Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and ShootingLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1844 - 623 páginas |
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... Gamekeepers and Deputations ... ......... Page 577 ... 577 ..... 577 ......... 577 ..... 578 ....... 578 ......... Exclusive privilege for Wales ....... Register of Gamekeepers ........... Liberty to sell Game ....... Persons admissible ...
... Gamekeepers and Deputations ... ......... Page 577 ... 577 ..... 577 ......... 577 ..... 578 ....... 578 ......... Exclusive privilege for Wales ....... Register of Gamekeepers ........... Liberty to sell Game ....... Persons admissible ...
Página 142
... game- keeper in one station , where hares and rabbits are driven towards him , and the black - velvet exotic in another , and see to which they will approach the nearest ; barring , of course , the mask of yew - tree , fir , or holly ...
... game- keeper in one station , where hares and rabbits are driven towards him , and the black - velvet exotic in another , and see to which they will approach the nearest ; barring , of course , the mask of yew - tree , fir , or holly ...
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... gamekeeper to the Earl of Portsmouth , and a man about six feet six ! laid his gun on the ground , of course with both barrels cocked ; and , after throwing off two penny - pieces himself , he took up his gun , and hit them both , most ...
... gamekeeper to the Earl of Portsmouth , and a man about six feet six ! laid his gun on the ground , of course with both barrels cocked ; and , after throwing off two penny - pieces himself , he took up his gun , and hit them both , most ...
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... gamekeeper . Many old sportsmen will not beat their ground at all in windy weather . This I hold to be bad , for birds run a great deal when it blows hard ; and , by such means , often run out of bounds . When birds are young and tame ...
... gamekeeper . Many old sportsmen will not beat their ground at all in windy weather . This I hold to be bad , for birds run a great deal when it blows hard ; and , by such means , often run out of bounds . When birds are young and tame ...
Página 162
... game- keeper , which , utterly as I abhor dandyism , I must yet observe , is not quite in unison with the appearance of a perfect gentleman . I shall , therefore , recommend to them dark kid gloves , which will stand a month's shooting ...
... game- keeper , which , utterly as I abhor dandyism , I must yet observe , is not quite in unison with the appearance of a perfect gentleman . I shall , therefore , recommend to them dark kid gloves , which will stand a month's shooting ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker Visualização integral - 1844 |
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