The Rod and the Gun: Being Two Treatises on Angling and ShootingA. and C. Black, 1840 - 439 sider |
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... Partridge Shooting , The Pheasant , Hare Shooting , Rabbit Shooting , Snipe Shooting , Woodcock Shooting , Red Grouse Shooting , Black - Game Shooting , . The Ptarmigan , PAGE 370 376 377 378 379 389 396 399 401 404 409 430 436 ANGLING ...
... Partridge Shooting , The Pheasant , Hare Shooting , Rabbit Shooting , Snipe Shooting , Woodcock Shooting , Red Grouse Shooting , Black - Game Shooting , . The Ptarmigan , PAGE 370 376 377 378 379 389 396 399 401 404 409 430 436 ANGLING ...
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... partridge's tail , and the body of hare - ear fur , intermixed with a little yellow worsted ; a grizzled hackle for legs . The hazel fly , so called , is of a rounder form , and is a killing lure in May and June , especially where ...
... partridge's tail , and the body of hare - ear fur , intermixed with a little yellow worsted ; a grizzled hackle for legs . The hazel fly , so called , is of a rounder form , and is a killing lure in May and June , especially where ...
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... partridge wing ; or the body made of black wool , and the feathers of a black drake : 2d , For April , a stonefly , the body made of dark wool , dyed yellow beneath the wings and tail : 3d , For the beginning of May , a ruddy fly , made ...
... partridge wing ; or the body made of black wool , and the feathers of a black drake : 2d , For April , a stonefly , the body made of dark wool , dyed yellow beneath the wings and tail : 3d , For the beginning of May , a ruddy fly , made ...
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... partridge shooting in an open country , or with a No. 4 or 5 cartridge for grouse shooting . No. 7 is best for snipe shooting . Small shot may be used for partridge shooting in September , though we do not see any reason for not ...
... partridge shooting in an open country , or with a No. 4 or 5 cartridge for grouse shooting . No. 7 is best for snipe shooting . Small shot may be used for partridge shooting in September , though we do not see any reason for not ...
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... partridge , and those from a light gun would necessarily be weak ; whereas , at that distance , with our charge two No. 2 pellets might be calculated upon , and with what effect we leave the experimentalist to decide , when he has tried ...
... partridge , and those from a light gun would necessarily be weak ; whereas , at that distance , with our charge two No. 2 pellets might be calculated upon , and with what effect we leave the experimentalist to decide , when he has tried ...
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Side 299 - See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold...
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Side 316 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
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