Download or read book Duck Shooting and Hunting Sketches written by William Chester Hazelton and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Duck Shooting and Hunting Sketches written by William C. Hazelton and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Duck Shooting and Hunting Sketches written by William Chester Hazelton and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Duck Shooting and Hunting Sketches written by William Chester Hazelton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Duck Shooting and Hunting Sketches The wild rice dips, the wild bends, And rustles in the breeze, As down the marsh the west wind sends, Its message from the trees. By Ernest McGaffey. Duck shooting is a science; likewise an art. The seasoned duck shooter smiles at the quail hunter, the snipe shooter, and the man who eases around in a "buck-board" after prairie chickens. They are mostly "parlor" shooters in his opinion. "Whisper," now - men take their lives in their hands quite a bit who follow the sport of duck shooting. The marshes and lakes take something of a toll of human life in that respect, and more than a few good staunch fellows have gone under in the "sink-holes," perished from exposure, or drowned in sight of shore while following their favorite hobby. You need to be some resemblance to a man to go after ducks year in and year out. Spring shooting has mostly been cut out; and a good thing, too. Some lively sessions I have seen occasionally, in the Spring time, when the ice came down on the "blinds." Narrow squeaks at times, and rowing aimlessly in sudden blizzards, stiff ringers grabbing at ice-mailed decoys, and squalls that made gathering dead birds no child's play. Well, I've weathered it, but I just make bold to say in passing that you need to be a good swimmer, a good man with a pair of oars, and as tough as a leather hinge to stand the racket. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book DUCK SHOOTING HUNTING SKETCH written by William Chester 1870 Hazelton and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Fishing and Shooting Sketches written by Grover Cleveland and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fishing and Shooting Sketches written by Grover Cleveland and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I am sure that it is not necessary for me, at this late day, to dwell upon the fact that I am an enthusiast in my devotion to hunting and fishing, as well as every other kind of outdoor recreation. I am so proud of this devotion that, although my sporting proclivities have at times subjected me to criticism and petty forms of persecution, I make no claim that my steadfastness should be looked upon as manifesting the courage of martyrdom. On the contrary, I regard these criticisms and persecutions as nothing more serious than gnat stings suffered on the bank of a stream--vexations to be borne with patience and afterward easily submerged in the memory of abundant delightful accompaniments. Thus, when short fishing excursions, in which I have sought relief from the wearing labors and perplexities of official duty, have been denounced in a mendacious newspaper as dishonest devices to cover scandalous revelry, I have been able to enjoy a sort of pleasurable contempt for the author of this accusation, while congratulating myself on the mental and physical restoration I had derived from these excursions. So, also, when people, more mistaken than malicious, have wagged their heads in pitying fashion and deprecated my indulgence in hunting and fishing frivolity, which, in high public service, I have found it easy to lament the neglect of these amiable persons to accumulate for their delectation a fund of charming sporting reminiscence; while, at the same time, I sadly reflected how their dispositions might have been sweetened and their lives made happier if they had yielded something to the particular type of frivolity which they deplored." CONTENTS THE MISSION OF SPORT AND OUTDOOR LIFE A DEFENSE OF FISHERMEN THE SERENE DUCK HUNTER THE MISSION OF FISHING AND FISHERMEN SOME FISHING PRETENSES AND AFFECTATIONS SUMMER SHOOTING CONCERNING RABBIT SHOOTING A WORD TO FISHERMEN A DUCK HUNTING TRIP QUAIL SHOOTING
Download or read book Ducks and Duck Shooting written by William Barber Haynes and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishing and Shooting Sketches written by Grover Cleveland and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President wrote this amusing book. This brief book was written a few years after Cleveland's second term as President and published the year before his death, in 1907. Grover Cleveland was an avid angler and hunter, and this book explores everything from how to tell a proper fish story to hunting ethics.
Download or read book The Market in Birds written by Andrea L. Smalley and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at how a commercial market for birds in the late nineteenth century set the stage for conservation and its legislation. Between the end of the Civil War and the 1920s, the United States witnessed the creation, rapid expansion, and then disappearance of a commercial market for hunted wild animals. The bulk of commercial wildlife sales in the last part of the nineteenth century were of wildfowl, who were prized not only for their eggs and meat but also for their beautiful feathers. Wild birds were brought to cities in those years to be sold as food for customers' tables, decorations for ladies' hats, treasured pets, and specimens for collectors' cabinets. Though relatively short-lived, this market in birds was broadly influential, its rise and fall coinciding with the birth of the Progressive Era conservation movement. In The Market in Birds, historian Andrea L. Smalley and wildlife biologist Henry M. Reeves illuminate this crucial chapter in American environmental history. Touching on ecology, economics, law, and culture, the authors reveal how commercial hunting set the terms for wildlife conservation and the first federal wildlife legislation at the turn of the twentieth century. Smalley and Reeves delve into the ground-level interactions among market hunters, game dealers, consumers, sportsmen, conservationists, and the wild birds they all wanted. Ultimately, they argue, wildfowl commercialization represented a revolutionary shift in wildlife use, turning what had been a mostly limited, local, and seasonal trade into an interstate industrial-capitalist enterprise. In the process, it provoked a critical public debate over the value of wildlife in a modern consumer culture. By the turn of the twentieth century, the authors reveal, it was clear that wild bird populations were declining precipitously all over North America. The looming possibility of a future without birds sparked intense debate nationwide and eventually culminated in the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Scholars, environmentalists, wildlife professionals, and anyone concerned about wildlife will find this new perspective on conservation history enlightening reading.
Download or read book Ducking Days written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Book on Duck Shooting written by Van Campen Heilner and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy written by Kurkpatrick Dorsey and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first decades of the twentieth century, fish in the Great Lakes and Puget Sound, seals in the North Pacific, and birds across North America faced a common threat: over harvesting that threatened extinction for many species. Progressive era conservationists saw a need for government intervention to protect threatened animals. And because so many species migrated across international political boundaries, their protectors saw the necessity of international conservation agreements. In The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy, Kurkpatrick Dorsey examines the first three comprehensive wildlife conservation treaties in history, all between the United States and Canada: the Inland Fisheries Treaty of 1908, the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, and the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1916. In his highly readable text, Dorsey argues that successful conservation treaties came only after conservationists learned to marshal scientific evidence, public sentiment, and economic incentives in their campaigns for protective legislation. The first treaty, intended to rescue the overfished boundary waters, failed to gain the necessary support and never became law. Despite scientific evidence of the need for conservation, politicians, and the general public were unable to counter the vocal opposition of fishermen across the continent. A few years later, conservationists successfully rallied popular sympathy for fur seals threatened with slaughter and the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention was adopted. By the time of the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1916, the importance of aesthetic appeal was clear: North American citizens were joining chapters of the Audubon Society in efforts to protect beautiful songbirds. Conservationists also presented economic evidence to support their efforts as they argued that threatened bird species provided invaluable service to farmers. Dorsey recounts the story of each of these early treaties, examining the scientific research that provided the basis for each effort, acknowledging the complexity of the issues, and presenting the personalities behind the politics. He argues that these decades-old treaties both directly affect us today and offer lessons for future conservation efforts.
Download or read book The Art of Shooting written by Charles Lancaster and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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