HOW TO REAR AND SHOOT
THEM
BY
CAPTAIN W. COAPE OATES
WITH 4 PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES FROM DRAWINGS
BY G.E. LODGE, AND 12 ILLUSTRATIONS
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
NEW YORK AND BOMBAY
1905
All rights reserved
TO
MY WIFE
PREFACE
The main object of this book is to assist those who are anxious to rear wild ducks on economical lines. The Author is not without hope that the pages which it contains may even be of some use to old hands at the game.
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| [I.] | SELECTION OF STOCK AND THEIR HOME | 13 |
| [II.] | LAYING AND SITTING | 25 |
| [III.] | HATCHING AND REARING | 41 |
| [IV.] | SHOOTING | 61 |