SHORE-SHOOTING 8i 



design and workmanship must be sufficiently good to withstand 

 the action of the atmosphere and water. Usually a watertight 

 cover lasts but for one season, and even then it requires almost 

 daily attention to see that nothing has been broken or that no 

 one molests it. 



A good seat is one of the things which add to the comfort 

 of the hutted shore-shooter. It may be arranged from material 

 found on the shore, such as an old box or a piece of drift 

 timber. It is unwise to sit on cold, wet stones, or even the 

 mud itself, without some lighter and warmer material laid on 

 top. The seat should be high enough to place the head of 

 the shooter conveniently above the top of the hut, so that he 

 has a clear view all round. Where rough seats cannot be 

 readily constructed a folding stool will prove of inestimable 

 value. Nothing eases the shooter during a long, tiring 

 wait more than a comfortable seat, especially when the sur- 

 rounding conditions do not permit of a rough one being 

 available. During cold weather I have known shore-shooters 

 employ an overturned bucket to sit upon, a lighted candle 

 inside warming the seat. Two air-holes are punched in the 

 bucket, one at the top — the other at the bottom. Whether this 

 is injurious to the body I do not know, but it is an easy means 

 of ensuring a dry seat, if nothing else. 



