272 AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING. 
form or flaps, in order to induce the teams or paddlings 
to come as near as possible. The greater portion of the 
decoys ought to be anchored to the leeward, as ducks, in 
the majority of cases, swing to the wind before alighting, 
and sail or float for a short distance before they strike 
the water to rest. This habit brings them into the most 
favorable position for the wild-fowler, as he can handle 
his gun with greater readiness to the left than to the 
FLOAT, OR SINK-BOX. 
right, and, as a matter of course, make larger bags. I 
have known a man to kill forty-seven with four barrels, 
before the ducks could fairly get on the wing, and the 
same individual claimed to have shot two hundred and 
eighteen in a day, from a blind. When the wooden de- 
coys are “‘ planted,” each ought to be anchored by means 
of a piece of lead, weighing four or five ounces, and be at- 
tached to the box by a fine, strong line. Dead and wing- 
tipped ducks make capital decoys, especially the latter, 
