tom. I do not recall having killed any 
on a larger tree than that. They are 
slow climbers and unlike the ’coon or 
squirrel they never climb out on 
branches, but stick to the trunk of the 
tree, unless, perhaps, the limb is 6 or 8 
inches thick and then they might crawl 
out a foot or so from the trunk. Now, 
there may be sportsmen who have 
hunted ’chucks more than I have, but 
not with a dog, and so may never have 
treed any. But if they will get a good 
*chuck dog and go to a wooded place in- 
habited by ’chucks, they will doubtless 
have the pleasure of seeing a wood- 
chuck treed. I do believe, however, that 
they are not naturally climbers, and 
if possible will seek refuge in hollow 
logs, under rocks, in stone piles, or in 
hole. 
Come on boys with your experience 
along this or other lines of wood craft, 
as a page of experience is often worth 
more than a volume of theory. 
To the Editor: I enjoy your paper, 
especially the instructive stories, and 
the experiences of others. And since it 
is only by the contributed articles that 
the paper is made so interesting (to 
me at least), I thought I would submit 
this one for which I myself vouch. I 
show your paper to other sportsmen 
friends and they like it, too. 
J. RAYMOND HOLSOPPLE, 
Bentleyville, Pa. 
The Twenty Gauge on 
Ducks 
(Continued from page 517) 
on each side of the fence. The man 
outside feels that his wealthier brother 
is buying or leasing the best duck 
ground, thereby depriving the man, who 
can not afford to join a gun club, of his 
natural heritage of shooting, and he 
resents the prospect of lessening shoot- 
ing, which he is powerless to avert. 
On the other hand, the gun club man 
feels that it is his perfect right and 
privilege to purchase shooting grounds 
if he has the money, and after such 
purchase no man has a right to shoot 
upon that ground without his permis- 
sion. 
It seems to me in this controversy, by 
all rules of the game, the man on the 
outside of the fence should be given, if 
anything, a little the better of the deal. 
It also seems to me that the man who 
would compel the duck club members 
to shoot a twenty was nearer right to 
the solution of this problem than he | 
had any idea. Suppose the gun club 
members should say this: “We appreci- 
ate the fact that you men outside are 
having a harder time right along in 
getting your ducks. 
see you get all the shooting possible 
and we are going to help you out in this 
Page 557 
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