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  • bird hunting
    hunting
    / Hunting methods

    …hunting waterfowl, with or without calling. It is called flighting in Great Britain. Hunting by calling involves waiting in hiding and making imitative noises by voice or with a call mechanism to attract the game. Game birds so hunted include ducks and geese, hunted from blinds near which decoys are…

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    …hunting waterfowl, with or without calling. It is called flighting in Great Britain. Hunting by calling involves waiting in hiding and making imitative noises by voice or with a call mechanism to attract the game. Game birds so hunted include ducks and geese, hunted from blinds near which decoys are…

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