
WOODEN DECOYS SKILFULLY ARRANGED 
No ordinary tossing out of the wooden counterfeits will suffice to make them attract flying mallards; the work must 
be done carefully. 
if you were thoughtlessly exposing yourself 
when the game came in sight. Ducking 
down out of sight is more than likely toattract 
their attention. And if you are properly 
clothed in yellowish-brown hunting ‘‘togs,”’ 
with your cap or hat of the same hue, they 
are not apt to see you, even if you are in 
sight, as they are if you attempt to “‘juke”’ 
down out of the way when you see them. 
Never hunt ducks with a “‘tenderfoot.” 
Life is too short. He will drive you wild 
with his talk, his restlessness, his jumping 
up to shoot before the ducks are in range, 
his peeping over the blind when the fowl 
have swung to come back, his funny 
stories, his getting hungry, his wanting a 
drink, his getting cold or tired, his shooting 
at your ducks instead of his ducks when a 
flock comes in and other little peculiarities 
he has. 
When two men are in a blind together 
—and that is the ideal number—the man 
who is first to the flock as it comes in will 
take the rear ducks and let the second man 
shoot at the leaders. If a pair come in he 
will take the hind bird and let the second 
man take the front bird. If the ducks 
swing in from the front each man will pick 
the birds to his side. All this, if the men 
are hunters. But your tenderfoot blazes 
at the flock, often deafening you by turning 
loose within a foot of your head, and some- 
times he varies the monotony by shooting 
a hole in the boat. 
The recipe for a blind varies with the 
locality. But it is safe to say this: Make 
your blind as inconspicuous as possible, 
building it, of course, to blend with the 
surroundings. If in the willows, make 
it of willows. Don’t make it too high 

SETTING UP DEAD BIRDS 
Awkward placing of these will do more harm than good, but if properly set up they are very attractive to the 
flying fowl. 
