wildfowl

Example Sentences

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Although the fox would attack the wildfowl on land, they are unable to do so once in the water.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The 64-year-old has a particular penchant for wildfowl shooting in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Jim Edwards told the Toronto paper that his father had 20/20 eyesight and had been a crack marksman as a youth when he used to shoot duck and other wildfowl on the prairies of Saskatchewan.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2022

Bones of turtle, wildfowl and deer bones indicate good eating.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2020

As for the sport, from all that I can learn it is largely a thing of the past so far as duck and wildfowl are concerned.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)