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- verb Present participle of
wildfowl .
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Examples
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The school has defended the trip, part of a series of initiatives to teach the children about fenland traditions, and suggested that Mr Poolman may have misunderstood the meaning of the word "wildfowling".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph John Bingham 2011
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Duck and goose hunting -- known as "wildfowling" -- has been called off in Scotland since
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Duck and goose hunting -- known as "wildfowling" -- has been called off in Scotland since
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I am a member of a small deer stalking syndicate [5 in total] where we lease the sporting rights on a block of commercial hill forestry & manage the resident population of roe deer, I also buy a few days away for the larger deer species & so have a .243 Win & .270 in addition to a .22 for rabbiting etc & a few shotguns for driven shooting & wildfowling etc.
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I am a member of a small deer stalking syndicate [5 in total] where we lease the sporting rights on a block of commercial hill forestry & manage the resident population of roe deer, I also buy a few days away for the larger deer species & so have a .243 Win & .270 in addition to a .22 for rabbiting etc & a few shotguns for driven shooting & wildfowling etc.
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I hope officer Sarno enjoys a very successful wildfowling season.
New York Cop Goes Duck Hunting, Saves A Life Dave Hurteau 2008
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On my visit I was fortunate enough to see a wildfowling piece that had just been completed for a customer; weighing around eight kilos and firing four-bore cartridges, this was a truly massive piece of artillery, designed for bringing down geese.
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It made no direct reference to shooting or guns but went on to refer to seeing dogs and "equipment used for the sport" and reassured parents that the children would be safely out of the way during the "wildfowling demonstration".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph John Bingham 2011
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On Wednesday, the headteacher of Ashbeach Primary School, in Ramsey St Mary's, Cambridgeshire, despatched a class of 10-year-olds on an evening "wildfowling" trip.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Jemima Lewis 2011
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Even our most urbanized areas now offer excellent wildfowling within a short drive; it's all in where you find it.
unknown title 2009
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