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stack, and buried ourselves to our waists 
in the straw to keep warm, and listened 
to the dogs work that trail. Finally the 
trail freshened and we started to follow. 
This time the coon was caught in the 
deep water and I witnessed a good water 
fight in which the coon gave the dogs 
a good ducking, but in time was brought 
to the bank and killed. I became so 
interested in the ability of “Polk” and 
“Dewey” that the doctor allowed me to 
keep them for two years. 
During that time I learned that if 
hunted often enough the dogs would not 
trail a wolf, skunk, or a house cat; that 
they are as much of a specialist as any 
professional business man. The exercise 
is very healthful and the hunt very 
entertaining. 
RIFLE PRACTICE FOR 
HUNTERS 
(Continued from page 62) 
noticed by those who were doing the 
shooting. For instance, a certain large 
gold bead would glisten like a headlight 
when aiming straight away from the 
sun, and a mean, creepy, trigger-pull on 
one of the rifles almost nullified its 
splendid accuracy, nice stock fit, and lack 
of recoil when snap shooting on the 
smaller targets. 
Another thing that was noticed was 
that there was a tendency for the heavy 
bullets to smash the stones no matter 
where they hit, while the lighter, faster 
bullets, that often had much greater 
theoretical energy, often left nothing 
but a clean hole or a lead splash on the 
overturned stone. The momentum of 
the heavy projectile seemed to be of 
greater efficiency than the great kinetic 
energy of the smaller pill. Also it was 
very often possible to shoot accurately 
without the use of much loaded ammuni¬ 
tion if the shooter did a bit of offhand 
snapping practice occasionally until he 
got accustomed to the feel, fit and bal¬ 
ance of his weapon. Then Hal could 
slam the rifle to his shoulder and fire 
almost as soon as the butt struck his 
coat and still be certain of a hit. 
A LMOST any number of lessons can 
**• be drawn from an experience of 
this kind. The most obvious one is that 
target shooting, to be of much real 
value to hunters, must approach every¬ 
day hunting conditions as nearly as pos¬ 
sible. It must have an appeal, or be 
spectacular enough to hold the interest 
and arouse the imagination and curiosity 
of the hunter who is not, and is not 
likely to be, attracted by so-called stand¬ 
ard methods of target shooting. 
Rapid fire offhand shooting at natural 
objects, I believe, will do this—when 
nothing else will. 
Somehow the sudden spurt of dust off 
the distant mark gives a thrill and a de¬ 
sire to try it again that a little, ragged 
hole in a liull’s-eye can never produce. 
It is admitted that in some sections 
such shooting as I have suggested might 
be dangerous, and in one state it is even, 
in these days of fool laws, illegal, but 
long as we have hills and mountains ai 
thousands of acres of waste land, it w 
remain the closest to the real thing 
which, of course, is game shooting. 
HOW SHOULD BIG FIS] 
BE LANDED? 
(Continued from page 63) 
ten or twelve feet long and twenty i 
thirty feet of rope is attached to it, 
swish of the tail will mean disaster. 
Therefore, is it necessary in order 
he a sportsman that one should take sui 
great chances? It doesn’t seem so 
me, as all that is required of the spo 
fisherman is to hook his fish and pi; 
him to a finish, so he may be broug 
close enough to the boat to be handli 
by his assistant. 
There are two methods that can i 
followed which eliminate the gaffii 
danger to a certain extent. One is 
lance the fish in the gills with a whalii 
spear, thus allowing him to bleed 
death, and the other is to shoot him 
the eye with a pistol. In both of the 
methods there is a chance of losing tl 
fish if he gets the least slack line durii 
the operation, as the hook is liable 
drop out of the hole that is necessari 
worn in the mouth by the continui 
chafing and pulling which always occu 
during the long fight. 
ITCHELL and I' hooked into se 
eral tuna last September, but boi 
of us were unsuccessful in landing on 
principally on account of the fish e; 
countered being of a tremendous size. 
At this time we discussed the math 
of landing them and we both came 
the conclusion that there were limit 
tions to the size of a fish that can 1 
safely gaffed. Mitchell’s boatniE 
gaffed his fish and got him, but I dou' 
very much if he will ever try th 
method again. 
You must remember you are not on' 
after a tuna but the giant of the specie 
the Tiger of the North Atlantic, whit 
more than once has been conceded tl 
equal if not superior to the Tiger c 
South Africa in speed, craftiness ar 
power. 
So it is my opinion that any perse 
who withstands the first irresistible su 
face rush of seven hundred feet, whic 
is quickly followed by a sounding ( 
two hundred feet or more, combined wit 
a series of terrific jerks caused by tl 
gigantic tail slashing his leader, ar 
then plays the fish ten to sixteen horn 
in and around a series of herring net 
anchored buoys, and obstacles of evei 
description, finally bringing the monst< 
in a subdued condition close enough 1 
the boat to be handled by his assistan 
is thoroughly entitled to all the cred 
that goes with such a performanc 
irrespective of how the boatman final 
captures the fish. 
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