on, better success can be had with a blind and 

 stool ; but as the flight begins to slacken, the hunter 

 marks down the birds that alight near him, and 

 goes after them on foot. The two things necessary 

 for success in this kind of hunting, are: caution in 

 approaching the birds, and experience in rising 

 shots at long range ; as the birds are easily fright- 

 ened, and rise so rapidly that the novice invariably 

 shoots too low. A very successful method of 

 "walking up" ducks is for two hunters to work 

 together, about 60 yards apart. In this way many 

 good shots are secured, and the birds are more 

 easily found and retrieved. 



SINK -BOX SHOOTING 



Sink-box shooting is the least attractive form 

 of wild-fowl shooting. In the first place, the hunter, 

 being marooned in an anchored box, is dependent 

 on others, and cannot change his hunting ground. 

 The shooting is also done on one duck's resting 

 grounds, in open water, and for this reason is, in 

 some States, prohibited by law. 



Sink-box shooting, however, for men who live 

 in large cities, is fairly good sport. Due to the 

 difficulty of handling and keeping this outfit in good 

 condition, it is usually owned by some professional 

 hunter, who rents the box and stool to the sports- 

 man. A certain degree of perseverance and hardi- 

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