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Indian Moccasins 
Both Lace or Slipper 
Made of Genuine Moose Hide 
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TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG. By B. 
Waters. This book is claimed by many dis¬ 
tinguished owners of hunting dogs to be the 
most practical volume ever put together for the 
complete training of dogs for the field and 
hunting. Mr. Waters is the author of several 
most successful dog books ever published. 
Cloth. $3.00. Write, 
FOREST AND STREAM (Rook Dept.) 
9 East 40th Street New York City 
is that the average open gun has at least 
a 5-yard advantage at the exact point 
where it is most needed in all field 
shooting. 
This 5-yard advantage is so great that 
it will almost double the field shooting 
average for the first shot of the average 
shooter who hunts alone and without a 
dog. Observe, if you will, how many 
of these men almost always miss a close 
shot with the first barrel. Reason—they 
shoot before they can center a 3-inch 
pattern. The next shot being five to ten 
yards farther off, is nearly always more 
certain to kill; there is no reason why it 
should not be, as the pattern is three to 
four times as large. 
The photographs will show you, in 
case you do not already have the pro¬ 
portion in mind, the relation between 
the average sizes of 5, 10 and 15-yard 
patterns with both types of gun boring. 
Notice the difference, if you will, be¬ 
tween the upper right-hand or open- 
bored 15-yard pattern in figure 3, and 
the lower left or 5-yard, strongly 
modified choke pattern. Only ten yards 
difference in range, twice the distance 
across a room, yet what a difference it 
makes in the spread of the shot. 
Photo number two shows something 
of the relative differences in the sizes 
of shot-patterns obtained with different 
sizes of shot. They are all 10-yard pat¬ 
terns, one row showing consecutive 
patterns secured with No. 4, 6 and 7)4 
shot in an improved cylinder bored bar¬ 
rel. The other row was made with 
corresponding loads in the choke barrel. 
The white strips of paper, placed be¬ 
side the more open patterns to show the 
approximate sizes of the main portions 
of each pattern in each case, are ap¬ 
proximately 7, 9 and 12 inches long, the 
short piece for the big shot. 
It is, of course, possible to use the 
bush, brush, or scatter-load shells in a 
full-choke gun for all close-range shoot¬ 
ing, but many hunters, I believe, will 
prefer the regular styles of factory 
loaded shells in a modified or improved 
cylinder-bored barrel for bird shooting. 
The patterns are more even with the 
regular boring and the penetration also 
is somewhat better. Both add to the 
number of clean kills. 
Long-range patterns are important to 
a few at all times, and to everyone oc¬ 
casionally, but short-range patterns are 
certain to be important to everyone who 
goes field shooting. 
A HANDY LITTLE DUCK- 
BOAT 
(Continued from page 21) 
Bottom, sides, forward and after 
decks were cut by careful planning from 
two cedar boards about 16 feet long, 15 
inches wide and )4 hich thick. The 
width of 15 inches for both bottom 
boards was most important as it made 
only one seam on the bottom and that 
was covered by a wide flat keel, giving 
a very tight boat. 
The life of a boat hangs on its fasten¬ 
ings, so flathead brass screws, 1 inch 
No. 6, 1)4 inch No. 8 and 1)4 inch No. 
10 were used throughout. It is better 
practice to make the counter sink first 
and then bore the hole, also to use a 
twist drill and there is less danger of 
splitting. 
T O fasten the frames together, four 
No. 10 screws were used at each 
corner, two from one side and two from 
the other. All the frames were made 
into a skeleton with strapping or boards 
about 2 inches wide and Y\ inch thick 
and with the spacing called for, one foot 
apart. Then a piece of strapping bent 
around like a side board and if any of 
the frames were not in position so as 
to touch this, they were moved forward 
or back until properly placed, with 
special reference in regard to the curve 
of the side boards. Then all were 
nailed to the strapping. 
This skeleton was then turned over or 
bottom up and rested on two boxes 
placed between No. 2 and No. 3 frame 
and No. 4 and No. 5. An upright or 
prop three inches higher than the boxes 
was put between No. 3 and No. 4 
frames, giving the rocker to the bottom, 
but as 1)4 inches is all that is required 
at the stern, the box between No. 4 and 
No. 5 frames was raised 1)4 inches. 
The boxes were nailed to the floor and 
the skeleton to the boxes. 
After bending a thin strip around the 
frames the outline was marked on the 
bottom boards and they were secured in 
place with No. 8 screws placed about 2 
inches apart. 
The stem or bow piece was fastened 
to the bottom boards with three No. 10 
screws to each board. The transom or 
stem board with No. 8 screws 2 inches 
apart. 
In fitting the side boards start at the 
bow with both sides at the same time 
and the chance of twisting the frames 
will be lessened. Tie the loose ends 
with a rope and draw them together as 
soon as fastened to each frame. Fasten 
to the bow piece with No. 8 screws and 
to the frames with No. 6, so that if 
necessary they can be removed and the 
next larger can go into the same holes 
and still get a good hold. The sides 
should extend about )4 inch below the 
bottom to take up wear when dragging 
along the shore or over the marsh. If 
the sides fit well, withdraw the No. 8 
and No. 6 screws and replace each as 
removed with No. 10 and No. 8 and 
fasten to the bottom with No. 6, about 
2 or 3 inches apart all around the edge. 
A thin, flat keel, 4 inches wide and 
)4 inch thick covers the seam of the 
bottom boards with No. 10 screws to the 
frames and No. 6 about 2 or 3 inches 
apart into the bottom boards. 
Now the boat can be turned over and 
the coaming of oak, half an inch thick, 
three inches below the deck, as well as 
three inches above, strengthens the boat, 
the forward pieces being flat against the 
deck beams and resting in notches cut 
in the upright or side pieces of No. 2 
and No. 5 frames. The side pieces of 
coaming rest in the notches and are 
fastened to frames Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5; 
No. 8 screws. 
The deck rests on the frames and top 
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