PUNT CARRIAGES, WAGONS, AND HOUSES 227 



Two windows are placed on one side of the house. Many 

 additions may be made as they suggest themselves to the 

 gunners. Hat and coat pegs can be arranged inside, also cup- 

 boards, shelves to hold "cripple-stopper" cases, and the big 

 gun case, blocks, falls, oil-bottles, wadding and ammunition 

 boxes, and so on. ** A place for everything and everything in 

 its place " is a golden rule which goes to make punt-shooting 

 comfortable and pleasant. 



Our sketch is to scale, and, we hope, will give the general 

 idea of a punt-house for the wildfowler. A house of this size is 

 sufficiently large to stow a good-sized "following boat " during 

 the summer months as well as the punt or punts ; for if more 

 than one, the smaller can be slung overhead. Following boats 

 during the shooting season can be beached when not in use, 

 and are not likely to take as much harm as punts do if left in 

 the open. For a single-handed punting outfit a much smaller 

 house would do all that is required. One 20 ft. long, 8 ft. 

 wide, and 8 ft. high, would be amply large for a single-handed 

 punter. 



Before building a boat-house on the coast, the sportsman 

 should be careful to see that he obtains full and truthful par- 

 ticulars regarding proper written permission to do so, or he 

 can rent the ground for a mere trifle, which is a far better plan. 

 It is also wise (and, we believe, is the thing generally done 

 by most punt-gunners who own valuable gear) to insure the 

 punt and accessories against loss by fire. 



