The term duck decoy may refer to two distinct devices, both used for hunting wildfowl. One is a long cone-shaped wickerwork tunnel installed on a small pond to catch wild ducks. After the ducks settled on the pond, a small, trained dog would herd the birds into the tunnel. The catch was formerly sent to market for food, but now these are only used to catch ducks to be ringed and released: see ornithology. The word decoy, also originally found in English as "coy", derives from the Dutch de kooi (the
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Last week I went on a trip down memory lane to investigate a long-standing mystery. The sun was at its apotheosis, especially when it is on a November afternoon. I could feel the heat wave burning my flesh. I am desperately lost upon the unending scene of nowhere , there was nothing. I scanned around for any road signs that possibly offering directions. A fleeting , shadowy movement by the roadside caught my attention and it drew out memories I kept deep within my brain - the Tales of the Beast
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“Alright everyone group meeting right now.” said Robert the push of the logging camp. Everyone all sat down in there spot in the mess hall. “We are getting two new snake hunters in the camp tomorrow.” explained Robert, “I got all their new uniforms and equipment already. Phil you are going to show Miss Lawless how to be a bullwacker, and Jimmer you are going to show Miss Zidon how to be a chopper and a faller. Do you two have any questions?” “No sir.” replied Phil and Jimmer. The next day the
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Dangerous Game” is the best short story ever written. Rainsford had a choice. When he stumbled upon the castle, he met what appeared to be a gentleman. After being brought into the castle, Rainsford was given lunch, but during lunch, was asked to go hunting the next day with General Zaroff. But he and was thrown out and told to run as he was then being hunted. Rainsford had to survive by climbing the tree, setting a log trap, and jumping into the ocean for a quick getaway. Rainsford is being hunted
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My first deer hunt. I was a young man about 13 years old when I got the opportunity to go deer hunting for the first time. I remember it even though it was long time ago. I remember getting up really early due to the long ride to place where we was going to hunt. It took us approximately an hour to get to our destination. Once we arrived I remember thinking, that we was in the middle of nowhere and I hoped we did not get lost. As a young man you automatically think that you are gonna kill a deer
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Manatees are herbivorous marine mammals also known as the Sea Cow. Their scientific name is Sirenia and they are in the family Trichechidae. The word Sirana is a mythical mermaid who lured sailors into dangerous waters. The Florida manatee is Florida's state marine mammal. Manatees are aquatic relatives of elephants and they are grayish brown. Their skin is thick and wrinkled which algae usually grows on. They use their front flippers to swim or sometimes crawl across shallow mud when they get stuck
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“Don't run”, “walk slowly”, and “stay on the path”; seemingly easy instructions that when disobeyed, changed life as they knew it. All he desired to do was shoot the target and leave quickly, but that was the complete opposite of what happened. Little did they know that such a small thing would have such a large impact. In Ray Bradbury’s short story, “A Sound of Thunder,” the main character is murdered and the future is changed because of Eckle’s own stupidity, the anger of the safari guide, and
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as wonderful, pretty and tranquil. In her other world, the English world, is a world that she displays as being full of trash and waste. Kapugen, her father, thought to be killed in a kayaking accident, fished for seals off the coast of the Eskimo hunting camp before debris of a wooden kayak washed up on the shore of the village. If Julie spends enough time with the Wolves, she will get her link with the natural world back. When Julie spends time with the wolves she does many marvelous things, such
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The Mandan tribe from North Dakota were hunters, traders, and farmers who learned to develop a life from the Great Plains. The Mandan people were very resourceful and learned how to live off of nature. They learned how to farm, make houses, hunt, and maintain a healthy environment. The people of the Mandan knew how to live off of nature and make their own things in order to live. First, the Mandan lived in what is now North Dakota, and South Dakota. They stayed there and some tribe members still
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of the tribes would feud. Some Native American tribes had large scaling farms, whereas other tribes did not. One main thing that the Native Americans had in common was that they were hunters and farmers. In this situation some lived by hunting animals and by bringing together plant resources in the wild. Tribes in different regions shared most of the same food resource. People who lived in regional areas ate more fish, while those who lived on the outside their diets were land animals,
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