SHOOTING THE DUCK 



duck-shooters, I venture to give abridged quotations 

 of his figures. 



A single-handed punt for paddling to fowl, to 

 carry a swivel-gun of from l 80 Ibs. to 1 1 2 Ibs. weight, 

 and a man of about 1 2 stone, may be : 



ft. in. 



Total length . . . .18 2 

 Length on floor . . . . 17 3 

 Extreme width on floor ..28 



,, across decks . 3 o 



Height of stem ....05 



stern ....08 

 Length of fore-deck ... 7 6 



after-deck ...40 

 Greatest width of cockpit ..20 



This punt is designed for use with paddles. The 

 gunner, when setting up to fowl, lies with his face 

 downwards, his arms reaching through the shutter 

 openings, and across the side decks, and propels 

 himself by means of a short paddle held in either 

 hand. The paddles are kept always under the 

 water, where they are feathered for the forward stroke. 

 When within extreme range, he, if proceeding in the 

 usual manner, releases his hold of the left-hand 

 paddle both paddles are attached with cords to the 



1 If to carry a gun weighing not more than 80 Ibs. the punt 

 may be 17 ft. over all, and 16 ft. 3 in. on floor, other dimen- 

 sions remaining identical. 



