Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 104
... poacher , and slyer vermin , are welcome to the overplus for anything he cares ! The poacher , therefore , not only has the free run of the shooting - ground by night , but makes it his business to find out when the gamekeeper is ...
... poacher , and slyer vermin , are welcome to the overplus for anything he cares ! The poacher , therefore , not only has the free run of the shooting - ground by night , but makes it his business to find out when the gamekeeper is ...
Page 105
... poacher trusts to his skill in eluding the watchers , if there are any , and sallies forth with his dog and gun , in full enjoyment of the sport . Many of these poachers are good shots , and some even can boast a fairish dog . But ...
... poacher trusts to his skill in eluding the watchers , if there are any , and sallies forth with his dog and gun , in full enjoyment of the sport . Many of these poachers are good shots , and some even can boast a fairish dog . But ...
Page 106
... poacher refuses " crank " uncertain shots , hence he seldom excels in them ; and , as the birds are always wild and dif- ficult of access when his operations begin , all his ingenuity is exerted to get within easy distance , and , no ...
... poacher refuses " crank " uncertain shots , hence he seldom excels in them ; and , as the birds are always wild and dif- ficult of access when his operations begin , all his ingenuity is exerted to get within easy distance , and , no ...
Page 107
... poacher's wind and knowledge of the country is , generally , at least equal to that of his pursuer . A knowing hill - poacher may in this way destroy far more game than the gentleman who has preceded him over the same ground , although ...
... poacher's wind and knowledge of the country is , generally , at least equal to that of his pursuer . A knowing hill - poacher may in this way destroy far more game than the gentleman who has preceded him over the same ground , although ...
Page 108
... poacher . The watchers are as knowing as the poacher in regard to wind , always keeping to leeward of their beat , and taking ad- vantage of all the hills that give them a far look - out , where the report of a gun would be most apt to ...
... poacher . The watchers are as knowing as the poacher in regard to wind , always keeping to leeward of their beat , and taking ad- vantage of all the hills that give them a far look - out , where the report of a gun would be most apt to ...
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Alpine hare angler appeared bait bank barn owl bird boat cast Castle chance Cladich colour Crap-na-Gower deer distance diving ducks dun-birds eagle eggs eyrie favourite feed fish flew flies flock foot forest frequent frost gamekeeper ground grouse gulls hatched head heard Highland hill hook Inch Moan Inverary island keeper killed Kilmun land legs Loch Awe Loch Goil Loch Lomond Loch Long look mallard miles moors morillon morning nearly nest never night numbers once otter pair perched Peter pheasants poacher pool poor pounds prey ring-dove river rock rose Rossarden salmon Sandy scarcely sea-trout seen seized seldom shallow shoot shore shot side snipe sometimes soon sport spring stalking stoat stream summer tawny owl took tree trolling trout walk watched watchers weather white owl wigeon wind wing winter woodcock yards young
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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,