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crust In looking over old papers I notice that as far back as in 1857 an Englishman who was shooting in New Brunswick declared that if immediate action was not taken to prevent the slaughter of moose they would soon be exterminated. In those days 'crust' hunting (a thaw followed by sudden...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/17817 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 crust 1970/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17817 eng eng C 1930 DUGMORE Northern Forests 109 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18156 C_18156_crust http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17817 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z crust In looking over old papers I notice that as far back as in 1857 an Englishman who was shooting in New Brunswick declared that if immediate action was not taken to prevent the slaughter of moose they would soon be exterminated. In those days 'crust' hunting (a thaw followed by sudden freezing coats the snow with ice, which is not strong enough to bear the animals' weight, consequently the feet break through and the wretched creature flounders about unable to get a proper foothold and is cut by the ice. Needless to say, he then falls an easy victim to the hunter), running with dogs and even snaring were allowed and practised, both by white men and Indians. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 08 Jul 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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crust In looking over old papers I notice that as far back as in 1857 an Englishman who was shooting in New Brunswick declared that if immediate action was not taken to prevent the slaughter of moose they would soon be exterminated. In those days 'crust' hunting (a thaw followed by sudden freezing coats the snow with ice, which is not strong enough to bear the animals' weight, consequently the feet break through and the wretched creature flounders about unable to get a proper foothold and is cut by the ice. Needless to say, he then falls an easy victim to the hunter), running with dogs and even snaring were allowed and practised, both by white men and Indians. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 08 Jul 2016 |
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