LIST OF PLATES 



Frontispiece. facing page 



First President of the Wildfowlers' Association . . . 20 



The Authors . . . . ... 24 



A Shot from the Hut . . . ... 64 



A Typical Wildfowl Dog . . ... 64 



Retrieved a Mile from across the Saltings . . . 70 



"To ho! Good Dog" . . ... 70 



A Care for the Dogs . . . ... 72 



A Shore-Gunner's Bag . . . ... 74 



A Gull Shooter . . . . ... 78 



Waiting for the Flight . . . ... 80 



Calling the Curlew . . . ... 88 



A Summer Haunt of the Wild Duck . . . . 90 



Hutted Shore-Gunner Calling . . ... 90 



Hard Hit ! Duck-Shooting over Decoys . . . . 94 



An Anxious Moment — Duck-Shooting over Decoys . . . 96 



Flighting Time . . . . ... 98 



"Good Morning, Sir. Good Sport?" . ... 102 



Plover Flighting . . . ... 104 



Shooting on the Marshes . . ... 106 



Comparing Notes . . . ... 108 



The First Sight of Ducks . . . . . 130 



Landing the Spoil . . . ... 130 



Hunting Cripples in the Reed Beds . ... 134 



Preparing to go out . . . ... 134 



Launching the Punt . . . ... 140 



Double Punt, showing arrangement of Articles Inboard . . 156 



Stopping a Cripple . . . ... 156 



Wildfowlers' Quarters . . . ... 164 



Levering up the Punt Carriage . . ... 220 



Preparing to Launch . . . ... 220 



Carrying the Punt-Gun . . . ... 228 



Ready for the Road . . . ... 230 



