112 EQUIPMENT. 



Do not let false pride induce you to buy close- 

 fitting rubber-boots. They are intolerable in hot 

 weather, and on very cold days you may wish 

 to wear two pairs of stockings, which would then 

 be impossible. Neither have them of too large 

 a size, but choose a happy medium ; for, if too 

 large, they will soon crack across the wrinkles, 

 and are then worthless. 



A waterproof coat should always be carried in 

 the boat in anticipation of rain, especially if hunt- 

 ing deep-water ducks, for during a shower they fre- 

 quently fly much better than at any other time. 



The Ammunition-Sox. — When shooting from 

 a boat with a breech-loader, an ammunition -box 

 should be carried, to contain the cartridges and 

 other ammunition, and to prevent their getting 

 wet, as may frequently happen in a leaky boat 

 or during rainy weather if no such provision is 

 made. It should be made of wood or tin, water- 

 proof, and large enough to hold cartridges suffi- 

 cient for a good day's sport, with loading-tools 

 and loose ammunition sufficient to refill the empty 

 shells during the day if desired. It should be 

 divided into two or three compartments for keep- 

 ing separate the cartridges and other articles, 

 and be provided with a hasp-lock, and leather 



