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THROUGH THE HEART OF PATAGONIA 



general way carry off with them. For all my shooting in 

 Patagonia I used No. 4 shot and 26 gr. of ballistite. The gun 

 which I used most was a 12-bore moderately choked in both 









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BAD STALKING (CALIFATE-lJUbll ON I'AMl'A) 



barrels, and this I found answered every purpose of wild- fowl 

 shooting in Patagonia excellently. 



" At reasonable ranges a number of black-necked swans 

 {Cygnus nigricollis) fell to this weapon. 



" After picking up the goose, we again turned our attention 

 to the nineteen that I have mentioned earlier. They then went 

 on a irood distance downstream, and here, under cover of the 

 rushes, we stalked up within twenty yards of them, and shot three 

 as they rose. One of the flock swung back, and both of us fired at 

 him, bringing him down. Thinking we had enough geese, we 

 decided to follow the ducks, which we did in a rather desultory 

 manner. We bagged two more, both pintails, before we returned 

 to camp in the evening, having had a very pleasant day's sport." 



