AUGUST, 1917 
377 
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enough to the blind for a shot, the writer 
has seen the owner of the blind—an ex¬ 
perienced hunter—take a small rubber ball 
and throw it from behind the blind and 
then make his spaniel dog fetch it to him, 
repeating the same operation until the at¬ 
tention of the duck is attracted. When 
everything failed to lure the duck within 
range, this maneuver invariably succeeded. 
The wild duck, while exceedingly wary, is 
a very inquisitive bird. Can it be success¬ 
fully maintained that these gunners were 
unsportsmanlike in taking a shot at these 
ducks because they were tricked by a wily 
old hunter who wanted to see his patrons 
get some,game? Yet on principle, the 
conduct of the moose hunter who shoots 
a moose lured within rifle range by the 
call of his guide is not to be distinguished 
from that of these duck hunters. 
The mere fact that the guide does the 
calling is a circumstance which in no wise 
militates against the hunter’s sportsman¬ 
ship. One might as well say it is unsports¬ 
manlike to have a guide at all. The city 
man is admittedly an amateur, but never¬ 
theless may be and often is a good sports¬ 
man. 
I am, sir, with best wishes for the con¬ 
tinued success of your interesting publica¬ 
tion— G. Tarleton Goldthwaite. 
New York City. 
WEEK-ENDING 
UP THE HUDSON 
(continued from page 349 ) 
necessary adjunct to a comfortable night— 
or afternoon. And don’t fail to provide 
enough netting for the tent front, as a 
safeguard against mosquitoes which may 
be blown into camp by an easterly or 
southeasterly wind. When the wind is 
from any other direction it seems to steer 
the little pests clear of this section of the 
east shore. 
The tents of the campers are fitted with 
home comforts to any degree of elaborate¬ 
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blankets and pillows, afford as good bed¬ 
ding as is essential to comfort. 
The cooking outfit in general use by the 
more experienced occupants of the beach 
comprises a pressure oil-stove, in which the 
oil is vaporized before burning and affords 
a flame similar in heating qualities to a 
plumber’s torch. The stoves usually occupy 
a table outside the tent in good weather, 
protected from wind-draughts by a three- 
sided screen of tin or sheetiron. Additional 
protection should be provided for rainy 
weather. Frying-pan, kettle, and coffee¬ 
pot forms the rock-bottom nucleus for a 
utensil outfit, and the camper can embellish 
this with as elaborate a combination of 
cups, plates and dishes, knives, forks and 
spoons, as his needs or his tastes demand. 
Such articles can be bought nowadays in 
many varieties of close-packing camp-outfit 
kits, easy to get to camp and easy to store 
about the tent. 
Vegetables and fruit can be bought on 
the beach from local hucksters who include 
it in their regular rounds, and fresh bread 
and pastry from venders, several of whom 
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