PLAN OF A DECOY PIPE. 57 



I refer to Old George Skelton and his sons, George, William, and 

 Richard Skelton. 



Finally, I give a large plan of a Decoy-pipe complete in all details. It 

 is one that may be exactly copied in every respect wherever a pipe is 

 desired to be made, or to whatever pool it is wished a pipe should be 

 attached. By studying the previous instructions and dimensions, and by 

 reference to this plan the Author hopes, and indeed feels assured, that any 

 one wishing to do so can now, not only construct a Decoy, but succeed in 

 the art of Decoying as well. 



Description of Decoy Pipe (see opposite Plan). 



Bhte — Water. 



Green — Turf. 



Brown — Banks, 4 ft. 6 in. high. 



Arrows indicate the direction the wind should blow from to work the 

 pipe ; the centre arrow being the most suitable wind for the purpose. 



A. Breastwall landing, 20 yards long, 7 ft. wide at its widest part. 



B B B. Backwing landing, commencing at 5 ft. wide at the head hoop 

 c and gradually narrowing to 2 ft. wide opposite the last screen, where the 

 bank that shelters its landward side terminates. 



Outside the head hoop this landing is continued 25 to 30 yards in 

 length by 7 ft. wide to where it meets the steep bank round the main 

 pond (see plan facing page 55). 



c. Head hoop, a trifle over 27 ft. from foot to foot, 15 ft. at the crown 

 above the water, and from 46 to 47 ft. on the round (each hoop drops 

 about 4 in. in height, till the smallest is reached, the latter being only 2 ft. 

 high and 2 ft. in width). 



D. Head show place. There is just space on the bank for the dog to 

 run round the foot of the projecting breastwall screen, and so enable him to 

 spring back again to d after jumping on to the landing a at e (the yackoop). 



F F. The curved path concealed by shrubs (closely )lanted on raised 

 earth) by which the Decoyman runs to the head show at d when he has 

 enticed the fowl under the net, the latter performanc 2 having probably 

 brought him in the rear of the fourth or fifth screen from the head hoop, 



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