Western field . thcivilization and handy for the man-at-home. Stockton may be left by the hunterat four oclo(;k in the afternoon. He reachesthe hunting ground in pleniy of time for the THE PACIFIC COAST MAGAZINE 111 j/§M^ 7^H lb ?3% ?^—,^ Ira Hi -w.^ v>v»^j*-- • t4^^H ESf^v ^l^i ~^iHHl ON THE SAN JOAQUIN. light of ducks is more pure. The hunter isindeed allowed by law but fifty a day. Butwhose fervid imagination demands more?The great string of ducks in the picture ex-emplifies their plentitude in tnis are 279 of them, 179 of which are mal-lards. A great many ducks breed
Western field . thcivilization and handy for the man-at-home. Stockton may be left by the hunterat four oclo(;k in the afternoon. He reachesthe hunting ground in pleniy of time for the THE PACIFIC COAST MAGAZINE 111 j/§M^ 7^H lb ?3% ?^—,^ Ira Hi -w.^ v>v»^j*-- • t4^^H ESf^v ^l^i ~^iHHl ON THE SAN JOAQUIN. light of ducks is more pure. The hunter isindeed allowed by law but fifty a day. Butwhose fervid imagination demands more?The great string of ducks in the picture ex-emplifies their plentitude in tnis are 279 of them, 179 of which are mal-lards. A great many ducks breed here,taking up their residence for all the great flight of birds commences inthe middle of October when they come infrom the north. Stockton is a remarkable place for love ofduck hunting. All ages are affected by thecontiguous opportunities for the sport andalmost every one there belongs to a gun are a number past the regulation leaseof life who never miss their trips to the tules. SHAD ARE PLENTIFUL. ONE MORNING^S BAG. evening flight, commencing at dusk and con-tinuing till dark. Comfortable cabins havebeen erected at many places down the riverto facilitate the sport. Four oclock sees the man who ordinarilyarises two hours after sun up, with gunready when he visits the tules. What is thewonderful spell cast on him by the changeof scene? Ducks, hunting ducks! He paddlesaway in the cold gray morning to his blindin the tules, warmed by his fervor for thesport. He has found a small stream and inthere has picked out a cove which his in-stinct tells him is the place for ducKs. He isnot mistaken. Here he is amply rewardedfor the cold, the mist, the early paddle, theself-cooked breakfast! there is no greatersatisfaction out of heaven. Not even suddenfortune produces such a glow, for the de-
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