20 Terms
Contributors in Sporting events
Sporting events
brush-buster pants
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
Breeches with a layer of thick canvas or other heavy material on the legs to turn briars and other thorny plants when hunting in dense cover.
brush loads
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
Shotgun shells containing either flat or square shot or a special spreader wad. In all three cases, the idea is to make the pattern open up very quickly for close range shooting.
brow tines
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
The tines on an elk's or deer's antlers that are closest to the skull. In Colorado, for example, bull elk must have a 5-inch brow tine in many areas to be considered a legal bull during the rifle ...
breast sponge
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
A spongy deposit above the breastbone where adult males store fat prior to the breeding season.
breeching
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
(britching)- The straps from a packsaddle that go around a pack animal's rump to keep the pack saddle from sliding forward.
breast collar
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
The leather strap that goes around the chest of a horse to keep the saddle from sliding down the horse's back when going uphill.
