. Guns and gunning. helps him in hunting. Astranger on some of our large snipe marshes wouldbe practically helpless unless he was accompaniedby some one who knew the flats and tides. The sportsman should be careful in tying hisboat, as it is a common thing in water-fowl shootingto have it drift away and leave the hunter maroonedon some marshy island. The writer remembers making a long swim inNovember, after an escaped boat; if you everexperience this kind of adventure, you will tie yourboat securely ever after. In all large bays and winding water-courses,where the tides are strong, there are a
. Guns and gunning. helps him in hunting. Astranger on some of our large snipe marshes wouldbe practically helpless unless he was accompaniedby some one who knew the flats and tides. The sportsman should be careful in tying hisboat, as it is a common thing in water-fowl shootingto have it drift away and leave the hunter maroonedon some marshy island. The writer remembers making a long swim inNovember, after an escaped boat; if you everexperience this kind of adventure, you will tie yourboat securely ever after. In all large bays and winding water-courses,where the tides are strong, there are always eddies,or reaches, where the tide is either favorable orsluggish. Then again, a knowledge of the tides willhelp the hunter, and save him many a long andweary pull against the swift current. JACK SNIPE At the head of the snipe family, or scolopaci-dae, we have the American woodcock, and theWilsons snipe. As the woodcock is an uplandbird in all but family, we will pass him by here, andspeak of the Wilsons
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