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come to a place where you will want to go in 

 almost waist-deep, in order to reach other 

 territory. And at times you are obliged to 

 shoot a bird over water, where you would 

 lose him if you could not wade in and re- 

 trieve him. But rubber boots are hard on 

 the feet, and if you do not care to use the 

 mackintosh wading-trousers with a rubber 

 boot at the end, wear the heaviest leggings 

 you can get, firmly clamped down on a stout 

 shoe, and wade in and take whatever ducking 

 you happen to meet. Wear as light clothing 

 as possible, for the tramping will be exten- 

 sive. A sixteen-gauge gun will do nicely for 

 snipe shooting, although my preference is for 

 a twelve-gauge. 



As to the number of birds to be killed in a 

 day, there are different restrictions in various 

 states, and divers ideas among sportsmen in 

 different parts of the country. No matter if 

 they are as thick as blackbirds and it is 

 wonderful how plentiful jack-snipe may be 

 at times twenty-five birds are enough for a 

 day's shooting for one man. 



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