated appropriated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap a sum for the game warden to begin raising pheasants for State distribution Sportsmen gave active operation co and farmers In the State manifested surprising Interest The game war warden en was overwhelmed with orders for birds and eggs The following follow fonow- ing lag year year- the same demand continued and last season the demand was still greater The State law prevents the birds being being being be be- ing shot before December 1901 and the proposed new law will extend the time timeto to December 1906 when sportsmen expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex there will be birds wild wildin in the State in the he same way the prairie chicken was introduced d years ago The birds are hardy and well adapted to the climate and scatter over ove all th the country near the game preserves The sportsmen hope tb to have them all over aver the State State before before the ban There are area a score of game big preserves along the lake shore w where ere special ial efforts are being made t to raise the birds The 1 Game Warden says there are at least birds now on the preserves If they they- are protected t d until 1906 it is claim claimed d not less than a million will have gb maturity and ready for forthe forthe forthe the sp sportsmen eri The he law will regulate the number that n ma may be killed The birds are ale plump and and- make a delightful delightful de de- de- de table bird having a real game same flavor They are shy and fly swiftly affording the sportsmen rare fun during during during dur dur- ing the hunting bunting season The ease with which the birds have been introduced here has caused sportsmen to believe the pheasant t can be raised sed all over the country and they will Ill endeavor to have all aU the sportsmens sportsmen's associations undertake undertake under under- take the work