It was relevant then - it's relevant now 111 years later
The quotes from the book below are amazingly relevant even today, 111 or more years later.
If you have a Kindle or Nook, it is downloadable for free.
Quote:
American Duck Shooting, George Bird Grinnell, c.1901
One good day, or one successful expedition, will long remain fresh in the duck shooter’s memory and will lure him on to make trip after trip, year after year, in the confident hope that some time this good fortune will come to him again. In the faith that his success will repeat itself, he gladly endures cold, hunger, wet and even danger, over and over again. - American Duck Shooting.
Of all methods of duck shooting, that known as pass shooting is perhaps the most difficult and most sportsmanlike. – p. 311
The shoveller is a fine table bird – p. 133
Few swans are killed – p. 35
Of late years, however, this [Ruddy Duck] has become a fashionable bird for the table, and, bringing good prices, is eagerly sought after by market gunners. –pp. 221-2
The pied duck [Labrador Duck] was a strong flier and apparently well able to take care of itself –p. 193
Mr. Elliot states also that the flesh of this duck [Bufflehead] is very palatable and is excellent when broiled. –p. 183
Its flesh [Ring-necked duck], under favorable circumstances, is excellent eating and if it were more abundant it would be one of the most desirable of our fowl. –p. 172
Its flesh [Lesser scaup] is usually very delicate –p. 169
Most men shoot heavier charges of shot than can be efficiently used –p. 494
These unwritten rules are based on the principle that where two men shoot together they are not rivals –p. 511
Most men, however, do not intentionally impose on their companions –p. 513
At certain points in the East where ducks and geese are scarce, and success in shooting not easily had very special attention has been paid to the question of live decoys. –pp. 526-7
Thus, if we are to continue to have any duck shooting, limitations of one sort or another must be put on this sport – p.604
The man who travels from out of state to skybust ducks flying into the rest area is less of a hunter than one who would club baby seals. P.17
Anyone who accepts money to aid others in taking ducks is probably a failure in the bedroom. P.35
Those hunters that are taken to one's spot and return with others without the first guys permission often secretly hope nobody else comes so they can enter into homosexual practices. P.54
The world is full of idiots willing to lease duck blinds for 5000 bucks to shoot a dozen shovelers.. p67
Re: It was relevant then - it's relevant now 111 years later
HAhahahaha great post!
Lots of great points
Re: It was relevant then - it's relevant now 111 years later
"One good day, or one successful expedition, will long remain fresh in the duck shooter’s memory and will lure him on to make trip after trip, year after year, in the confident hope that some time this good fortune will come to him again. In the faith that his success will repeat itself, he gladly endures cold, hunger, wet and even danger, over and over again." - American Duck Shooting.
So beautiful!
Re: It was relevant then - it's relevant now 111 years later
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icmod20
Fun read, the whole copy is ?? thx.:)
http://archive.org/stream/americandu...ge/92/mode/2up
Re: It was relevant then - it's relevant now 111 years later
funny, spent years collecting old gunning books, never thought grinell would be digital
