While there are several ways of hunting geese, 

 the most successful is that of digging a hole in some 

 wheat field where the birds congregate to feed, and 

 then shooting them over decoys. 



As the hole is dug, the earth is removed to a 

 distance, and scattered about so that it does not 

 show. The rim of the hole is then lined with a 

 ridge of wheat stubble, and with the decoys in 

 place, is ready for use. 



The hunter faces in the direction from which 

 the birds are expected. The geese spend the night 

 on some large body of water, often at a great dis- 

 tance from the wheat fields. They fly to the feed- 

 ing ground, and after getting their fill, return to their 

 resting grounds. The decoys used in this kind of 

 shooting are flat, and cut out of sheet metal of some 

 kind. As the blinds are too small to admit of hold- 

 ing many dead geese, they are usually staked out as 

 soon as shot, and answer for decoya. 



This method of using dead birds as decoys 

 may be employed in duck shooting as well as in 

 goose shooting. 



A small stick sharpened or split at one end is 

 all that is necessary. 



Take the sharpened end and push through the 

 duck's head from undemeath ; shove the other end 

 into the ground until the duck assumes a natural 

 pose. If there is water, the stick must be longer ; 

 and if a split stick is used, the duck's head is 

 inserted into the opening. 



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