Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl

Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl
Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 714
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780486254227

Copious details on behavior, plumage, nesting and migratory habits, field marks, much more.

Wildfowl and Wildfowl Shooting with Shotgun and Punt Gun

Wildfowl and Wildfowl Shooting with Shotgun and Punt Gun
Author: Ralph Payne-Gallwey
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 493
Release: 2017-01-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1473347467

Originally published 1896. The book comprises a short natural history of British wildfowl and complete and comprehensive directions in shooting wildfowl on the coast and inland with shotgun and punt gun. Over two hundred illustrations. Many of the earliest field sports books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl

Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl
Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1923
Genre: Anatidae
ISBN:

This bulletin is a continuation of the work on the life histories of North American birds begun in Bulletin 107 and continued by Bulletins 113 and 121. The same general plan has been followed and the same sources of information have been utilized. This bulletin covers the Order Anseres (Anseriformes).

A Book on Duck Shooting

A Book on Duck Shooting
Author: Van Campen Heilner
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1447499042

This vintage volume contains a practical and informative book on shooting duck, and includes tips and hints on technique, instructions for attaining best results, information on equipment, historical and anecdotal information... and much more. Complete with authentic photographs and a wealth of information invaluable to the keen duck hunter, this volume constitutes a must-have for anyone with a serious interest in the sport. The chapters of this book include: “Shooting Wildfowl”, “The Wheat Fields of Alberta”, “Black Ducks Here and There”, “The Wariest Wildfowl”, “Down Barnstable Way”, “Mississippi Mud”, “Winter Along the Baltic”, “Beyond the Sierras”, “From Illinois to Arkansas”, “The Watch Gander”, “Down by the Rio Grande”, etcetera. This antiquarian volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on shooting wildfowl.

American Wild-Fowl Shooting

American Wild-Fowl Shooting
Author: Joseph W Long
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-05-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781359145895

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.

Woodcock Shooting

Woodcock Shooting
Author: Edmund W Davis
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781015689701

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 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. 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.

American Wild-Fowl Shooting - Describing the Haunts, Habits, and Methods of Shooting Wild Fowl, Particularly Those of the Western States of America. with Instructions Concering Guns, Blinds, Boats, and Decoys; The Training of Water-Retrievers, Etc.

American Wild-Fowl Shooting - Describing the Haunts, Habits, and Methods of Shooting Wild Fowl, Particularly Those of the Western States of America. with Instructions Concering Guns, Blinds, Boats, and Decoys; The Training of Water-Retrievers, Etc.
Author: Joseph W. Long
Publisher: Gebert Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2011-04
Genre:
ISBN: 1446056694

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.