The complete wildfowler; 1911
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- Title
- The complete wildfowler; 1911
- Author
- Stanley Duncan
- Publication year listed
- 1911
- Format
- Public domain eBook
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The complete wildfowler; 1911
Author: Stanley Duncan (1878-1954) and C. Ranger Gull (1875-1923)
Year: 1911
The complete wildfowler (1911) by Stanley Duncan (1878-1954) and C. Ranger Gull (1875-1923) Published in 1911 in London by Grant Richards Ltd Notes: Includes index Blue cloth binding with black pictorial decoration and title on the cover, gilt pictorial decoration and title on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. Table of Contents: Part One: Shore Shooting: What wildfowling really is -- Guns -- Ammunition -- The complete gun-room -- The law as it affects wildfowlers -- Wildfowl dogs and how to break them -- Shore-shooting - hunting -- Shore-shooting - working 'longshore -- Shore-shooting - day-flighting, calling, and decoys -- Movements of wildfowl and shore-birds -- Migration of shore-birds and wildfowl -- Some illustrative experiences Part Two: Punt Shooting: Punt-shooting as a sport -- The dangers of punt-shooting -- Some general notes -- Gunning-punt accessories -- Punt-guns -- Recoil gearing for punt-guns -- Conversion of muzzle-loading punt-guns to breech-loading -- On loading punt-guns -- Punt carriages, wagons, and houses -- Care of guns and gear -- Weather and expenses, with a note on punt clothing -- Hints on punting to fowl, and the actual use of punt-guns -- Gunning-punt c