. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. TURKEY SHOOTING. 297. TURKEY S HOOT IN (^. NDOTJBTEDLY the most deli- cious, as it is the largest and no- blest, of all gallinaceous game, there is yet litlle sport in its pur- suit, and beyond mere proficiency with the rifle, little skill required to kill it. The case is the same with this, as with all other wild and forest-haunting fowls and animals. In the size of the game, and its variety, or its excellence, de- pends all the essiiement of i
. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. TURKEY SHOOTING. 297. TURKEY S HOOT IN (^. NDOTJBTEDLY the most deli- cious, as it is the largest and no- blest, of all gallinaceous game, there is yet litlle sport in its pur- suit, and beyond mere proficiency with the rifle, little skill required to kill it. The case is the same with this, as with all other wild and forest-haunting fowls and animals. In the size of the game, and its variety, or its excellence, de- pends all the essiiement of its pursuit and capture. It is extremely wild and wary, running in flocks when alarmed, at such a rate that it is difficult for a speedy dog to overtake it, and never, so far as I have heard or read, lying close enough to allow itself to be stood by Pointers or Setters, or to be shot on the wing. The ways adopted for shooting it, are, therefore, all depen- dent on ambush or stratagem, the shooter either concealing him- self in some place which commands a view of the spots on which they are in the habit of scratching and removing the dry leaves, in order to pick up their food, or making use of a sort of pipe or call, by which the cry or yelp, as it is termed, of the female may be simulated so exactly, as to bring the old males, or gobblers, within gunshot, almost unfailingly. Mr. Audubon relates in occurrence which befel himself, indicating the singu- lar boldness, if it should not rather be called stupidity, of the ill â -j'il. 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 Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858. New York : Stringer & Townsend
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