. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. BRANCH RIVER. 155 luuTciis, and bagged sixteen bruce of grouse and a few snipe. The birds were fairly plentiful; the (logs worked well; and the powder was straight. We spent three most pleasant days with our liospitable entertainers, enjoying good sport and keen Ijracing weather. On the fourth day we worked along the coast to a rendezvous, whither our Ijoat had preceded us, and from thence re- crossed to Salmonier. Our bag (two guns) was sixty brace of grouse and a few
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. BRANCH RIVER. 155 luuTciis, and bagged sixteen bruce of grouse and a few snipe. The birds were fairly plentiful; the (logs worked well; and the powder was straight. We spent three most pleasant days with our liospitable entertainers, enjoying good sport and keen Ijracing weather. On the fourth day we worked along the coast to a rendezvous, whither our Ijoat had preceded us, and from thence re- crossed to Salmonier. Our bag (two guns) was sixty brace of grouse and a few couple of snipe— not nuicli to brag of in a country where game is preserved ; but not bad for a wild country, where the only protection the birds get is a close-time durino- the breedino-season—where every man carries a gun, and vermin are en- courao-ed for the sake of their skins, Walkinu" on the barrens of Newfoundland is very nnicli harder work than on a Scotch moor; Init there is no limit to the extent of ground —it costs nothino-. The birds, when found, are magiiihcent; and when the sport is combined with snug quarters and kind-hearted hospital- ity, it is not to be «i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
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