Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 581
until the water actually setsthem afloat. Then is the time for the wild-fowler to work up to them in his punt, in whichhe will lie down and push or paddle towardsthem until near enough to get a shot. In thisway an enormous number of wigeon are killedevery winter on the coast. An Irish wildfowler,… … shooters a company ; a smaller number theyterm a bunch. A company of wigeon, whenfirst collecting, may be heard at an immense•distance by the whistling of the drakes andpurring noise of the ducks ; but, when they arequietly settled and busy at feed, the only soundheard arises from the motion of…
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