In an 1867 analysis done for the Secretary of War, it was noted that the rapid advancement of white settlements had greatly limited the sources of fish, wild fowl, game, nuts and roots.
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The most important effect of this law and a very far-reaching benefit was the stoppage of the shooting of wild fowl in the spring, which was especially prevalent in the Mississippi River Valley.
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But his most enduring contribution was his 1934 book " Wild Fowl Decoys " which is considered the seminal work on the subject, and remained the definite collector's guide for many decades after its publication.
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With the disappearance of the elk as the climate changed, Mesolithic Cumbrians would rely on eating wild fowl, small mammals and fish ( salmon and trout ), with upland areas providing red deer, auroc and wild pig.
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It was a popular venue for aquatic sports when the water level was high enough, had both a boat club and a tennis club, and was also a popular hunting ground when wild fowl were in season.
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The 1845 cookbook " The practical cook, English and foreign " describes similar game pies of chickens, pigeons, partridges, hares, rabbits, pheasants, gray plovers, grouse, wild fowls or small birds, which may have slices of ham added.
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At least three black slaves and several Indians cultivated sugar cane, corn, potatoes, pumpkins and other vegetables on the twenty-acre ( eight-hectare ) property, which also had a pen with eighty lime and orange trees; and domesticated and wild fowl.
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It was to celebrate that initial harvest that Governor William Bradford authorized a community feast and invited the neighboring Indians _ Chief Massasoit and about 90 of his warriors _ to " rejoice together " over venison and wild fowl.
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The decades between 1840 and 1918 were considered the " great age of the decoy, " also known as the market hunting period, during which millions of birds were slaughtered by professional hunters providing wild fowl for restaurants and other commercial concerns.
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His passionate love for field-sports, and more especially wild fowl shooting, inspired him to write in prose and verse on sporting subjects; for this work, Willis and other distinguished writers have given McLellan the credit of being in several respects the finest poet in America.
