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In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream, 
eall, that important rite having been 
left to our skilled guide when we had 
gone turkey hunting; so we were help- 
less save for our eyes and ears. For two 
hours we searched, but no sight or 
sound of turkey did we get. It seemed 
impossible that they could have so com- 
pletely disappeared in spite of the rug- 
gedness of the hillside and the thick 
clumps of evergreens which would fur- 
nish such excellent shelter. Finally we 
descended to the boat and rowed across 
to the other side. Climbing the hillside 
cautiously we came out on top. This hill 
was much smoother and less thickiy 
overgrown than the other one and we 
hurried on hoping to find one of the 
birds that had flown back across. Slip- 
ping stealthily along through the cedars 
we suddenly came upon the white gob- 
bler and one of the hens under a cedar 
tree. 
OB raised his gun and pulled the 
trigger. It snapped. He worked the 
pump and pulled it again as the turkeys, 
becoming aware of us, darted away 
through the thick growth. We fol- 
lowed, Bob working his pump, his gun 
continuing to snap. The turkeys were 
out of sight in two minutes, then we 
heard a whirr of wings and we figured 
we had lost them, but in the distance 
ahead one began to call. We hurried 
on. In the meantime Bob was mutter- 
ing forceful and expressive remarks to 
his gun which were entirely too private 
and intimate to be reported. 
Carefully, carefully we slipped along 
through the cedars. We could hear the 
turkeys calling, getting together for 
the roost, but Bob discovered that ‘he 
had discharged all his shells in trying 
to get a shot at the two turkeys. At 
lunch we had emptied our hunting coat 
pockets into an empty compartment of 
the tackle box, not expecting to have 
any use for shells, so he had only those 
in the gun. We turned dejectedly back 
down the hill, planning to bring a guide 
who knew the ways of wild fowl the 
next morning, and get another chance 
at them. 
It was ‘almost sundown as we de- 
scended the slope to our boat. The de- 
coys were still bobbing merrily at the 
mouth of the cove. _We rowed toward 
them, out in the open, but suddenly 
Bob turned the boat in to shore. 
“Look!” he said in an undertone. 
It was a sight to thrill any sports- 
man. The lake at this point was about 
half a mile in width. A line of ducks 
almost completely spanned the water, 
and behind them was another somewhat 
shorter line. They were drifting slowly 
downward. 
OAD your gun,” I said, taking a 
paddle and guiding the boat softly 
along the bank back of our decoys 
where a point of land jutting out into 
the water served as a blind. Bob had 
his gun loaded and ready; softly I 
dipped the paddle, edging a little 
nearer. On came the ducks, teal they 
were, the whole line of them. Now 
they were almost opposite our decoys, 
just floating on the water, resting 
doubtless after a long flight. 
Bob seized the psychological moment 
and fired, or I should say, attempted to 
fire. The gun merely snapped and 
threw a shell into the water. He curbed 
his anger until he had time to fire again. 
The nearer ducks had sensed danger 
but they had not yet taken wing; they 
merely broke ranks and became rest- 
less. 
Again he raised his gun, and again 
it snapped. The nearer ones then took 
wing, and in quick succession he at- 
tempted several shots as the whole line 
of ducks rose, circled and wheeled, 
heading down stream. 
B°® examined the gun then in the 
midst of much language and dis- 
covered one of my blamed little six- 
teen shells lodged in the barrel. Glumly 
we gathered up our decoys and started 
back to Cliff House. But even the loss 
of those last shots at the turkeys and 
our failure to bag a single duck from 
the largest flock of ducks it has ever 
been my pleasure to see, could not 
dampen the real joys of that day’s 
sport. Besides there would be tomor- 
row and the turkeys somewhere in those 
hills; and there was this evening with 
a blazing log fire and all the thrills of 
the day to recount. 
Nessmuk’s Campfire 
(Continued from page 155) 
Oh er you feel sure of your balance 
try a very gradual slope for a glide. 
Be sure that the body leans forward as 
you start down the course. Keep the 
skis parallel and one ski slightly in 
front. A firmness of the knees will 
help you to keep your balance and keep 
your skis in a straight course. In case 
of uneven grades, flex the knees to keep 
the proper balance. 
The use of a push pole makes one too 
dependent and it is better to avoid us- 
ing one at the start. Try to get your 
balance without it. Coasting down hill, 
it might get in your way and cause 
serious accident. When one becomes 
quite proficient in the use of skis there 
is then some advantage in the use of the 
push pole. One can make more speed 
on level going with one. It can also 
be used as a brake when needed. It 
can be used to advantage in making 
turns. 
One should learn to brake with the 
skis. This is done by toeing the front 
of the skis in and slightly edging them 
into the snow at a very small angle. 
This requires some practice and care 
It will identify you, 
