. Frank Forester's Field sports of the United States, and British provinces, of North America . ory Observations ........ 1 The Game of North America ....... 30 Upland Shootixg ... ...... 45 The Pinniited Grouse 49 The RufFed Grouse . .64 The Canada Grouse . 71 American Quail . 80 The Woodcock 8G Common Snipe .... ..... 91 Bartrams Tattler 94 The American Hare 100 The Northern Hare The Mallard IOC The Dusky Duck 110 The Blue-Winged Teal . 115 The Green-Winged Teal , . 119 The Summer Duck 122 The Pintail Duck 128 Spring Snipe Shooting 137 Summer Woodcock Shooting 169 Upland Plover Shooting
. Frank Forester's Field sports of the United States, and British provinces, of North America . ory Observations ........ 1 The Game of North America ....... 30 Upland Shootixg ... ...... 45 The Pinniited Grouse 49 The RufFed Grouse . .64 The Canada Grouse . 71 American Quail . 80 The Woodcock 8G Common Snipe .... ..... 91 Bartrams Tattler 94 The American Hare 100 The Northern Hare The Mallard IOC The Dusky Duck 110 The Blue-Winged Teal . 115 The Green-Winged Teal , . 119 The Summer Duck 122 The Pintail Duck 128 Spring Snipe Shooting 137 Summer Woodcock Shooting 169 Upland Plover Shooting 209 Autumn Cock Shooting 210 Quail Shooting 219 Ruffed Grouse Shooting 240 Grouse Shooting . 248 X CONTENTS. Autumn Shooting 257 Rail ; and Rail ShootiiNG 268 Duck Shooting, on Inland Waters 293 Sporting Dogs • 312 The Setter .313 The Pointer 328 The Cocking Spaniel 332 Kennel Management Alteratives 343 Laxatives and Purgatives 344 Distemper 347 Worms 350 Poisons 351 Mange 351 Ophthalmia 352 Sore Feet 352 Field Management of Dogs 354 FIELD SPORTS UNITED STATES AND BRITISH N the occasion of commencing, itIS now several years ago, a series\ of papers in a leading monthly■^ magazine, On the Game of North7 America, its nomenclature, habits,haunts, and seasons; with hints■<^» on the science of woodcraft—Iintroduced the subject, by the fol-lowing general remarks, and it ap-pears to me that, inasmuch as they are not only still applicable,but have in effect become more and more evidently true, owingto the lapse of time since their publication, during which theevils complained of have increased tenfold, I cannot do betterthan repeat them, as entirely germane to the matter, and asaptly introductory to that which is to follow. There is, perhaps, I remarked, no country in the worldwhich presents, to the sportsman, so long a catalogue of the 12 FRANK foresters FIELD SPORTS. choicest game, whether of fur, fin, or feather, as the UnitedStates of North America ; t
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