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Angling for salmon may be called the deer - stalking of the streams . As in the first
sight of the herd there is more excitement , and more satisfaction when you bring
down the stag than any other game , so in salmon - fishing , compared with all ...
Angling for salmon may be called the deer - stalking of the streams . As in the first
sight of the herd there is more excitement , and more satisfaction when you bring
down the stag than any other game , so in salmon - fishing , compared with all ...
Side 137
In south and west wind , the deer are far easier stalked , as the colder and
sharper north and east keeps them always moving and beating against it . ...
Never stalk between two herds , if it can be helped ; it is always considered bad
stalking .
In south and west wind , the deer are far easier stalked , as the colder and
sharper north and east keeps them always moving and beating against it . ...
Never stalk between two herds , if it can be helped ; it is always considered bad
stalking .
Side 138
The best time for a quiet stalking shot is either early in the morning or late in the
evening , as the deer are not so much on the alert , and busy feeding . It is at
these times also that they are apt to come down from the high to the low ground .
The best time for a quiet stalking shot is either early in the morning or late in the
evening , as the deer are not so much on the alert , and busy feeding . It is at
these times also that they are apt to come down from the high to the low ground .
Side 139
When stalking a herd , or between deer , down hill , the best way is to slide upon
the back with your feet foremost . This can be done by leaning upon the elbows ,
and using the heels of the shoes to draw on the body . The knees will thus be ...
When stalking a herd , or between deer , down hill , the best way is to slide upon
the back with your feet foremost . This can be done by leaning upon the elbows ,
and using the heels of the shoes to draw on the body . The knees will thus be ...
Side 184
This miniature stalking is within the reach of many grouse - shooters , and , by
trying their skill at it when the birds grow wild , they may find out whether they
have any turn either for wild fowl or deer stalking . When one of these hares is
pursued ...
This miniature stalking is within the reach of many grouse - shooters , and , by
trying their skill at it when the birds grow wild , they may find out whether they
have any turn either for wild fowl or deer stalking . When one of these hares is
pursued ...
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Side 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...
Side i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,
Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
| Forfatter | John Colquhoun |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1849 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 20. feb 2008 |
| Lengde | 185 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |