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Best Boat for Duck Hunting 1 Mullin's Duck 

 boat. Scull oar rigged with cock pit covered with 

 brush and hay, or rushes as a blind. 



Duck Shooters With a rubber blanket and air 

 cushion can sit or lay on wet ground or marsh all 

 day. 



Best Shells to Reload For shot guns Win- 

 chester, Yellow Rival, N. M. C, Nitro Club, New 

 Victor, Peter's, etc. 



Use a Cylinder Bore If you desire to use 

 round ball or bullet good for 50 to 75 yards, large 

 game shooting, use a patched ball (to gauge the 

 size of your gun) load 4 to 4^ drachms powder, F. 

 F. G.; fz felt pad on powder, ball seated snugly 

 on top of wad, a little lubricant put around it and 

 a wall of shell as in gallery ammunition. 



Twist of Rifle Barrels A proper twist is one 

 that will spin a bullet fast enough to keep it point 

 on to the limit of its range or flight, thus assuring 

 accuracy. If the twist is too slow, the flight of 

 bullets will be untrue and it will "tumble and key- 

 hole," passing through the air longways instead of 

 point on as it should. On the other hand, if the 

 twist is too quick the bullet will spin too rapidly 

 rending its flight unsteady, causing it to wobble, 

 spin and hum like a top. 



Incoming Birds. Swing well ahead, keep your 

 gun moving with the bird, pulling the twigger the 

 instant the bird reaches the sight of your barrels. 



Side Shots. Aim and swing with the bird and 

 well ahead, according to distance, wind, etc., hold 

 well ahead, so as the shot will have time to reach 

 him. 



Birds Alighting Or descending hold well un- 

 der, always ahead of them, so as they will not fly 

 with the shot. 



Duck Hunting In boats, leave the dog home, 

 unless your clothes are waterproof and you don't 

 mind his shaking the water off when he returns to 

 boat. Make a blind decoy out of your boat is bet- 

 ter, and use decoys. 



Always Steer Clear of Pences They scare any 

 birds, ducks especially. 



In Stormy Weather Seek for ducks in heavy 

 timbered woods or sheltered places. 



