London: LONGMANS, GREEN, & CO.
THE BADMINTON LIBRARY
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EDITED BY HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT, K.G. ASSISTED BY ALFRED E. T. WATSON
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DEDICATION TO H.R.II. <...> I can say, from personal observation, that there is no man who can extricate himself from a bustling
and pushing crowd of horsemen, when a fox breaks covert, more dexterously and quickly than His Royal Highness; and
that when hounds run hard over a big country, no man can take a line of his own and live with them better. <...> Also, when the
wind has been blowing hard, often have I seen His Royal Highness knocking over driven grouse and partridges and highrocketing pheasants in first-rate workmanlike-style. <...> I consider it a great privilege to be allowed to dedicate these volumes to
so eminent a sportsman as His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and I do so with sincere feelings of respect and esteem
and loyal devotion. <...> But this we may say, that those who
are seeking for knowledge on any of the subjects dealt with will find the result of many years' experience written by men
who arc in every case adepts at the Sport or Pastime of which they write. <...> It is to point the way to success to those who are
ignorant of the sciences they aspire to master, and who have no friend to help or coach them, that these volumes are
written. <...> To those who have worked hard to place simply and clearly before the reader that which he will find within, the
best thanks of the Editor are due. <...> INVIGORATING mountain air and wild
scenery impart a special charm to grouse shooting. <...> To see good dogs working over a wide range of
heather, carefully quartering the likely ground and
backing each other with stiffened limbs and tails at
each steady point, is delightful to a sportsman, the
more so as the use of dogs in the pursuit of
partridges is growing more and more rare. <...> Who will deny that a
proper combination of ' weather, heather, feather' constitutes one of the
keenest of life's many joys ? <...> Here, as in the case of partridges, some ' old school' sportsman
may be <...>
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DEDICATION TO H.R.II. THE PRINCE OF WALES.
BADMINTON; October 1885.
HAVING received permission to dedicate these volumes, the BADMINTON LIBRARY of SPORTS and PASTIMES,
to HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, I do so feeling that I am dedicating them to one of the best and keenest
sportsmen of our time. I can say, from personal observation, that there is no man who can extricate himself from a bustling
and pushing crowd of horsemen, when a fox breaks covert, more dexterously and quickly than His Royal Highness; and
that when hounds run hard over a big country, no man can take a line of his own and live with them better. Also, when the
wind has been blowing hard, often have I seen His Royal Highness knocking over driven grouse and partridges and highrocketing
pheasants in first-rate workmanlike-style. He is held to be a good yachtsman, and as Commodore of the Royal
Yacht Squadron is looked up to by those who love that pleasant and exhilarating pastime. His encouragement of racing is
well known, and his attendance at the University, Public School, and other important Matches testifies to his being, like
most English gentlemen, fond of all manly sports. I consider it a great privilege to be allowed to dedicate these volumes to
so eminent a sportsman as His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and I do so with sincere feelings of respect and esteem
and loyal devotion.
BEAUFORT.
PREFACE.
A FEW LINES only are necessary to explain the object with which these volumes are put forth. There is no modern
encyclopaedia to which the inexperienced man, who seeks guidance in the practice of the various British Sports and
Pastimes, can turn for information. Some-books there are on Hunting, some on Racing, some on Lawn Tennis, some on
Fishing, and so on; but one Library, or succession of volumes, which treats of the Sports and Pastimes indulged in by
Englishmen -and women — is wanting. The Badminton Library is offered to supply the want. Of the imperfections which
must be found in the execution of such a design we are conscious. Experts often differ. But this we may say, that those who
are seeking for knowledge on any of the subjects dealt with will find the result of many years' experience written by men
who arc in every case adepts at the Sport or Pastime of which they write. It is to point the way to success to those who are
ignorant of the sciences they aspire to master, and who have no friend to help or coach them, that these volumes are
written.
To those who have worked hard to place simply and clearly before the reader that which he will find within, the
best thanks of the Editor are due. That it has been no slight labour to supervise all that has been written he must
acknowledge; but it has been a labour of love, and very much lightened by the courtesy of the Publisher, by the unflinching,
indefatigable assistance of the Sub-Editor, and by the intelligent and able arrangement of each subject by the various
writers, who are so thoroughly masters of the subjects of which they treat. The reward we all hope to reap is that our work
may prove useful to this and future generations.
THE EDITOR.
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CONTENTS.
