Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: Preliminary Matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns /
An 1880's guide to game water-bird hunting in Florida and other select areas along the Eastern Seaboard. Pt. I. Florida -- Ch. I. Florida--the inland passage -- Ch. II. In Florida -- Ch. III. Currituck marshes -- Pt. II. The game water-birds -- Ch. I. Game of ancient and modern days. Its protec...
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ftfloridacla:oai:digitool.fcla.edu:2432117 2023-05-15T17:22:58+02:00 Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: Preliminary Matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns / Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906. PALMM (Project) 1884. http://digitool.fcla.edu:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=2432117 eng eng New York : Orange Judd Company Shotguns. Waterfowl shooting. text 1884 ftfloridacla 2012-08-25T20:10:30Z An 1880's guide to game water-bird hunting in Florida and other select areas along the Eastern Seaboard. Pt. I. Florida -- Ch. I. Florida--the inland passage -- Ch. II. In Florida -- Ch. III. Currituck marshes -- Pt. II. The game water-birds -- Ch. I. Game of ancient and modern days. Its protection and importance. The proper shooting seasons. The impolicy of using batteries and pivot-guns -- Ch. II. Guns and gunnery. Breech-loaders compared with muzzle loaders. All the late improvements in breech-loaders. Hammerless guns -- Ch. III. Bay-snipe shooting. The birds, their habits, peculiarities, and places of resort. Stools and whistles. Dress and implements appropriate to their pursuit. Their names and mode of capture -- Ch. IV. The New Jersey coast. Jersey girls and their pleasant ways. The peculiarities of Bay-snipe further elucidated. Mosquitoes rampant. Good shooting and "fancy" sport. Shipwrecks and ghosts -- Ch. V. Bay-birds. Particular descriptions and scientific characteristics. A complete account of each variety -- Ch. VI. Montauk Point. American golden plover or frost-bird. A true story of three thousand in a flock. Lester's Tavern. Good eating, fine fishing, and splendid shooting. The Nepeague beach -- Ch. VII. Rail and rail-shooting. Seasons, localities, and incidents of sport. Use of breech-loader or muzzle-loader. Equipment -- Ch. VIII. Wild-fowl shooting. General directions, from boats, blinds, or batteries. Retrievers from Baltimore and Newfoundland. Western sport. Equipment -- Ch. IX. Duck-shooting on the inland lakes. The club house. Practical views of practical men. Moral tales. A day's fishing. The closing scenes -- Ch. X. Suggestions to sportsmen. A definition of the term. Crack shots. The art of shooting. The art of not shooting -- Ch. XI. Directions for building a battery -- Appendix. An 1880's guide to game water-bird hunting in Florida and other select areas along the Eastern Seaboard. Electronic reproduction. s CF00001556_0001_000 Text Newfoundland Florida State University: Publication of Archival Library & Museum Materials Pivot ENVELOPE(-30.239,-30.239,-80.667,-80.667) |
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An 1880's guide to game water-bird hunting in Florida and other select areas along the Eastern Seaboard. Pt. I. Florida -- Ch. I. Florida--the inland passage -- Ch. II. In Florida -- Ch. III. Currituck marshes -- Pt. II. The game water-birds -- Ch. I. Game of ancient and modern days. Its protection and importance. The proper shooting seasons. The impolicy of using batteries and pivot-guns -- Ch. II. Guns and gunnery. Breech-loaders compared with muzzle loaders. All the late improvements in breech-loaders. Hammerless guns -- Ch. III. Bay-snipe shooting. The birds, their habits, peculiarities, and places of resort. Stools and whistles. Dress and implements appropriate to their pursuit. Their names and mode of capture -- Ch. IV. The New Jersey coast. Jersey girls and their pleasant ways. The peculiarities of Bay-snipe further elucidated. Mosquitoes rampant. Good shooting and "fancy" sport. Shipwrecks and ghosts -- Ch. V. Bay-birds. Particular descriptions and scientific characteristics. A complete account of each variety -- Ch. VI. Montauk Point. American golden plover or frost-bird. A true story of three thousand in a flock. Lester's Tavern. Good eating, fine fishing, and splendid shooting. The Nepeague beach -- Ch. VII. Rail and rail-shooting. Seasons, localities, and incidents of sport. Use of breech-loader or muzzle-loader. Equipment -- Ch. VIII. Wild-fowl shooting. General directions, from boats, blinds, or batteries. Retrievers from Baltimore and Newfoundland. Western sport. Equipment -- Ch. IX. Duck-shooting on the inland lakes. The club house. Practical views of practical men. Moral tales. A day's fishing. The closing scenes -- Ch. X. Suggestions to sportsmen. A definition of the term. Crack shots. The art of shooting. The art of not shooting -- Ch. XI. Directions for building a battery -- Appendix. An 1880's guide to game water-bird hunting in Florida and other select areas along the Eastern Seaboard. Electronic reproduction. s CF00001556_0001_000 |
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Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: Preliminary Matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns / |
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Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: Preliminary Matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns / |
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Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: Preliminary Matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns / |
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Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: Preliminary Matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns / |
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Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: Preliminary Matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns / |
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florida and the game water-birds of the atlantic coast and the lakes of the united states: with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns: preliminary matter [electronic resource] : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns / |
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