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Under this name are included the wild creatures hunted, shot, and trapped by man-wild geese, wild ducks, pheasants, partridges, bob-whites, grouse, rabbits and hares, and the deepeyed deer (venison). To the person of fine sensibilities there is little pleasure in eating creatures which at best have a life-long problem of seeking food and escaping enemies. There is another side to the question; unless the killing of some of these wild creatures is discouraged, there is grave danger of certain specimens becoming extinct. Certainly the work that a bird does in destroying seeds of destructive weeds, and insect enemies, is a far greater service to mankind than the mouthful of nutriment its frail body will give to one person at one meal. Farmers' Bulletin No. 54 (U. S. Dept. of Agriculture) says: "As a weed destroyer, the quail (bob-white) has few, if any, superiors. Take it all in all, there is no more valuable bird to be allowed alive and free."