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PHEASANTS
PHEASANTS. One of the nation's most popular game birds, pheasants were introduced to this country from Europe. The first consignment of the birds to the Dubuque area was made in October 1913 when 150 English pheasants were released into the brush and timber at NEW MELLERAY MONASTERY..
The birds came from the State Fish and Game Warden Elmer Hinshaw through the efforts of the DUBUQUE GUN CLUB. Club members had invited Hinshaw to Dubuque several months earlier to survey the natural conditions. A game preserve was established with the cooperation of many and owners who promised to protect the birds from poachers and to provide the birds with food over the winter.
The birds and their young were not to be hunted for five years. Poachers were to be fined $100 for each bird in their possession. Additional pheasants were to be released along with 300-400 Hungarian partridges.
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Source:
"Game Preserve at Mellery Assured," Telegraph-Herald, October 26, 1913, p. 8