This book contains a detailed descriptive list of duck decoys that were being used at the time of this book's publication. The information contained herein is timeless in its value, and will greatly appeal to modern duck hunters as it once did to those in the past. A great little book well deserving of a place in any collection of antiquarian hunting literature, this little gem is not to be missed by the discerning dick hunter. Chapters contained herein include: 'Decoys and the Taking of Ducks' - Buckinghamshire, Cumberland ...
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This book contains a detailed descriptive list of duck decoys that were being used at the time of this book's publication. The information contained herein is timeless in its value, and will greatly appeal to modern duck hunters as it once did to those in the past. A great little book well deserving of a place in any collection of antiquarian hunting literature, this little gem is not to be missed by the discerning dick hunter. Chapters contained herein include: 'Decoys and the Taking of Ducks' - Buckinghamshire, Cumberland, Dorsetshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, et cetera. This book was originally published in 1918, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction to the subject. Other notable works by this author include: "History of Birds in Nottinghamshire", "Scribblings of a Hedgerow Naturalist", and "Jottings of a Naturelover".
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