. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds and wild fowl of America . But hark! what sound is that approaching near?♦Down close! The wild ducks come, and, darting down,Throw up on every side the troubled wave,Then gayly swim around with idle play. THIS AMUSEMENT IN AMERICA. yp ILD-FOWL shooting, though not as popu-^ lar or folloAved with the same zest by thesportsmen of America as it is by those- of England and other countries, is never-theless every season attracting increased attention to its real merits as a manly^:^ - and ex
. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds and wild fowl of America . But hark! what sound is that approaching near?♦Down close! The wild ducks come, and, darting down,Throw up on every side the troubled wave,Then gayly swim around with idle play. THIS AMUSEMENT IN AMERICA. yp ILD-FOWL shooting, though not as popu-^ lar or folloAved with the same zest by thesportsmen of America as it is by those- of England and other countries, is never-theless every season attracting increased attention to its real merits as a manly^:^ - and exciting sport; and no doubt, asthe conveniences for visiting our bayand sea-shores become more widely diiFused throughout*the variousportions of our Atlantic States, by the opening of new steam-boat and railroad routes, our pleasure-loving and novelty-seeking 259 ^ \. 260 lewiss AMERICAN SPORTSMAN. people Avill flock to the secluded haunts of the ■wild fowl muchmore generally than they do at present. When a fondness forthis kind of sport is once awakened among us, we may expectto see our shooters excel those of any other portion of the world,owing to the great abundance of this kind of game, the freedomwith which they can pursue it, and the enthusiasm with which theywill take it up. This sport, at present, is almost entirely confinedto the hands of those who follow the occupation of killing wildfowl not from motives of pleasure or healthful recreation, but as ameans of subsistence for themselves and families; and the tablesof our epicures are generally supplied from this source. Some few of the New York sportsmen occasionally sally forthduring the ducking season to spend a few days in shooting uponthe neighboring shores, but the sport is not considered sufficientlyenticing to carry them very often on such expeditions. We alsohave a few amateurs i
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