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Show RUFFED GROUSE SMART BIRD Feathered Creature Takes Advantage of Hit Natural Camouflage and Is Hard to Shoot. The ruffed grouse Is the greatest same lilrd in this country and probably prob-ably Is lilt less t tut ti any bird In the tvorbl with the possible exception of lb.' snipe. Nature bus endowed the ruffed (rrouse with the means of protection llid the way the blnl uses these menus make him seem a brainy crenture. The COlof of the ruffed TOUt so tosely resembles the woo'llniid surroundings sur-roundings In ihe full that one may almost xwilk on them without seeing them. The bird, making use of lis coloring, generally lives In ragged country, where underbrush and spruce make bl.s delectlon difficult Ones Hushed, the raffed gwss dies Ko as to put a tree between himself nnd the hunter, adding to the difficulty Df locating him. The bird, unlike uall, 1 la seldom found In coveys and consequently conse-quently Is hard to hit. The hunter must always he ready with gun In position to shoot and hoot quick. I Work well tho underbrush and little I spruces along the sides of ravines. Go In the dense places In the woodland, for the ruffed grouse Is a recluse. The grouse, when once under way, will fly strulght, and It Is well to hunt ( him with more than one In the party. i The hunter who might be on the line ! of flight Is sure to get a shot. The ruffed grouse rises from cover with thunderous precision and the suc- cossful hunter of this bird must leavo bis "nerves" at home. The uninitiated I Is liable to be more frightened than the bird. ' Huffed grouse do not lie well to the dog, running speedily and quietly ahead or the animal before making Sight |