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Fine piece of writing. Had thought he crowberry was mainly dispersed by
mink gull and junco but went to Lockeport and saw all the scats from
whimbrel all over the seacoast heath. The Eskimo Curlew should be part of
this plants dispersal world.
On Mar 12, 2016 8:47 AM, "rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" <
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> =EF=BB=BF Well Dave the stories I heard in my younger days from
> old retired market hunters of which there was quite a few in the Maritime=
s
> and they agreed with Zack - small bore I agree but rifles.
> And they didn't use small bore shotguns either! More like 8 guage and
> even punt guns. The rifles were used when the geese were out of shotgun
> range - over 40 yards.
> Market hunters were very useful members of the community before
> electricity
> came around. A fresh goose at St Patricks day was as prized as a turkey a=
t
> Thanksgiving
> or Christmas. No KFC in those days!
> Its unfortunate the stories of market hunters were forgotten when
> it became illegal and looked down upon.
> Will those days return?
> Enjoy the last of winter
> Paul
>
>
>
>
>
> On March 11, 2016 at 9:20 PM David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi All, Mar 11, 2016
> I guess the moral of that story is this >). If you wish to establish
> beyond all doubt that a very sparse bird is not yet extinct then you shou=
ld
> go armed. But a small bore shotgun would be more likely to furnish proof
> than a rifle which, contrary to Zack's comment (" dense flocks were often
> met by hunters and their rifles,"), I don't think would ever have been
> used for market hunting of birds.
> Remember the Coelacanth; even if you can't remember how to spell it.
> Sixty five million years (65,000,000) is greater than fifty (50) by a wid=
e
> margin.
> It is sort of like the lost watch. One can prove that it really is no=
t
> lost by finding it. But it is not possible to prove with absolute certain=
ty
> that it really is lost. And if you find it don't shoot it. There are bett=
er
> ways to kill time.
> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>
> Yt, DW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
> *To:* naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 11, 2016 8:28 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Eskimo Curlew article, March 8/16, Valley
> Harvester -- was Endangered Species Articles
>
>
> http://valleyharvester.ca/2016/03/08/the-eskimo-curlew-the-schrodingers-c=
at-of-endangered-species/
>
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:26 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> wrote:
>
> The newspaper is the Valley Harvester =E2=80=94 Google that and then sear=
ch =E2=80=9CZack
> Metcalfe=E2=80=9D, and I got the article right away, complete with an Aud=
ubon
> illustration. Cheers from Jim, in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: * Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com>
> *Subject: * *[NatureNS] Endangered Species Articles*
> *Date: * March 11, 2016 at 4:04:42 PM AST
> *To: * naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Reply-To: * naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> The Annapolis Valley has several free weekly newspapers. In one of them,
> the Weekly Harvester, Zack Metcalfe has been featured for quite some time
> in a series on endangered species which he terms the Endangered
> Perspective. As one would expect most feature birds & this week's article
> is on the Eskimo Curlew.
>
> The Weekly Harvester has a website but unfortunately Mr. Metcalfe's
> article is not accessible.
>
> For those of you outside of the Valley, remember to pick up a copy
> whenever you're here. They can be found in most shops, markets.
> Angus
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Fine piece of writing. Had thought he crowberry was mainly d=
ispersed by mink gull and junco but went to Lockeport and saw all the scats=
from whimbrel all over the seacoast heath. The Eskimo Curlew should be par=
t of this plants dispersal world.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mar 12, 2016 8:47 AM, "<a href=3D"mailto=
:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>" <<a href=
=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wro=
te:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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=EF=BB=BF Well Dave the stories I heard in my younger days from
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old retired market hunters of which there was quite a few in the Maritim=
es
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<div>
and they agreed with Zack - small bore I agree but rifles.
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And they didn't use small bore shotguns either! More like 8 guage an=
d
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<div>
even punt guns. The rifles were used when the geese were out of shotgun
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range - over 40 yards.=20
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<div>
Market hunters were very useful members of the community before electric=
ity
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<div>
came around. A fresh goose at St Patricks day was as prized as a turkey =
at Thanksgiving
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<div>
or Christmas. No KFC in those days!
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<div>
Its unfortunate the stories of market hunters were forgotten when
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it became illegal and looked down upon.=20
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<div>
Will those days return?
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Enjoy the last of winter
</div>=20
<div>
Paul
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blue;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" type=3D"cite">
On March 11, 2016 at 9:20 PM David & Alison Webster <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>> wrot=
e:
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Hi All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Mar 11, 2016
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I guess the moral of that story is this >). If yo=
u wish to=C2=A0establish beyond all doubt=C2=A0that a very sparse bird is n=
ot yet extinct then you should go armed. But a small bore shotgun would be =
more likely to furnish proof than a rifle which, contrary to Zack's com=
ment ("
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r:#555555;text-transform:none;text-indent:10px;word-spacing:0px;float:none;=
display:inline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal=
;background-color:#ffffff">dense flocks were often met by hunters and their=
rifles,")</span>,=C2=A0I don't think would ever have been used=C2=
=A0for market hunting of birds.
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Remember the Coelacanth; even if you can't remem=
ber how to spell it. Sixty five million years (65,000,000) is greater than =
fifty (50) by a wide margin.
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 It is sort of like the lost watch. One can prove tha=
t it really is not lost by finding it. But it is not=C2=A0possible to prove=
with absolute certainty that it really is lost. And if you find it don'=
;t shoot it.=C2=A0There are better ways to kill time.
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Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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Yt, DW
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t:none;font-stretch:normal">
<strong>From:</strong>=20
<a href=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
Rick Whitman</a>
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:normal">
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<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens<=
/a>
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<div style=3D"font:10pt/normal arial;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch=
:normal">
<strong>Sent:</strong> Friday, March 11, 2016 8:28 PM
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<div style=3D"font:10pt/normal arial;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch=
:normal">
<strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NatureNS] Eskimo Curlew article, March =
8/16, Valley Harvester -- was Endangered Species Articles
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<a href=3D"http://valleyharvester.ca/2016/03/08/the-eskimo-curlew-the-=
schrodingers-cat-of-endangered-species/" target=3D"_blank">http://valleyhar=
vester.ca/2016/03/08/the-eskimo-curlew-the-schrodingers-cat-of-endangered-s=
pecies/</a>
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On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:26 PM, Jim Wolford=20
<span><<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank"=
>jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:
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The newspaper is the Valley Harvester =E2=80=94 Google that and the=
n search =E2=80=9CZack Metcalfe=E2=80=9D, and I got the article right away,=
complete with an Audubon illustration.=C2=A0 Cheers from Jim, in Wolfville=
.
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<span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'"><strong>From: </=
strong></span>
<span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">Angus MacLean &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:cold_mac@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">cold_mac@hotmai=
l.com</a>><br></span>
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<span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">naturens <<a =
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.ns.ca</a>><br></span>
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The Annapolis Valley has several free weekly newspapers. In on=
e of them, the Weekly Harvester, Zack Metcalfe has been featured for quite =
some time in a series on endangered species which he terms the Endangered P=
erspective. As one would expect most feature birds & this week's ar=
ticle is on the Eskimo Curlew.
<br>=C2=A0
<br>The Weekly Harvester has a website but unfortunately Mr. M=
etcalfe's article is not accessible.
<br>
<br>For those of you outside of the Valley, remember to pick u=
p a copy whenever you're here. They can be found in most shops, markets=
.
<br>Angus
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