. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 630 Some .Inicncau S/yoytiiig l\)gs. "!\f I i!''. i m' r-i. SI' "sNIl'" AND "JIMKI. () IIV S. I. lIKSTiiU, llAundKli, (iiNN.| riicrc is a do^ which is dcstiiictl to bcconu; a jfrcal favorite in this country, and I doubt not that \vc hav<! a much hirjj^cr sphere for his usefulness than they \ in luij^dand. This is the httle cocl<et spaniel. \\c. is a merry, active wori^er, not pointinj.^ his bi
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 630 Some .Inicncau S/yoytiiig l\)gs. "!\f I i!''. i m' r-i. SI' "sNIl'" AND "JIMKI. () IIV S. I. lIKSTiiU, llAundKli, (iiNN.| riicrc is a do^ which is dcstiiictl to bcconu; a jfrcal favorite in this country, and I doubt not that \vc hav<! a much hirjj^cr sphere for his usefulness than they \ in luij^dand. This is the httle cocl<et spaniel. \\c. is a merry, active wori^er, not pointinj.^ his birds, but }j;ivin^ tonjrue when he strikes the scent, wiiich he follows until the bird is flushed. In our thick, almost impenetrable covers, particu- larly where woodcock are shot, in summer, the cocker is especially valuable, as he can make his way untler briers ami into places where a larger dog could not penetrate. In such shootini; the dog is almost always out of sight of his master, and a stanch setter or pointer might be lost on his point; whereas, the cocker, by giving tongue, apprisc-s the gunner, not only of his own whereabouts, but also of the |)resence of game. Could I countenance such an unsportsmanlike proceeding as shooting a bird while sitting, I might say that they wouUl be ful for treeing ruffed grouse instead of the mongrels now used ; but their real value is in woodcock shooting. 'Ihe illustrati(jn of Mr. Hestor's fine imported dogs sufficiently describes their general ap- pearance. There is another variety of spaniel, the clumber, which is deservedly popular in England, as possessing all the advantages in cover shooting of the cocker, but hunts mute. Thej- are rare even on the other side, and the only pure specimens I have seen in this country are those imported by Mr. Jonathan Thorne, Jr., of County, in this State. As spaniels are not to poiiv h: ' game, they should be broken to range close, never more th; ty. Please note that thes
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