Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 329
n of the fens, the enclosure of waste land, theformation of railways, and the great increase in the number of shooters have each and all con-tributed to ruin decoys ; while the large numbersof wildfowl which are brought by steamer andrail from Holland and other parts of the Con-tinent every winter,… … Plan of a Decoy Pipz. by shooting parties during the winter months, decoying is out of the question, sinceabsolute quiet must prevail within sight andsound of the decoy pond, or no ducks will stayto be caught. As regards the construction and managementof a decoy, we have only to imagine a pool of…
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