Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... gamekeeper had his water dog nearly drowned by one of them when retrieving a wild duck . He managed , how- ever , to shoot the erne , the talons of which were long preserved as a trophy . I have seldom done much execu- tion there with ...
... gamekeeper had his water dog nearly drowned by one of them when retrieving a wild duck . He managed , how- ever , to shoot the erne , the talons of which were long preserved as a trophy . I have seldom done much execu- tion there with ...
Page 70
... game - keeper , from the facility with which they elude even the best - trained pointers . The dog is continually touching upon their scent , which distracts his attention from game , but he scarcely ever " winds " one , to make amends ...
... game - keeper , from the facility with which they elude even the best - trained pointers . The dog is continually touching upon their scent , which distracts his attention from game , but he scarcely ever " winds " one , to make amends ...
Page 73
... game - keeper , with a little wiry hairy retriever that looked as if he could stand as much cold as a Polar bear . No fowl of any kind on Luss shores , so embarked for the islands . Detected the whole mass of tufts , dun - birds ...
... game - keeper , with a little wiry hairy retriever that looked as if he could stand as much cold as a Polar bear . No fowl of any kind on Luss shores , so embarked for the islands . Detected the whole mass of tufts , dun - birds ...
Page 74
... gamekeeper in the house , I took a crouching stretch along the south shore , and , as the ground was dry and hard , did not grudge a long hand and knee crawl across the island . Neared the north shore without disturbing their operations ...
... gamekeeper in the house , I took a crouching stretch along the south shore , and , as the ground was dry and hard , did not grudge a long hand and knee crawl across the island . Neared the north shore without disturbing their operations ...
Page 81
... gamekeeper gave me able assistance , and is the only one I ever was out with who understands that sport . In January , 1847 , I bagged forty - eight head in the same number of days . It is curious that the frost lasted about the same ...
... gamekeeper gave me able assistance , and is the only one I ever was out with who understands that sport . In January , 1847 , I bagged forty - eight head in the same number of days . It is curious that the frost lasted about the same ...
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Page i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,