. Complete wildfowler . Working- the stalking-horse. in grazing position. With a little arranging the horse may bemade to carry the cartridge-bag and the gun on a rack. Oneside only of the flat horse is used. In working it the horseshould show to the birds a three-quarter flank. Endeavour tocircumvent the birds by moving as though to pass them. Ifapproached directly broadside, the birds will not wait, but willdetect the dummy at a glance. Much skill can be exercisedin using a Taking a shot from the stalking-horse. Modifications of the stalking-horse are made resembling acow. T
. Complete wildfowler . Working- the stalking-horse. in grazing position. With a little arranging the horse may bemade to carry the cartridge-bag and the gun on a rack. Oneside only of the flat horse is used. In working it the horseshould show to the birds a three-quarter flank. Endeavour tocircumvent the birds by moving as though to pass them. Ifapproached directly broadside, the birds will not wait, but willdetect the dummy at a glance. Much skill can be exercisedin using a Taking a shot from the stalking-horse. Modifications of the stalking-horse are made resembling acow. These are worked straight to the birds and are two-sided and hollow. The shooter should take his shots from the SHORE-SHOOTING 85 nose of the cow, the head being made so as to raise for thepurpose. Another stalking-engine is a flat carriage with a lowscreen of reeds in front. This is only workable when theground is level and fairly smooth. An artificial sheep in whichthe gunner can ensconce himself is a very useful and as a rulesuccessful tool of the wildfowler. For geese the latter isadmirable, and has on several occasions within my personalknowledge led to the destruction of many a wily goose. Forstalking ducks in open creeks and ponds which have notsufficient cover on their banks to screen from sight theapproaching gunner, a stalking-cow is decidedly better than a Working- the creeping-carriage. horse, for then a bold, straightforward rush can be made anda smart shot taken before th
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