Page 118 THE BOOK OF DUCK DECOYS.

HISTORY OF DECOYS.

AN ACCOUNT OF WILDFOWL KILLED AT THE ASHBY DECOY FROM SEPTEMBER, 1833,
TO APRIL, 1868.

Ducks. Teal. Widgeon. Shoveller. Pintail. Gadwall. Total.
1833-34
1834-35
1835-36
1836-37
1837-38
1838-39
1839-40
1840-41
1841-42
1842-43
1843-44
1844-45
1845-46
1846-47
1847-48
1848-49
1849-50
1850-51
1851-52
1852-53
1853-54
1854-55
1855-56
1856-57
1857-58
1858-59
1859-60
1860-61
1861-62
1862-63
1863-64
1864-65
1865-66
1866-67
1867-68
1884
4287
959
768
1511
758
2014
2584
1666
1094
1004
1298
1022
1428
1212
1740
1145
380
632
2682
2425
1298
1004
763
634
715
734
1121
1605
843
2326
1663
282
1891
1292
1232
1860
788
326
509
791
2002
993
908
2077
1036
1181
1321
905
883
1971
956
853
1003
3279
1605
1221
781
771
1566
1208
1204
2365
1145
1481
1842
1205
637
1502
1161
102
140
38
24
47
21
24
126
28
49
88
65
39
43
36
53
27
34
72
67
75
89
33
27
110
82
83
23
54
25
82
85
17
66
75
...
16
16
14
11
2
21
13
5
6
3
1
3
5
...
9
...
...
1
2
1
3
4
11
24
4
7
34
11
14
20
5
...
4
15
9
54
7
...
4
4
74
8
6
2
3
2
5
4
1
5
2
3
2
26
3
2
4
1
11
4
1
3
6
1
6
1
...
12
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
...
1
...
1
3
2
3
...
2
3
...
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
3227
6357
1808
1132
2082
1576
4205
3724
2613
3228
2135
2547
2390
2486
2133
3778
2131
1270
1711
6059
4111
2616
1836
1575
2348
2023
2029
3747
2822
2464
4277
2959
936
3475
2545

	Ducks.	Teal.	Widgeon.	Shoveller.	Pintail.	Gadwall.	Total.
1833-34 1834-35 1835-36 1836-37 1837-38 1838-39 1839-40 1840-41 1841-42 1842-43 1843-44 1844-45 1845-46 1846-47 1847-48 1848-49 1849-50 1850-51 1851-52 1852-53 1853-54 1854-55 1855-56 1856-57 1857-58 1858-59 1859-60 1860-61 1861-62 1862-63 1863-64 1864-65 1865-66 1866-67 1867-68	1884 4287 959 768 1511 758 2014 2584 1666 1094 1004 1298 1022 1428 1212 1740 1145 380 632 2682 2425 1298 1004 763 634 715 734 1121 1605 843 2326 1663 282 1891 1292	1232 1860 788 326 509 791 2002 993 908 2077 1036 1181 1321 905 883 1971 956 853 1003 3279 1605 1221 781 771 1566 1208 1204 2365 1145 1481 1842 1205 637 1502 1161	102 140 38 24 47 21 24 126 28 49 88 65 39 43 36 53 27 34 72 67 75 89 33 27 110 82 83 23 54 25 82 85 17 66 75	... 16 16 14 11 2 21 13 5 6 3 1 3 5 ... 9 ... ... 1 2 1 3 4 11 24 4 7 34 11 14 20 5 ... 4 15	9 54 7 ... 4 4 74 8 6 2 3 2 5 4 1 5 2 3 2 26 3 2 4 1 11 4 1 3 6 1 6 1 ... 12 2	... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 1 1 ... 1 ... 1 3 2 3 ... 2 3 ... ... 1 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ...	3227 6357 1808 1132 2082 1576 4205 3724 2613 3228 2135 2547 2390 2486 2133 3778 2131 1270 1711 6059 4111 2616 1836 1575 2348 2023 2029 3747 2822 2464 4277 2959 936 3475 2545

From this table we find that the Decoy has accounted for nearly 100,000 wildfowl in thirty-five seasons, consisting of :-
	Wild-duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,664 Teal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,568 Widgeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,019	Shoveller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Pintail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Gadwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Grand Total . 95,836