

'Use Warm Wristlets Woolen ones for duck 

 shooting in cold weather. 



A Few Loads 01 Buckshot May prove valuable 

 in hunting with shot guns, (handy for big game) 

 but not for a full choke gun unless loaded and 

 shot well wadded by yourself. See too shoot buck 

 shot elsewhere. 



Killing Range of a 12 Bore Gun Is from 50 

 to 60 yards, depending of course on the loads you 

 carry. 



To Shoot Solid Ball iii Shot Guns Use a lead 

 bullet that will pass easily and freely into the muz- 

 zle when covered with a cloth patch. Place a 

 heavy wad under the ball, a light one over it; the 

 patch should hold the ball to the center of the 

 shell. 



In Using Buckshot It is well to use a few 

 small shot in the spaces between the buckshot, or 

 use bone dust. 



Woods Used in Gun Powder Manufactured in 

 the form of charcoal are black alder, poplar, wil- 

 low and dog wood. 



For a Quick Shooter Modified choke is best, 

 for a slow shot full choke. 



Wild Geese Are regular in going to and from 

 their feeding grounds, so take advantage of the 

 fact. 



Por Teal Duck Use No. 7 or 8 shot, and aim 

 well ahead always; if rising, hold above them; if 

 drifting hold under. 



To Moisten Dry Gun Breathe occasionally 

 through the barrels of it or moisten the end of 

 your cartridge. 



In Plock Shooting Select the leading or ahead 

 bird, don't shoot at the center of the flock lest you 

 hit only a straggler. 



Good Shot Gun Target A barrel head hung 

 by heavy wire and swung hard from the branch of 

 a high tree (swing quickly.) 



Prairie Chickens Frequent stubble fields in 

 early morn or evening, near sloughs at mid-day. 



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