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WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. 



is a plain one, with gaps in it here and there for 

 the convenience of the decoy-man upon entering to 



examine the pipe. The 

 inner screen consists of a 

 series of pieces arranged, 

 as shown on page 301, 

 in such a manner that the 

 decoy-man can see down 

 towards the tail of the 

 pipe without being seen 

 himself by any fowl coming 

 into it or outside upon the 

 lake. Between each piece 

 of this zigzag screen is 

 a small one running at 

 right angles for the decoy 

 dog to jump over. It is 

 about two feet in height. 



A few yards in front 

 of the mouth of the pipe 

 is the head show place, 

 where the decoy -man first 

 shows his fear-inspiring 

 form when the wildfowl 

 are well within the pipe. 

 A few yards further along 

 on the same side is a 

 cunningly devised hole for 

 the dog to creep through 

 when the luring commences. 

 Behind the two screens 

 there is a great bank of 

 earth with trees and shrubs 

 growing upon it, and in 



this is a dug-out path by which the decoy- man 

 enters the grounds and takes his departure. 



PEEP-HOLE IN SCREEN. 



