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DUCK SHOOTING. 



before they could rise out of reach, and knock down 

 several with a short club which he carried in his hand. 

 It may be questioned whether this method of killing 

 geese has been employed for a long time. In more re- 

 cent years it is said to have been necessary for the Cali- 

 fornia ranchers during the migrations to employ armed 

 men, whose business it was to ride about, shooting with 

 rifles at the feeding flocks and endeavoring to keep 

 them constantly on the wing. 



