heavy charges of shot and powder 
which are a feature of duck shooting; 
. nor does it require the physical en¬ 
durance and the almost exceptional 
astuteness in all elements that go to 
make up a good wing shot required in 
most types of field shooting. On the 
other hand, shore-bird shooting does 
embody most of the essential features 
that go toward making the art of wing 
shooting the beloved and time-honored 
sport it is—a certain degree of skill in 
the handling of a gun, good companion¬ 
ship, a knowledge of the habits of the 
game and pleasant surroundings. Add¬ 
ed to this is the exceptional opportu¬ 
nity afforded in this type of shooting 
to study the wild fowl and other forms 
of wild life at close range. 
It is a real and an essentially Amer¬ 
ican sport, and with far-sighted legis¬ 
lation, stringent enforcement of game 
laws and reasonableness and good 
sportsmanship on the part of our hunt 
ers, shorebird shooting should continue 
to hold the opportunities and maintain 
the position it has held in the past in 
the annals of American field sports. 
EMERSON HOUGH’S 
WILD WATERS 
(Continued from page 433) 
currents, the sickening welter all about, 
as though we were a million miles from 
land, tossed in the stormy Atlantic, 
fear, confusion, the passing of time un¬ 
tabulated and panic—were some of the 
many things that closed over my heart. 
I trusted to but one thing: The Indian 
who bent and writhed at that worn 
cedar pole in the bow. I laughed 
aloud, unheard of course, at the weak 
efforts of a man again these River 
Gods at their sport. Then I felt the 
spirit of the white water, the frenzy 
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a smile. 
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house swirl of water, frothing, spum¬ 
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glanced down and then again at him. 
He motioned me up to him and reached 
for the rod. I had a fly on and he 
wedged the pole under his great arm, 
drew the rod back, whipped the thing 
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