. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States, and British provinces, of North America. . gun in the boat, forshooting crippled and wing-broke fowl, which will save muchtime and trouble ; and a large-meshed light landing-net, willgreatly facilitate the bagging the dead birds. Fog, snow, or hazy weather, is very bad for sea shooting, asit makes every object on the water loom large and black, andcauses the birds rapidly to take alarm, except in the case ofGeese, especially Brent, which apparently become confused,and will often lie quiet till the boat is paddled almost uponthem. These dire
. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States, and British provinces, of North America. . gun in the boat, forshooting crippled and wing-broke fowl, which will save muchtime and trouble ; and a large-meshed light landing-net, willgreatly facilitate the bagging the dead birds. Fog, snow, or hazy weather, is very bad for sea shooting, asit makes every object on the water loom large and black, andcauses the birds rapidly to take alarm, except in the case ofGeese, especially Brent, which apparently become confused,and will often lie quiet till the boat is paddled almost uponthem. These directions will probably prove sufficient to enable anyperson, who desires to try this very killing and destructive me-thod, to meet with success after a little practice; but certainlyif he be bent on practising it to the utmost, he should not bewithout Porters edition of Hawker, who is the prince of autho-rities on this topic. And this brings me to a nobler division ofmy subject—the Wild Sports of the Wilderness. VOL. II. 10 146 FRANK FORESTER S FIELD SPORTS. WILD SPORTING OF THE NDER this title I include all thatis generally termed hunting; all, ina word, that is executed with therifle instead of the shot-gun, withthe Horse in* the Hound, instead ofthe Setter or the Spaniel. Hunt-ing, in its true acceptation, withpacks of trained Hounds, followedin view, by mounted hunters, can hardly be said to exist inNoith America, although there is one regular pack of Fox-hounds, kept up and hunted in perfect English style, at Mon-treal, supported principally by officers of the ganison. It iswell managed during the short season, and has often showngreat sport and fine Iuns. Many gentlemen in the SouthernState5 keep packs of Hounds for the pursuit both of the Deerand the Bear, and, when the ground is practicable, ride to themwell and daiingly, but the woody nature of the country, andthe unwillingness of the game to break covert and take to theopen, render it nearly impossible to
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