
“Captain Bogardus said I would like ‘ pushing,’ and I did. The mallards or teal 
would rise ahead of us, from pond holes in the overflowed marsh or 
hidden narrow channels through the reeds as our boat 
approached, and start hurriedly away in a straight but 
rapidly rising flight. It was not unlike the in- 
animate target shooting of to-day ” 
Courtesy of Shiplers, Salt Lake City 
