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table has been firmly set in the mud, so that its upper 

 surface is an inch under water, the two running 

 nooses are shpped about the duck's legs snugly, but 

 not so tight as to impede circulation. If these nooses 

 are made of canvas it will be found that they slip 

 much less freely than if of leather, and that the duck, 

 no matter how much it may move around, will seldom 

 or never get free. 



Another method of securing live decoys is practiced 

 on northern marshes. It is thus described by Mr. 

 Frank D. Many, who says: "On each duck's leg I 

 sew a small band of light canvas that has a small ring 

 attached to it. Then I have a heavy piece of fish line 

 with a small snap on one end of it. Then about one 

 foot from the snap I put a small brass swivel. This 

 keeps the line from getting tangled. Then at the end 

 of the line, which is about S feet long, I fasten a pound 

 weight. I take the duck out of the crate, snap the 

 line to the ring on its leg, throw the weight into the 

 water and the duck after it. The water being any- 

 where from 6 inches to 2 feet deep, this gives the duck 

 a circle about 16 feet in diameter to play around in, 

 and by throwing a couple of handfuls of corn once in 

 a while it keeps them moving and makes a perfect de- 

 coy." 



LIVE PECOYS. 



At certain points in the East where ducks and geese 

 are scarce, and success in shooting not easily had, 



