The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13

tso=fhiri- arusu ~ MANY - wv '-t@
afs -.nrstin.s aaalp.d out u stAnss coz.
~dns 80 than a. are
Ths btr,i. dislike tn beavs thrif r"tNs",
and return ~ 70 again and again, psThlns
unly q httl~ Say frum thed -tafihAs I"m'
II 4 again., pood Osk uatur~ IN Julf 70
Nv = mile 90 tWO through tls hot -lh hha4iv
~ Zig on . dry hhlsid" u-hul.teh'F
pfotvstsd FROM ths hsst ald lntrud"r-
Consequently. even ~isu tut'"d uut
- IN. wllovs hy tnces@ant pursuit ana
.hou,Ns. the biri. viii rh-'i E-urtarN
10 e. down va" lt'l" s'r'afn NAB Nv '0"
.pring and may L." followed ~ '.r a l'ias
di.ian.. anu shot a. 'u.N att M iu 'ui-
tunu. their hlght downward IT, ihis t"Si-~t
wuuicork often az a good dshl Ia" guam
Which haV- h. ON" strung uul a'lg u
hrtsr-hned ditch and stay "Uh u Hh'" IVY
arr all klled
IL -ometIn.- hnpp.u-. even n july, ,
that the VOID SIk- viii u" up Tor ti' d'N
m und-rbrush on a hll-id", OF down ~
a ravtne where ther - 10 tn"i-'uN ."I'F
dry ground anu a r'naari ~ tt-' autumn '
leaves Ih.~e r'trca'~ a." luru To- t'.l'
bu, when they are stumbled co. the sr'"'-
ing IL apt to IL good. ~ their "s N''''
In forcing a vaN through. the 'oN'f - o. -
dense and IA" sunulan has a ,!ear"i taIs,l
The lee, way b. which 90 tnd one ~ ''r"
hAun,s % thr woodcack - to tud wh"r~ ~"
birds have t.-u f~Ndiug durips ~" uigN'
before II "a bit 90 marsh b. discovered
lying Ia the open and showing h"n.,n''.'
holes about the uslibr" ~ n leaf J-'ncll, 'h'
hunter NAV -esrch u~cighborins brush Nlih
some confidence. 4,
The eek 4. apt go r. To the ncare-, g'ol
cover n daylight. heing AYERS - Ing
fying NJ this time Of year Jnd'rgru"lh
within a mile ~ su"h a marsh ought -
contain a fair number Of a'i
often luss
The 20, River - Ihnoi, run through ~
sood wo.dclDk ground ~ Their" i M t'"
State It, hanks ara low. Ma plAN'- IN.
cover is dense ard 'her" - a sp"i d"'n .l
marsh The strip contain ing ~" n'tu- -
rarely more than t'iN wards NlG" anu i""'
b. hunted Thor uE'.N
Four mcu Vaiki' z abreast and Whistlns
Frequently 'u acquihui ou" hI1'N'r
their locations on clean up miles OF ,'NN
ground. leaving not a C',a Ia hiding my
have the carui. ~ too. that the bTds ~.h"l.
fushad and missed will stick ~ the riNcr
aud NAV h, raised again later IN
They seldom g. out % M" brush ana cross
the stream The hiris al" z : L. river hay,
a trick - fvtng low. weaving ~ ana "u'
among TIE trees. very rarely cluhli's wy
In the customary spira and "a my n,i'
randy 10 left and ii syt they max" rN-
o~r,ionAllv difiCul' shooting
snap shooting il alN avs fast shooting
yet NOR. woodcocks are mIs-s,d through
hurry than through delit-ratiOn. III"
bird has a very rapid heat 81 wing inr
motion 4 the wing tips may L. de~'rit"d
az q tremor-and " l. never going - ias'
as II appears 20 h. going i,
There IL generally time 20 GET the ENG OF
IN. gun sithin a foot - " anyhow ,and"itha
cylinder-bor1d weapon that IL Gloss enough
IN mos, instances II IL killed mos' oitei,
within fifty Yards hecauSa " r-rmlt'ed
% get further away the trunks aio ihches
would hide Il from view altogether
Wien In motion IL utter a qIesr 'r"'nu-
lou- cry thin and plain'ive. and a man VII
often hear this when d" hiri = lhNI-lhl'
BY listening mtently he may marx IT. 'o,1r~'
and have some idea a the locality IN WI
II has pitched
shooting. especially 20 early IN ~" N'u
IL a is-gauge with a very straight stC'k
The ie-sause II shur barrel and CN!ind"f
bored h preferable, hscau- II - hght ana
NAV be more quickly handled lwo lsnuhd-
difference in Tho weight Il guns makes a
great diferrnc. in he speed - he handler.
as well as In M, fatlgu" after carrying T"
for awhile on a hot day
The stock should - near " ~'ralgii,
because tina has a tendency O. MIRO" i'
barrels higher. and every w~o"d'u.k 'Int
a, without exception. j. rising RAPIDLY
from it, initial spring unless indeed " To-
taken when above the trss ana Just ready
20 descend
Ten birds are sho, under Tor one that l.
overshot. Just as fifteen are shot '"hlhl
for one that j. led too far The gunner
will find tbs he will get his lud always
n he holds on a lin. with its fight anu -
far above 4, that tie body II hidden 10y u"
front part 81 the barrels .,
In july the birds are '"nder and VIII
carry little lead h ~oodCcrk has not
a high vitality at any time, and l. easily
stopped when hi,
TNe siolls should - loaded lightly, a.
the shooting II clos" and a better PATTERN
results from LITTLE powder ~ man Who
knows his business will attempt To- ~"
black powder, which II all rigEt on ducks
that NAV Il. led bv ten feet Wien crossing
AZ nftv wards hut J. not good Tor MAJ
shooting. whore tho holding l. on. or ~
nearly on ~ the marS-man can get 'he gun
A quickly burning pl' a { d. e nt~'~-'N
and for wOodcoCk IA. fast"t' = - nitrate
should be- us-d This powder .'l g"' -"
shot 20 tho target IN the least po-slhl" 'lm"
which IL a. u should 10 when a man - shoot
ing At a round brown Object N!s1ul" O" i'tu
fof not NOR Nan a second
II will b. often necessary az lhir I'm" ''
wear 20 Are al green leaves bei'ui which
the bird has pas-ei They Will not stop
even No. 10 shot.
II IL true that there will 10 MANY miss
In the vay. tut also true 'hn' Their" VII
n. occasional remarkable KILLS. II L. not
wise to- attempt 20 10 economical IN NopG-
cock shooting and that man Who take
onlv dad shots will carry an empty tag
through th" lay
The wooic,~k IL hv far the nost s.-r"'iE'
Of our gam, birds. N" most difficult To- nuI
and the most difficult 90 bring 10 ground
Indeed N il So MYSTERIOUS and most D."
hunted ~ ~as.,duouslv N it, chosen haunt-
that many eypericn~.d hcldm"u DO ua'
know ANYTHING about u.
T. is the gamiest looking ~ our gam"
birds. the moot eNqui-itelv Favored. suf
passing even the ship and paffrig", an'
n bag 81 two dozens, spread out on IN" gta~-
IL tho handsomcs, bag possible 20 Au-rl"a.
st-or,sinen ANY man who has ever hunt.
them and been reasonably successful would
r7thrr , DOT them than anything else tta'
n o.