. Wild fowl shooting. Containing scientific and practical descriptions of wild fowl: their resorts, habits, flights and the most successful method of hunting them . ing qualities of his gun. To makeit still more interesting, he allows the oars to slipagainst the locks emitting sounds that can be heard fora mile through the still woods. The balance of theprogramme isnt much different, although the finale isgrand. This usually takes place, when they attemptcautiously to land the boat, that they may make a sneakon ducks they have seen light. The rower attempts to getout quietly, and lets his oars
. Wild fowl shooting. Containing scientific and practical descriptions of wild fowl: their resorts, habits, flights and the most successful method of hunting them . ing qualities of his gun. To makeit still more interesting, he allows the oars to slipagainst the locks emitting sounds that can be heard fora mile through the still woods. The balance of theprogramme isnt much different, although the finale isgrand. This usually takes place, when they attemptcautiously to land the boat, that they may make a sneakon ducks they have seen light. The rower attempts to getout quietly, and lets his oars fall clattering into thel)oat. He goes to pick them up, the boat tips a little ;to save himself he accidentally steps on his dog. Thedog yelps, running the chromatic scale as far as high C, while he in the stern tries to keep the boat fromupsetting, swears at his partner for his clumsiness, andboth kick at the innocent dog. The dog slips from un-der the descending foot, the kicker by the force of hiskick loses his balance, and falls headfirst into the coldwater, or seats himself in the soft mud, while the dogsits on his tail on the bank, and joyfully it CHAPTER VIII. SNIPE SHOOTING. WILSONs SNIPE—JACK SNIPE.(^Scolopax Wthonii.) When Spring time comes, in the month of May, And warm rain, and southern winds have driven the frost away, With faithful setter, we hie us to the swamps. To find Jack Snipe, in his favorite haunts. Twisting and turning, against the wind he flies,Scaipe ! Scaipe! he calls, with grating steadies himself, and darts quick report, and the bird falls dead. Wilsons Snipe, generally known as the Jack-snipe, is a bird familiar to every one who ever huntedover western waters, in the valleys of the Mississippior Missouri. He is as regular in his arrival as the sea-sons ; spring and fall he makes his appearance withnever failing accuracy. To those who are versed in the 90 yVILl) FOWL HIIOOTING. secrets of his habits, and who have Imnte
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