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Nathaniel Bowler's avatar

Cautionary tale indeed. Rooting for conservation efforts to save our remaining prairie chicken populations.

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suzanne Ferris's avatar

I am entranced by the writing style which includes so many asides and cul de sacs that simply charm and educate at the same time.

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Rhetta Jack's avatar

I met older folks in SE Illinois who remember having prairie chicken every Sunday and all their neighbors did also.

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Bob Dolgan's avatar

That would have been possible until the early 20th century! But any hunting of prairie chickens would have been over by around mid-century in Illinois.

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