O'er Crag and Torrent With Rod and Gun, Shooting and Fishing - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1151400815 ISBN 13: 9781151400819

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904. Excerpt: ... OTTER HUNTING CHAPTER I Otter hunting is a most interesting, attractive, and charming form of sport. It occurs at a time of year when "all Nature looks smiling and gay "; it appeals to the sporting instincts of both sexes; it is essentially conducive to health. The early meet, the pure, fresh, sweet-scented morning air, the sound of the rippling river, and the songs of the birds, all make for happiness. Old friends, new friends, bosom friends, and staunch friends meet together, each brimming over with good fellowship and anticipation of good sport. What better pleasure can be wished for? But--there is always an interloping qualification where pleasure is concerned--beyond the actual members of the Hunt, how many of the "field" really know much about the otter, or the work of the hounds, or appreciate the perseverance, patience, anxiety, and incessant hard work of the Master and his whip? I fear not a very large proportion. I am therefore tempted to accede to the request of some old friends, that I should write an account of this particular form of sport, but I do so with some little diffidence, relying on the indulgence of my readers, and in the hope that they may be in some slight measure interested. The otter (Lutra vulgaris) is a semiaquatic animal, active and agile on land, and equally at home in water. It has a long, lithe body, short legs, with webbed toes; the tail is long and flattened, strong and broad at the base, and tapering at the end. The head is comparatively small and flat, with a broad muzzle; eyes large, round, and rather prominent. The fur is beautifully sleek and soft; there are two coats; the under fur consists of short, soft hairs, of a sandy hue, whilst the upper or outer coat is of a rich brown colour, and the hairs longer and stif...

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• ISBN 10: 1151400815
• ISBN 13: 9781151400819
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