. American wild-fowl shooting : containing full and accurate descriptions of the haunts, habits, and methods of shooting wild-fowl, particularly those of the western states of America ... . w he is sorry he left the blind, and remainsfearful to leave, lest others may come; but upontheir coming, and again disappointing him, he fullymakes up his mind (if the ducks will only stayaway long enough) to get more brush; does so,and finally succeeds in getting a half-d^cent blindbuilt, about the time the ducks quit flying. If hehas a dog to whistle to and bellow at, and to yankaround the blind when duc
. American wild-fowl shooting : containing full and accurate descriptions of the haunts, habits, and methods of shooting wild-fowl, particularly those of the western states of America ... . w he is sorry he left the blind, and remainsfearful to leave, lest others may come; but upontheir coming, and again disappointing him, he fullymakes up his mind (if the ducks will only stayaway long enough) to get more brush; does so,and finally succeeds in getting a half-d^cent blindbuilt, about the time the ducks quit flying. If hehas a dog to whistle to and bellow at, and to yankaround the blind when ducks are approaching, itadds very materially to the entertainment in theeyes and ears of one who can appreciate it. In high wild oats or flags of course no buildingis required. The boat, if shooting from one, shouldbe pushed into one of the thickest bunches, atright angles with the main line of flight. Thenthe tops of the stalks or flags are to be struckdown and in towards the boat with an oar, cover-ing as near as possible the bow and stern, andafterwards trimmed so as not to interfere with theswinging of the gun, and the blind is two persons are hiuiting m company in a. ;-n.:,ii!|i ^ ■^li .) ■Kl S, rtifll k ■•■ !,i:
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