The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-06

half above the surface OF the water. But for
the painted canvas 10 windwrd the water
would soon ewIsh over. soak the shooter, and
stink the concern thst, however, keeps IL
On. Them, around the platform you put, for
thirty Yards all about. say rs wooden decoy
ducks. Now youf battery IL ready. The Keen
est eyes Of either man or bird would fiil to de
scry It's existence at n very little distance. Inc
shooter lies down In the little coffin-Iixe box
bis feet leewari. wi h another man. his ender,'
IN asmall boat hidden In the sedge four or ave
hundred yards away. The shooter 10 absolutely
helple So should ANYTHING happen to him he Is
In acramped position, cOld and damp. II Is
anything but Tleas mt work, assure you. All
must be bv nuiseless sign L.. aud there he must
lie and watt until flock u Iucks. nttracted by
be sits up, Olazes away at tuem with both bar
rels, relOads. AMI sinks back To wait for more.
chosen hts pysition With reference to the run
ning of the de, and he picks them no. Some
times things become as unpleasant for the ten
der as they normally are for the shooter. Those
occasions re when ducks swoop down between
the two and the eager shooter bl yes away at
them without nJticiug that MS associate Ia In
range. To restrain suoh excessive ardor the
tender sometimes nDds " advisable to carry
gun in hts boat aud have 1t clearly understood
out generally the bows don't mind q few shot.
DANGEROUS SPORT.
81 have seen fellows nrlns At each other, Just
In sport, with aoe shot. ads, anoe OF not more
than twelve or 1fteen rous. So N the tender
rs the shooters gun pointed toward him, he
most u nes just turns his face away and pulls up
the collar OF hrs jacket and taxes his chances.
I've seen some queer things, and made some
queer snots In my time from battery.
rel, at duck witnin easy range, and
Killed II, ami at the same time killed
In front and Afty feet boi0w ". Inc only way
L could ever account for that shot was that the
upper bird, which l shot plu,rued down WITH
SUCH vetJGity whom II was kiled that Its striking
tue other bird killed IL. bur had no chance To
verify nv theory, Tor tho birds aoated away ~
ny tender aud got mixcd up with many more.
have known two aocks 10 meet iyios in oppo-
site directions In a fov, ana their pembers TO
collide WITH such force that numbers OF tncm
picked up at one time, aud doubtless
many NOR. THAI were 40 Killed nosrsd
away with the tide. unobssrved In tho fog.
have known brVadoilis, so striking each otner.
to ueet with sucn force ~ to drive their heads
prisng that they should do so, when you think
that they weigh about four pounds each aud
fuIly nfty niles on noun ne Wien 'S w, ssosy OF
the Pond Quogue Lighthouse, used To suffer no
end OF ANNOYANCE from flying ducks ana geese,
IN dark, stormy nights, crashing through the
heavy French plate glass; one-thirf OF an inch
thick. around the lantern. The light. you know,
attracts tnsm. IL YOU will look at bright
light, in u very dark night, II wit seem to you
tnat II you 40 any other way than straight for
that lignt, you will run into some ming sure.
hght the only hoe, tue only way out. We'll,
that's the way IL appsirs to the poor birds. A
cerSain class OF hunters take advantage of that
fact To hunt them by nrelignt, and 10 incalcu-
liable damane to real sportsm mike hunting
the birds. me startled, frightened ducks,
hearing the reports OF tho guns and
seeing the glare Of the Hight In boat will drive
straight for IL nave known man knocked
down aud MS gun kOocked overheard from his
hands Nv a rusn OF ducks in that way.
80 Dusking FOR ducks anu geese that In shoot
ina them At night whenever the hght serves
without nrciieht. Is another reprehensinle prac-
tee which every truo SPORTSMAN should set his
face w Iinst aud do ali IN his power to discour-
ege Ii is Tad enough To gun them all Ihe day
time, aud Instead OF drivtng them wild with
Wly Al
We should allow them u rest then. Frelisnting
and dliskinz are the curs9s OF Sainnec)ck bay"