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Fig. V. Stale or Artificial Decoy Duck .... 54 



Fig. VI. Stale or Artificial Decoy Duck .... 55 



Fig. VII. Stale or Artificial Decoy Duck .... 55 



Water Fowl (from a Painting in tempera by Jan Weenix. 1640-1719) 64 



Sunset . . . . . . . . . G5 



Below-Deck Plan of " Warrior " ..... 66 



The Wherry "Warrior" ...... 67 



On the Putty ........ 73 



Puntsmen's Houseboats on Breydon ..... 76 



Working Bees ........ 77 



The Old Ship run on Breydon ...... 90 



A Puntsman Spying . . . . . . . 91 



Laying-to Geese . . . . . . ... 93 



The Cripple-Stopper in Action . . . . . .97 



The Old Gunner ........ 101 



Scaup ......... 102 



Ready for Launching . . . . . .107 



Not such an Ass as He looks ...... 108 



Mr Richard Fielding Harmer in Punt-gunning Costume . . Ill 



Fig. VIII. An Artificial Stalking Horse . . . .113 



Fig. IX. A Ho(a)rse Voice . . . . . .115 



A Pricked Teal . . . . . . .116 



Tubbing on an Estuary . . . . . . .118 



Shore Nets at Wells . . . . . . .122 



Before the Reckoning ....... 123 



Ground Plan of a Decoy Flighting Pool .... 135 



In Medias Re(ed)s ..... 140 



A Jumping Pole ........ 143 



Ranworth Great Broad ....... 151 



Maison D'Eau . . . . . . . . 153 



A Skeleton Watermill ....... 154 



Shooting round the Hovers ...... 170 



A Thames Punt fitted for Picnic-Cruising in Broadland . . 171 



An Upper Reach ........ 172 



Molly, the Broadland Trilby ...... 187 



Navigating the Shallows ...... 188 



"Tim" . . . . . . . 197 



A Dab-Chick 198 



Frozen out ..... . 206 



Burgh St Peter's. . ... . . .207 



Fishrow or Oulton Dyke . . 209 



In the Reed Swamps . . . . . .218 



