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Another Gamebird Feathursday

Last week we discussed Wisconsin’s fall hunting season and the deeply ingrained tradition of the hunt in our state. Some might feel a bit squeamish or perhaps even repulsed by the idea of hunting our dear feathered neighbors. Here at UWM Special Collections, we love and respect our avian residents and visitors, but we also recognize and respect that hunting is a distinctive part of the Wisconsin character, even if we may not engage in it ourselves. So, in keeping with our fall hunting theme, we present a few four-color reproductions of gamebird paintings by the noted American wildlife artist Lynn Bogue Hunt from conservationist, avid bird-hunter, and former editor of Field & Stream magazine Ray P. Holland’s 1945 publication Shotgunning in the Lowlands, published in New York by A. S. Barnes and Company. Our copy is a 1946 second printing, produced in an edition of 2500 copies.

Ray Holland was a friend of Milwaukee-area celebrity, General Billy Mitchell, who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. We were taken by Holland’s remarks about Mitchell and his highly-controversial advocacy for American investment in air power, which opens the chapter on Sora hunting:

General Billy Mitchell told me that the sora rail was his favorite game bird. As far as I’m concerned, that alone put the sora in the upper brackets. General Mitchell has been more than vindicated in every statement he ever made. He was right about battleships, airplanes and many other things. Because the brass hats wouldn’t listen to him, this country has paid with the lives of men and millions of dollars. When he says the sora rail is a grand game bird, that is exactly what it is. No one knows much more about rail-birds and rail-bird shooting than did the former head of our air forces.

Watford tempts snow shovellers with tickets, hot drinks, bacon

by Daniel Rouse 4h ago Jan Kruger / Getty Images Sport / Getty Watford has invited volunteers to help clear Vicarage Road of snow in the hours preceding Saturday’s match against West Bromwich Albion, and is attempting to intrigue them with tickets, hot drinks, and bacon rolls. Hertfordshire isn’t spared from the severe cold and snow that grips the United Kingdom as Storm Emma collides with the…

Watford tempts snow shovellers with tickets, hot drinks, bacon

[ad_1] Watford has invited volunteers to help clear Vicarage Road of snow in the hours preceding Saturday’s match against West Bromwich Albion, and is attempting to intrigue them with tickets, hot drinks, and bacon rolls. Hertfordshire isn’t spared from the severe cold and snow that grips the United Kingdom as Storm Emma collides with the “Beast from the East.” The extreme weather has led to…

Watford tempts snow shovellers with tickets, hot drinks, bacon

Watford has invited volunteers to help clear Vicarage Road of snow in the hours preceding Saturday’s match against West Bromwich Albion, and is attempting to intrigue them with tickets, hot drinks, and bacon rolls. Hertfordshire isn’t spared from the severe cold and snow that grips the United Kingdom as Storm Emma collides with the “Beast from the East.” The extreme weather has led to thousands…

Watford tempts snow shovellers with tickets, hot drinks, bacon

by Daniel Rouse 30m ago Jan Kruger / Getty Images Sport / Getty Watford has invited volunteers to help clear Vicarage Road of snow in the hours preceding Saturday’s match against West Bromwich Albion, and is attempting to intrigue them with tickets, hot drinks, and bacon rolls. Hertfordshire isn’t spared from the severe cold and snow that grips the United Kingdom as Storm Emma collides with the…