PREFACE. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER I. ...........................................................................................................................................................................................8
GROUSE.................................................................................................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER II.........................................................................................................................................................................................26
BLACK GAME.....................................................................................................................................................................................26
CHAPTER III........................................................................................................................................................................................31
DEER STALKING................................................................................................................................................................................31
CHAPTER IV. ......................................................................................................................................................................................46
DEER FORESTS. .................................................................................................................................................................................46
CHAPTER V.........................................................................................................................................................................................50
THE WOODCOCK...............................................................................................................................................................................50
CHAPTER VI. ......................................................................................................................................................................................58
SNIPE....................................................................................................................................................................................................58
CHAPTER VII. .....................................................................................................................................................................................65
WILDFOWL SHOOTING. ...................................................................................................................................................................65
CHAPTER VIII.....................................................................................................................................................................................74
SURFACE-FEEDING DUCKS. ...........................................................................................................................................................74
CHAPTER IX. ......................................................................................................................................................................................81
DIVING DUCKS. .................................................................................................................................................................................81
CHAPTER X.........................................................................................................................................................................................88
WADERS..............................................................................................................................................................................................88
CHAPTER XI. ......................................................................................................................................................................................95
RAILS AND CRAKES.........................................................................................................................................................................95
CHAPTER XII. .....................................................................................................................................................................................97
WILDFOWL SHOOTING ON SHORE. ..............................................................................................................................................97
CHAPTER XIII...................................................................................................................................................................................105
PUNTING, OR WILDFOWL SHOOTING AFLOAT........................................................................................................................105
CHAPTER XIV. .................................................................................................................................................................................116
FOWLING PUNTS : HOW TO BUILD AND USE THEM. SINGLE AND DOUBLE-HANDED PUNTS.....................................116
CHAPTER XV....................................................................................................................................................................................123
SWIVEL-GUNS..................................................................................................................................................................................123
CHAPTER XVI. .................................................................................................................................................................................138
CONCLUDING REMARKS ON WILDFOWL SHOOTING. ...........................................................................................................138
CHAPTER XVII. ................................................................................................................................................................................143
A LITTLE PLAIN LAW FOR GAME PRESERVERS, WILDFOWLERS, KEEPERS, AND POACHERS....................................143
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
GROUSE SHOOTING..................................................................................................................................................................................2
A WALK ON THE HIGH GROUND.........................................................................................................................................................11
PORTRAIT OF G. SYKES. ........................................................................................................................................................................13
A BATTERY...............................................................................................................................................................................................14
DIAGRAM OF BATTERIES......................................................................................................................................................................14
GROUSE DRIVING IN DERBYSHIRE. ...................................................................................................................................................15
GROSE DRIVING......................................................................................................................................................................................17
STALKING GROUSE ON THE STOOKS.................................................................................................................................................23
PTARMIGAN. ............................................................................................................................................................................................25
BLACKCOCK OVER.................................................................................................................................................................................28
CAPERCAILZIE.........................................................................................................................................................................................29
THE SHOT..................................................................................................................................................................................................31
CALVES AND HIND.................................................................................................................................................................................34
SYMPATHY. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................36
' COLD AND DEEP WAS THE FORD.’....................................................................................................................................................42
WOUNDED DEER.....................................................................................................................................................................................44
AN INTERLOPER......................................................................................................................................................................................45
WOODCOCK. ............................................................................................................................................................................................50
WOODCOCK AND YOUNG.....................................................................................................................................................................52
SNIPE FEEDING. .......................................................................................................................................................................................58
THE JACK SNIPE. .....................................................................................................................................................................................60
THE GREAT, DOUBLE, OR SOLITARY SNIPE. ....................................................................................................................................60
RED-BREASTED SNIPE. ..........................................................................................................................................................................60
SNIPE-SHOOTING EPISODES.................................................................................................................................................................60
SNIPE SHOOTING.....................................................................................................................................................................................62
SNIPE RISING............................................................................................................................................................................................62
'SNIPE SITTING. .......................................................................................................................................................................................64
WHOOPER. ................................................................................................................................................................................................67
M. MUTESWAN. BEWICKS SWAN. .......................................................................................................................................................68
W. WHOOPER. P. POLISH SWAN. ..........................................................................................................................................................68
POLISH SWAN. .........................................................................................................................................................................................69
THE WHITE-FRONTED, BEAN, BRENT, AND BERNACLE GEESE...................................................................................................69
BERNACLE GOOSE..................................................................................................................................................................................70
A SHOT AT BRENT. .................................................................................................................................................................................71
GREYLAG GOOSE....................................................................................................................................................................................72
SURFACE-FEEDING DUCKS. .................................................................................................................................................................74
'HERE THEY COME'.................................................................................................................................................................................75
WILD DUCK. .............................................................................................................................................................................................76
A WILD DUCK ON WING. .......................................................................................................................................................................76
WIDGEON. .................................................................................................................................................................................................77
GADWALL.................................................................................................................................................................................................78
SHOVELLER..............................................................................................................................................................................................79
TEAL...........................................................................................................................................................................................................79
TEAL’S NEST. ...........................................................................................................................................................................................80
GARGANEY...............................................................................................................................................................................................80
HAWK AND DUCKS.................................................................................................................................................................................81
POCHARD..................................................................................................................................................................................................81
RED-CRESTED POCHARD. .....................................................................................................................................................................81
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