66 The Angler's Secret 



as town clocks. Of course, if a man seeks 

 the king of game birds, the woodcock, 

 with a rifle, the sport to be had in the hunt 

 for the rifle's correct game deer, bear, 

 etc. is lacking, but to shoot woodcock 

 with a woodcock gun and appropriate 

 ammunition, and to take trout with the 

 proper tackle are pleasures unexcelled. It 

 is not right for men to incorrectly equip 

 themselves afield or afloat, and then, be- 

 cause they fail to secure game and do not 

 see the real pleasures in the pursuit of it, 

 to condemn the quarry, the sport, or the 

 gameland, when their own unpractical 

 means and methods are solely to blame 

 for the unpleasant results. 



The carpenter cannot build wisely with the 



clockman's rules; 

 The jeweller can but botch if he work with 



the smithy's tools. 



There are special appliances in field 

 sports and angling just as there are special 

 tools in the arts, trades, and professions. 

 The rifle is for rifle game; the shotgun 



