DECOYS. 57 



Decoys made of wood (not the things one 

 usually finds for sale in the gunshops, where 

 they should be allowed to remain, but as con- 

 structed to use, according to reason and with 

 a proper appreciation of the thing needed) are 

 preferable to any others. Having had some little 

 experience in thsir manufacture as well as their 

 use, and having the satisfaction of seeing my own 

 used as models by better hunters, I will describe 

 them as I think they should be made ; willing at 

 the same time to yield due deference to the opin- 

 ions of others. 



My principal object has been to secure the 

 best shape possible to prevent rolling, and to 

 ensure with least extra weight an upright posi- 

 tion at all times when in use. How I have en- 

 deavored to do this will be better understood from 

 the annexed cuts, representing outlines of the 



Decoys. 



