Kenneth Dawson
Auteur de Salmon and trout in moorland streams
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Kenneth Dawson
Casts from a salmon reel 3 exemplaires
Just an Ordinary Shoot. Illustrated from Original Dry-Points and Etchings By Winifred Austen. (1935) 3 exemplaires
Modern Salmon And Sea Trout Fishing 1 exemplaire
Two Anglers practical advice from Major and Minor 1 exemplaire
From Major To Minor: Some Keys For Anglers 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- West Country
- Sexe
- male
- Professions
- fisherman
Membres
Critiques
Vous aimerez peut-être aussi
Auteurs associés
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Membres
- 20
- Popularité
- #589,235
- Évaluation
- 2.8
- Critiques
- 1
There are recipes for heron, curlew and others. There is an explanation why early fall Canvasback is the best tasting duck. There are reccomendations on cooking Moorhen, snipe and woodcock. There are opinions on bird dog temperaments and which type dog makes the best hunting partner. Reed Knot is said to be the best tasting "game" bird.
The author seems to like hunting snipe and woodcock over ducks, partridge, phesant, shorebirds or rabbit.
When the book was written the prevailing attitude was that hunting areas would be improved if a sustained program of predator and even carrion eater eradication was maintained. The author states that magpie nests are "shotproof" and that they are to be killed when leaving the nest and not on the nest. There are lots of little facts like these that give a historical perspective to the pastime making reading worthwhile although not very exciting.
There are numerous black and white drawings and paintings of game in natural settings that are very good.… (plus d'informations)