duck hunting

collocation in English

meaningsofduckandhunting

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duck
noun
uk
/dʌk/us
/dʌk/
a bird that lives by water and has webbed feet (= feet with skin between the toes), a short neck, and a ...
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hunting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhʌn.tɪŋ/us
/ˈhʌn.t̬ɪŋ/
chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, ...
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Those households participating induckhuntingwere also less likely to receive non-wage labour income supplements or other transfers (.02).
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For example, more highly educated, lower income residents were more likely to come from households engaging induckhuntingthan the less educated villagers responding to the survey (.04).
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Perhaps this explains the fact that households involved induckhuntingwere more critical of the cleanliness of the town than those who did not hunt ducks (.05).
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Balta was founded in 1912, and is known for itsduckhunting.
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Duckhuntingis a cold sport and the hunter must be well insulated from the cold.
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Before it was a lagoon region where there wasduckhuntingand rice was grown.
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Most layout boats are used for diver duck or oceanduckhuntingwhere an open deep water waterfowl species frequent.
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Most tourists who visit do so for the isolation, as well as scuba diving, bonefishing, snorkeling, andduckhunting.
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The ducks were used as decoys duringduckhuntingseason.
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The lakes are used for various purposes, including recreational fishing andduckhuntingas well as grazing, commercial fishing, and wastewater disposal.
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Sometimes they are deployed in marshes for more traditional puddleduckhuntingor goose hunting.
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These include fishing andduckhunting, the close proximity of rivers and duck ponds making these popular local pursuits.
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It has numerousduckhuntingblinds located in the bay as well as on land.
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It is however too shallow and inaccessible (due to being surrounded with wetlands) to allow for recreation other than fishing andduckhuntingin season.
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Years later, he built aduckhuntingboat.
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The beard also helps camouflage him while participating in one of his favorite hobbies,duckhunting.
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For the water sportsman, fishing andduckhuntingcan be enjoyed on area lakes and streams.
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He died of a heart attack whileduckhuntingin 1944.
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