6 Terms
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Sporting events
Spring
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
The part of a leg-hold or body-gripper trap that provides the stored power to make the trap close.
Squaw hitch
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
A basic hitch that is used to lash loads to a packhorse.
Split reed
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
A mouth caller with one or more of its reeds cut or notched to give a raspier sound.
Timberline
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
The elevation at which trees no longer grow. In Colorado, timberline is usually around 11,500 feet. In latitudes farther north, the timberline descends. In British Columbia, for example, timberline ...
Tollers
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
Oversize decoys to attract duck's attention at long range. Many hunters use goose decoys as duck tollers.
Tolling dog
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
A dog trained to run up and down the shoreline, actually attracting ducks to the hunter's blind.
Stringloop
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
A short loop of string added to the bowstring, and used by release shooters. The arrow in nocked inside of the string loop, and the release clamps onto the loop, causing the pull to be straight back ...