wildfowler

Waterfowl game hunter

A wildfowler is someone who hunts wild birds, especially waterfowl like ducks and geese.

The term is more common in British English, where wildfowling refers specifically to hunting game birds in marshes, estuaries, and coastal wetlands: The wildfowlers set out before dawn across the mudflats.

hunting

shotgun

Long gun firing shot

  • rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
  • cartridgeSealed container for supplies
  • blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings

decoy · stalking · quarry · trapping · gamekeeper · poacher · license · season · marksman · shooting

waterfowl

duck

Waterbird that quacks

  • gooseLarge honking waterfowl
  • mallardCommon dabbling waterfowl
  • tealShade between aqua, cyan

pintail · wigeon · shoveler · canvasback · redhead · scaup · goldeneye · merganser · brant · eider

habitat

marshland

Waterlogged lowland area

mudflats · fen · bog · saltmarsh · creek · tidal · dawn · dusk · waders · punt

dog

retriever

Dog trained to fetch game

fetch · retrieve · trained · obedient · waterfowl · swimmer

Categories
Opposites
purpose of bird engagement

wildfowlerbirdwatcher

One who observes avians

birder · ornithologist · twitcher · bird photographer · wildlife photographer

relationship to wildlife

wildfowlerwildlife conservationist

One safeguarding wild species

conservationist · preservationist · wildlife rehabilitator · game warden

Family

wildfowl, wildfowling

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