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Fascinating Fishing Facts

By Keith "Catfish" Sutton
Special to ESPN Outdoors.com

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Perhaps you have never heard of Sir Hugh Beaver, but chances are good you know his brainchild. Sir Beaver was hunting with a party in Ireland in 1951. One hunter in the party shot at, but missed, a golden plover. This prompted a discussion: What is Europe's fastest game bird — the golden plover or red grouse? Sir Beaver concluded that a book supplying answers to such questions might prove popular in the pubs that sold his company's products. You see, Sir Beaver was managing director of ...

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