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hinged together on the back, so that when shut they resemble 
lo.t T d S K Pe ’ and Whe " ° pened can be P a oked one in 
another, after the manner of a nest of boxes, and occupy 
the ri'ff ° SPaC6 ' • AU ‘ heSe decoys are P aicted to resemble 
the different varieties of snipe, and are stuck up by means 
of slicks. Eich set of slools should have sticks, or “legs ’’ 
0 two lengths—short ones when used on dry bars or very 
i 0a ‘7, er > aud l0 “g ones > when the water is deep. It 
re,rt i d ^ b ° rEe m mmd that 3t00ls set in the wa tor are more 
make them C *** Md a watery bacIs S">und 
inf the T, 'n Up an w t0 adTan tage. For wet stool- 
g, the wooden ones are preferable, as the tin ones soon rust 
and become worthless. The objection, however to the 
onthT, Tit 8 ' S f dr Weigbt aUd buIk ’ For pl0Ter footing 
on the upland or dry ground, the tin ones are by far the best 
It may here be said that shells, lumps of ami, etc placed 
be used when it is impossible to otoin 
,JJ. 8 ““ etimea occurs, when snipe are making their flight 
ate in the af ternoon, that they are not inclined to stool well 
They travel high, ami often the decoys are so situated™!* 
ca°efhkff ° n t0 f em With0Ut disUn S uisbiu S them. In 
ca.es like these, a few scattering stools set away to the 
windward in the line of flight, even if they are stuck up 
hen h™s- ,WlU drawthe birds down in passing, and 
Within shof ° U3 CaUinS ’ tb ° fl °° kS C “ be WOrked “P 
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