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brawded bntli. Now,, don't buy decoys simply because 

 they are cheap, mallards especially ; others don't make- 

 so much difference, for red-heads and blue-bills will at 

 times come to anything— chunks of wood, sticks or any 

 object that has the slightest similarity to themselves. 

 My decoys are the best I could buy — perfect in shape» 

 faultlessly painted, and artistic and real in every way. 

 They will last me a, life-time, because they are cared, 

 far. You hunt for recreation ; you do this even if ad- 

 verse winds have blown you into some harbor where 

 necessity demands that it be done for the support of 

 you. and youis. Still, you find in it a pleasure, in spite o£ 

 your reverses. If this is your lot, my sportsman heart 

 wells out to you, for some of my truest- friends are 

 market hunters, whom the fates have dealt unkindly 

 with. Then, trying as you do, to get the greatest pos^ 

 sible pleasure out of it, my word for it, natural and life- 

 like decoys will aid you materially, not only in being 

 pleasant to the eye, but in being the means of swelling- 

 your total shot during any day. 



The skill and inventive powers of man are constantly 

 brought into action to discover devices to make more 

 successful the pursuit of wild fowL In this way we 

 hear of rubber decoys, folding decoys, reversible de- 

 coys, decoy frames, profile decoys, etc., almost without- 

 limit. Let the young hunter ponder well before he in- 

 vest* in decoys, and feel that he is getting just what, 

 he rec[uires in localities whei'e he knows he will hunt. 



Tame ducks make splendid decoys, as they are con- 

 stantly on the move, thus attracting attention ; be- 

 sides, are at all times loudly q[uacking. Especially is 

 this the case when the birds are passing over. Theii- 

 'laaovements in the water, theii- similarity to their wild 



