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Title: The encyclopaedia of sport
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898 Peek, Hedley Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918
Subjects: Horses Sports Games
Publisher: London : Lawrence and Bullen
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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ly selfish point of view, a wet dogin a punt is a most uncomfortable companion,while, on the score of humanity, no man who isfond of his dog should keep him shivering withcold and wet in a position where he has nochance of getting dry. Shooting from Blinds and Pits—Shouldthe shore gunner be in the habit of makingrepeated visits to the same shooting quartersand finding birds sufificiently numerous to war-rant a prolonged stay in the neighbourhood, hewill, if sufficiently observant, sooner or laterdiscover their favourite haunts, notice wherethey go at high water, and mark the spots whichare first laid bare at ebb tide—for to these theywill regularly resort. A judiciously placed hurdle, or ambush con-structed of seaweed and big stones, within shotof such points, will sometimes enable the gunnerto screen his approach until near enough to geta shot or two. Some professional fowlers are inthe habit of digging pits in the line of flight whenthey have discovered it, and remaining therein
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^ shooting) THE encyclop.4:dia of sport 345 for an hour or two, on the chance of interceptingthe passing birds. This plan is sometimespretty successful, but the necessity for remainingso long in a cramped position renders it dis-tasteful to those who prefer a more activecampaign. Some experts indeed regard such devicesas unsportsmanlike. Folkard, for example, inhis excellent book, The Wild Fowler, remarks :— There are various other tricks and meansresorted to for getting within range of the warycurlew, some of which are beneath the dignityof a sportsman, such as digging holes in openmarshes, burying casks on the beach, and lyingin ambush in those unenviable positions, thustaking the birds by surprise. Such proceedings, Shore shooters, on the other hand, have a similardislike to the sound of a punt gun, although ifthey happen to be to leeward of the fowl shotat, they may sometimes profit by the occasionand get several shots at birds which, alarmed atthe report, come scurrying down wi

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