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again be replenished. It seems that the wood duck, one of 

 the handsomest of our native birds, and one whose breeding 

 range lies almost entirely within our own borders, is the 

 s} K'cies that has suffered most. In some sections, in fact, in 

 not a few sections, it has been entirely exterminated. .It is 

 a question whether the wood duck will ever again be 

 plentiful. 



Other species, however, since the enactment of the 

 spring shooting law, are showing an increase, and in due 

 time, let us hope, once more the sun may be darkened by the 

 flights of ducks and geese as they joyfully wing their way 

 through space, as in days of yore. 



The successful duck and goose hunter must possess the 

 instinct of stealth. Silent movement, w r here movement is 

 required, is an art much needed to acquire skill both in hunt- 

 ing and in fishing. Not only silence, however, is required 

 in the matter of hunting waterfowl, but one must have the 

 proper talent to camouflage one's movements and conceal 

 one's presence from the duck or the goose that is ever watch- 

 ful for his mortal enemy man. They have the eye of an 

 eagle and will surely spot you, if you are not dressed in har- 

 mony with your surroundings. If your surroundings are 

 brown, such as dead horsew^eeds, or dead vegetation of any 

 sort, then assuredly you should have on a brown or tan out- 

 fit. Pay strict attention to every detail, such as your neck- 

 tie, if you wear one on your hunting trips, or your hat. 

 Don 't make the mistake of wearing a gaudy neck-piece or a 

 loud cap or hat. The waterfowl will certainly spy you out, 

 and won't land near where you are. How often have you 

 been waiting for ducks or geese, and when a flock would ap- 

 pear they'd circle over you, and then, after the leader gave 

 a warning "Honk, Honk, Honk!" they would again spread 

 Avide their wings and soar away to parts unknown, much to 

 jour discomfiture and angry regret? The reason w T as, of 

 course, that you were discovered, due, probably, to some 

 showy garment on your person. 



