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The Serene Duck Hunter 



N the estimation of many people, 

 all those who for any purpose 

 or in any manner hunt ducks are 

 grouped together and Indiscriminately 

 called duck hunters. This is a very 

 superficial way of dealing with an Im- 

 portant subject. In point of fact, the 

 objects of duck shooting and its meth- 

 ods of enjoyment are so various, and 

 the disposition and personal charac- 

 teristics of those who engage in it 

 present such strong contrasts, that a 

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