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In writing to 
the Pring: 
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The gang enjoys an outdoor repast 
A Round-up of the Woodchuck 
Gang 
How a Bunch of Rifle Cranks Spent Their Spare Hours 
By WENDELL F. FOSTER 
ORD had been passed that 
“chucks were ripe,” and that 
the first round-up of the season 
would be on Memorial Day. Holidays 
were usually selected for these occa- 
sions to allow all hands to be present. 
The place selected for this important 
event was some secluded mountain 
ravine, though at times it might be un- 
der the spreading branches of some 
great oak in the broad rich meadows 
of the Connecticut Valley. 
The Gang were always promptly on 
hand at the appointed time and place 
and usually came in pairs in low open 
Concord buggies and with horses well 
used to noise and powder smoke. We 
had found this means of travel best 
suited to our method of hunting. No 
loaded rifles were ever taken into the 
buggies to avoid accidents, as no haste 
was ever required in “woodchucking.” 
One man could drive while both hunt- 
ers would keep a sharp lookout for 
signs. Whichever saw one first was 
entitled to the first shot. The team 
stopped, allowing the hunter to step out 
and stalk the game or take a long shot 
from the team. If fortunate enough 
to make a kill, and the tail scalp se- 
cured, the hunt was continued until 
dark with varying success, or as con- 
ditions would permit. Each team would 
rarely get less than a dozen ’chucks 
with sometimes a crow for variety both 
counting the same for the day’s score. 
But it was at the Round-up itself 
Advertisers mention Forest and Stream, 
Tt will identify you, 
that the Gang spread itself. The place 
we liked best was by the side of a 
spring-fed trout brook in the moun- 
tains which made it convenient for the 
commissary department and the various 
horses as well. The fire irons set up, 
a cooking fire built and preparations 
for a fine field dinner got started. 
These details usually evolved on a cou- 
ple of old veterans. 
While waiting for this 
event, every man must “sight in” for 
the season. A long plank was set up 
securely at twenty measured rods from 
the firing stand, which was a level spot 
at headquarters. On this plank were 
tacked the cardboard targets in a long 
row. These targets were six inches 
square, having a three-quarter inch 
black bud, no other marks on the paper. 
Over each target was tacked a large 
number, counting from one on the left 
up to the required number for all 
hands, fifteen or twenty. ; 
important 
ACH man selected a target, placed 
his field tripod in position and com- 
menced to mutilate his pasteboard. Ten 
shots constituted a string. No mark- 
ing was required, as the powerful ten 
and twelve-power glasses would quar- 
ter every hole with the cross hairs per- 
fectly at that distance. Corrections 
were made as occasion required until 
each man was satisfied that if any fault — 
was to be found, it surely was not with 
the rifle, glass, or ammunition. String 
