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trick, and to do this from the bank requires 

 a cautious approach. They should be shot 

 through the head, as they are extremely tena- 

 cious of life, and often jump into the water 

 and sink if shot through the body. The best 

 way to get them with a rifle is to shoot them 

 from the water, wading along at the edge of 

 the shore, a little ways out, and shooting them 

 as they sit on the bank. A twenty-two-calibre 

 rifle is amply large enough for this kind of 

 shooting, and short twenty-twos or even the 

 half-size bulleted caps can be used. A man 

 should have rubber knee-boots or hip-boots 

 for this kind of wading and must move 

 slowly in the water, keeping a sharp lookout 

 for his game. In the spring and summer 

 days frog shooting is a sport which will 

 afford considerable amusement, besides giv- 

 ing practice with the rifle and the oppor- 

 tunity to loaf in the midst of pleasant sur- 

 roundings. 



At the lake's edge the kingfisher patrols, 

 now clattering along over the bulrushes, and 

 now perching on a dead limb, or a stake by 

 the water. The hill-side oaks throw a veil of 

 shadows to the ripples and an occasional 



