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time, and dislocates their necks, and hangs the net on again ; 
and all is ready for working again. 
REFERENCES TO THE CUT. 
No. 1. Dog’s hole, where he goes to unbank the fowl. 
2. Reed fences on each side of the mouth of the pipe. 
3. Where the decoy-man shows himself to the fowl first, and afterwards at 
the end of every shooting. 
4. Small reed fence to prevent the fowl seeing the dog when he goes to un- 
bank them. 
5. The shootings. 
6. Dog’s holes between the shootings, used when working. 
7. Tunnel net at the end of the pipe. 
8. Mouth of the pipe. 
In tliis manner, five or six dozen have been taken at one 
drift. When the wind blows directly in or out of the pipe, the 
fowl seldom work well, especially when it blows in. If many 
pipes are made in a lake, they should be so constructed as to 
suit different winds. 
“ Duck and mallard are taken from August to June ; teal 
or widgeon from October to March ; becks, smee, golden-eyes, 
arps, cricks, and pintails or sea pheasants, in March and April. 
“ Poker ducks are seldom taken, on account of their diving 
and getting back in the pipe. 
“ It may be proper to observe here, that the ducks feed du- 
ring the night, and that all is ready prepared for this sport in 
