. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. 236 PMAIBIE AND FOREST. foregoes even following the journey almost necessary to life! In Southern Illinois, where I had the greatest amount of experience in killing this game, the advance heralds of mi- gration generally arrived about the 10th of March. Much,. WILSON SNIPE. of course, depended upon whether the winter was late or otherwise; but if a thaw had taken place, and a moist southerly wind had been blowing overnight, the ground that yesterday you had
. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. 236 PMAIBIE AND FOREST. foregoes even following the journey almost necessary to life! In Southern Illinois, where I had the greatest amount of experience in killing this game, the advance heralds of mi- gration generally arrived about the 10th of March. Much,. WILSON SNIPE. of course, depended upon whether the winter was late or otherwise; but if a thaw had taken place, and a moist southerly wind had been blowing overnight, the ground that yesterday you had tramped over in pursuit of wild duck without seeing a single snipe, on the morrow would harbor thousands. Their journey being a continuation of short flights, they are seldom out of condition on arrival; and as they do not take up a permanent residence, little compunction is felt in shooting them. Out of the large number that I have brought to bag, I do not remember a single instance of an egg, or other indication that pairing. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. New York, Harper & Bros.
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