fowling
Pursuing wild birds
Fowling is the hunting of wild birds, especially waterfowl, for sport or food.
The term is old-fashioned, largely replaced by more specific words like duck hunting.
A fowling piece is a light shotgun designed for shooting birds.
He spent autumn mornings fowling in the marshes.
duck
Waterbird that quacks
quail · partridge · pigeon · dove · woodcock · snipe · teal · mallard · gamebird · clay pigeon
- bird huntingduck hunting, goose hunting, pheasant hunting, quail hunting, shotguns
target animal
fowlingfishing
Catching aquatic creatures
angling · big game hunting · deer hunting · fox hunting · boar hunting
relationship to wildlife
fowlingbird conservation
Protecting wild winged species
birdwatching · birding · ornithology · aviculture · bird photography