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Side 58
... gun cannot well be directed too much in advance , especially if the flight of the
bird be rapid . In the case of birds coming immediately towards the sportsman ,
his best chance is at thirty - five yards for the first 58 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC .
... gun cannot well be directed too much in advance , especially if the flight of the
bird be rapid . In the case of birds coming immediately towards the sportsman ,
his best chance is at thirty - five yards for the first 58 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC .
Side 59
Partridges are perhaps more rapid in their flight when driven and coming over
your head in this way than either grouse or black game . The snipe is a very easy
bird to kill , if you go down wind on him , as he flies round you , and when in ...
Partridges are perhaps more rapid in their flight when driven and coming over
your head in this way than either grouse or black game . The snipe is a very easy
bird to kill , if you go down wind on him , as he flies round you , and when in ...
Side 60
condition his flight is regular . The woodcock is a much more difficult bird , owing
to the extreme irregularity of his flight , sometimes as rapid as a hawk , at other
times as slow and heavy as an owl . The snipe is constantly alluded to as a
difficult ...
condition his flight is regular . The woodcock is a much more difficult bird , owing
to the extreme irregularity of his flight , sometimes as rapid as a hawk , at other
times as slow and heavy as an owl . The snipe is constantly alluded to as a
difficult ...
Side 61
A woodcock scarcely ever continues his flight straight forward , when he reaches
any object he can dodge behind . SUGGESTIONS ON THE SHOOTING DRESS .
DRESS , generally speaking , is so much a matter of caprice , and occasionally ...
A woodcock scarcely ever continues his flight straight forward , when he reaches
any object he can dodge behind . SUGGESTIONS ON THE SHOOTING DRESS .
DRESS , generally speaking , is so much a matter of caprice , and occasionally ...
Side 73
... when disturbed , generally fly down wind , take long flights , and do not return ,
like partridges , the same evening , to the ground where they were bred , so that ,
if driven into an enemy ' s , country , a serious loss may be the consequence .
... when disturbed , generally fly down wind , take long flights , and do not return ,
like partridges , the same evening , to the ground where they were bred , so that ,
if driven into an enemy ' s , country , a serious loss may be the consequence .
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Hints on shooting and fishing [&c.]. |
| Forfatter | Christopher Idle (pseud.) |
| Utgave | 2 |
| distribuert | 1865 |
| Original fra | Oxford University |
| Digitalisert | 1. aug 2006 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |