. Rod and gun . one picking and placingstubble to cover the conspicuousness ofthe newly turned earth, soon completed the pits. Thenthe decoys wereplaced in severallong, close linesand we wereback to theshanty for ahasty snackand a cup oftea, and lo ! thesun was alreadyscattering rosepetals acrossthe fleecy cloudsof the Easternsky, preparatoryto ushering inone of thosemost gloriousMay days ofManitoba. Being so fineand clear, andas it was tenmiles to theswamp wherewe hoped thewavys were resting in thousands, it gaveus ample time to return to the hides, asthese birds seldom leave the marsh onsuch
. Rod and gun . one picking and placingstubble to cover the conspicuousness ofthe newly turned earth, soon completed the pits. Thenthe decoys wereplaced in severallong, close linesand we wereback to theshanty for ahasty snackand a cup oftea, and lo ! thesun was alreadyscattering rosepetals acrossthe fleecy cloudsof the Easternsky, preparatoryto ushering inone of thosemost gloriousMay days ofManitoba. Being so fineand clear, andas it was tenmiles to theswamp wherewe hoped thewavys were resting in thousands, it gaveus ample time to return to the hides, asthese birds seldom leave the marsh onsuch a morning till the sun just showsits crimson rim over the horizon. 1 haddozed off on the pit edge and was dream-ing of a tumbling big one which landedon my head, bringing me back to mysenses and a quick grip of the trustytwelve, to find it was but a clump ofearth, a suitable and urgent warningfrom Charlie that somethingwas deep-chested honk told all too plainly ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA 17. A SPLENDID SPECIMEN. the nature, and peering- through thestubble edge of the pit I saw them, fourstragglers of the late army gone passed honking up the field, payinglittle attention, as is the gray goose habit,to the wavy decoys, but neverthelesscoming close enough to give Charlie along raking side shot with his cannon (itis an ancient ten bore) and one cameslowly to stubble with set wings. Heafterwards proved to be a splendid largespecimen, but being that, and a straggler,I was suspicious of his antique age,which Charles afterwards amply justified. Our attention was soonattracted now by the clear,barking honk of thewavy. We crouched lowand still, our white hatsbarely showing above thestubble, and soon therecame from straight andhigh above us the confusedgabbling of a thousandthroats, as the birds cameup army strong. Theyplayed safe against theclouds and slowly swungtwice to the decoys,of a sud-den thrill through even thatdin, the alarm cry of an oldand deco
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