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head and steadiest hand are usually about as 

 helpless. But footwear is a subject of more dis- 

 agreement among woodsmen than clothing. The 

 lumberman's "shoepacks" are favored by many 

 for still-hunting, and are excellent when the 

 ground is bare. But the inexperienced wearer 

 will find the bottoms altogether too slippery for 

 comfortable use on up-grades when the ground is 

 covered with two or three inches of snow. 



For the season of snow a good outfit for the 

 feet consists of heavy woven leggings, such as wood- 

 choppers wear, worn outside the ordinary stock- 

 ings, and boots of rubber and leather. The rubber 

 of the boots comes nearly up to the ankle, and the 

 leather six or eight inches higher. But the rubber 

 soles should be deeply checked and ribbed. When 

 worn smooth on the bottoms these boots in wet 

 snow are as slippery as shoepacks. Similar boots, 

 but of smaller size and without the leggings, are 

 good for the season of bare ground. 



In the calling season the winter outfit of thick 

 woven leggings and heavy waterproof boots will 

 be appreciated. As one stands, almost motion- 

 less, hour after hour in the morning or evening 

 twilight of late September, eating occasionally a 

 handful of frozen blueberries, he will need his 

 warmest clothing and footgear. The calling stand 



