THE ANGLER AND HUNTSMAN 173 



does possess, and there is, therefore, not a little sound com- 

 mon sense in this argument. 



At Thanksgiving dinner the repast would hardly be 

 complete without the big roasted turkey occupying the cen- 

 ter of the table, and drawing to its delicious carcass the con- 

 centrated attention of all eyes. While the domesticated 

 cousin of the wild turkey is delicious, it has not the gamey 

 taste that distinguishes all wild fowl. 



DUCK AND GOOSE SHOOTING: 



This sport is a favorite with a large and ever-increas- 

 ing number of American hunters. In the art of duck and 

 goose shooting patience is as much a virtue as it is to the 

 angler, for it takes great patience indeed to lie and wait 

 for returning ducks or geese in a blind on a cold, raw day. 

 But there is pleasure to be had in this sport more than off- 

 setting any minor inconveniences, say duck and goose 

 enthusiasts. 



The lakes, rivers, streams, ponds and marshes of 

 America offer water-fowl a veritable paradise for a home, 

 and they seemingly realize the excellent quality of the food 

 and the cover our wild celery and wild rice marshes afford 

 them, for they continue annually to visit our shores in great 

 numbers. 



Wild waterfowl are distributed practically all over 

 the entire world, and from time immemorial ducks and 

 geese have been held in high esteem by mankind, everywhere 

 being eagerly sought after for sport and for food. 



Their food value needs no mention. They are noted 

 for the fine flavor and richness of their flesh most species 

 and are an article of diet to grace a king's table. Neither 

 does their beauty need emphasis, other than the opportunity 

 to look admiringly upon them as they soar majestically in 

 great flocks toward or from their breeding grounds, or to 

 and from their feeding places. They lend a charm of life 

 and animation to the otherwise desolate ponds and lakes, 



