to make a good showing. About 20 

 decoys is a good number for shooting in 

 inland ponds, as the number can be easily managed. 



In buying or making his decoys, the novice 

 wonders which of the many types of ducks to take 

 as a model. And, here, again, the stool depends 

 on the kind of hunting they are to be used for. 



In open water, where diving for food is neces- 

 sary, canvas-back, red-head, and berat (or blue-bill) 

 decoys are the best, as any of these species will 

 decoy freely to each other. Also golden-eye, buffle- 

 head, and braut, will swing in to a school of diving 

 ducks. 



But inland, in the shallow, fresh-water ponds, 

 mallard decoys are generally accepted as the best 

 type, as wadgeon, pin-tail shoveller, and teal, will 

 come to a mallard stool. As a rule, in inland shoot- 

 ing the sportsman does not see much of the diving 

 ducks, such as canvas-back, red-head, blue-bill, etc., 

 and the same rule holds good in open or salt water 

 shooting, with the surface or shallow feeders, such 

 as mallard, widgeon, and pin-tail. 



MIXED SHOOTING 



But in cases where good mixed shooting is 

 enjoyed, it is possible to arrange a stool that will be 

 attractive to all species. 



