. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. 240 KKANK FORESTEk's FIELD SPORTS. HUFFED GROUSE SHOOTING, lii. VULOO, PAUTRIDOE HIIOOTINO. T was my misfortune once— once only, gontlo reaJer—in my life, to bo socluceil into umlertii- king an excursion very late in the season, a few days only lie- fore Christmas, into the interior of Connecticut, for the especial purpose of shooting the Ruffed Grouse, or as it is there termed. Partridge. I went on the representation of a friend, who while Cock
. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. 240 KKANK FORESTEk's FIELD SPORTS. HUFFED GROUSE SHOOTING, lii. VULOO, PAUTRIDOE HIIOOTINO. T was my misfortune once— once only, gontlo reaJer—in my life, to bo socluceil into umlertii- king an excursion very late in the season, a few days only lie- fore Christmas, into the interior of Connecticut, for the especial purpose of shooting the Ruffed Grouse, or as it is there termed. Partridge. I went on the representation of a friend, who while Cock- shooting on that ground, early in the autumn, before the leaves weri' down, had moved an immense number of these birds, which were then in broods with the old hen. Ho assured m(!, as he fully expected would prove the case, that we should cer- tainly get twenty or thirty fair shots each, daily; and in consequence I looked for great sport. The result was, that, although we had two brace of as good Setters as any in the country, and fagged steadily and resolute- ly during four successive days, we bagged seven birds between us; two only over points; and certainly did not fire altogether, at snap shots and long range, above ten or eleven shots. On other occasions, once or twice, I have been persuaded, contrary to my opinion, to go out of my way to beat for Ruffed Grouse, or to devote a day to their especial pursuit, but I never in any one case have been 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 : W. A. Townsend & Adams
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