Fowling

Fowling is the

cliffs. In The Fens and other similar places, a decoy^[1]

was part of a landowner's well-equipped estate.

The epitome of fowling was, however, the

muzzle-loaded cannon. It was mounted along the centre-line of the forward half of a specially designed boat which slightly resembled a heavy wooden kayak in form. The fowler lay in the after half with paddle blades strapped to his forearms. The skill was to stalk a raft of duck until within the rather short range required and to fire the gun from which small shot scattered. It remained to gather up the harvest and get it to market. In the winter, the punt gun might be mounted on a sled

and the procedure repeated on the same principles.

References

Notes

^ "THE BOOK OF DUCK DECOYS". Archived from the original on 2001-03-29.

Bibliography

Sly, R. From Punt to Plough (2003)

ISBN 0-7509-3398-4

.

For decoys, see pp. 131–133.
For punt gunning, see pp. 125–130.
For netting, see pp. 135–138.

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[1] "THE BOOK OF DUCK DECOYS". Archived from the original on 2001-03-29.

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