Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-28
.LOOKER.0N IN IOWA:

Eldora, Nov. 27.--The duck shooters
paradise was near C,nawa this year. In
a conversation with some of the hunt
ers there the Looker-On was filled
with good stories. None better than at
night about shutdown when the MINI
rods shooting over decoys had to lie
down fiat to prevent the ducks flying
against them, knocking them down In
head-on collision. or knocking the guns
from their chilled fingers. When
darkness was approaching these thou
sands of ducks started for a resting
place In the marsh grass and weeds,
and woe betide the lackless hunter
who happened to be in the way when
they proposed to drop. From Onawa
comes the story that four lucky Iowa
hunters are enjoying the best kind of
duck shooting from their own door
steps just now. They are w. n.
Shaw, H. H Hawrnan. J. w. Gray and
Charles Hunter. of Sioux City. They
have been sending ducks by the wag-
cnload to friends a home. Once year
they are accustomed to visit a little
lake near the village of Onawa, Iowa.
near the MISSOURI IISSE. HIS ldlA NICh
the flights OF ducks began to be fire.
quent they revisited their old haunts.
having planned to stay there a fort
night. Within the year a very unex-
pected change in the rived had taken
place. The river had overfiowed to
join the lake, so that the stretch be-
tween was waste of marshes, the on
ly house for miles around standing de-
serted In the midst of the stretch of
water The disappointment they felt
at having to return to the city miles
called for by the changed conditions
was lessened by the assurance that
hunting would be exceptional on their
return to the lake. The marshes were
black with ducks. In town they met
the owner of the Isolated house. Asked
for rental terms, he sold the dwelling
to the hunters for song. The course
of the river would not change again,
he said. in explaining the nominal sell
ing price. With blinds built on the
front porch and the windows. the quar-
tet for two weeks have enjoyed a
shooting paradise without stirring out
of their own doorway. The second
story has been transformed into COM
Portable living apartments.
At Wall Lake q few days ago the
writer was told that twenty-five per-
mits have been issued to men living
near by to seine Wall Lake and take
out the buffalo and gars that are so
plenty and obnoxious in that body Of
water 1t seems that a few people are
left on earth that eat buffalo fish, and
these legal seine fishers make fair
wages In selling such kind of fish. It's
only step from buffalo to gars, and
there may soon be a market for the
gentle gar. Some doubling Thomas in
Lake View thinks that some OF these
permit holders are not particular
enough in hurrying to throw back the
Imprisoned game Ash when the seine
is drawn, and so big pike, pickerei or
bass dies sort Of martyr In saving
the lives of his "bretherin." OF course
then the permit holder can not sell the
game fish. and rather than see 1t
wasted takes 1T home and eats it.
Nv request lHe lLUOkeI.OH WISHES
to mention the proper way to handle
ducks. This for the hunter who is not
above receiving suggestions, but espe-
eially for his friends who are the re-
eipients of his skill and generosity.
First, IL you are fortunate enough to
come into possession of some wild
ducks, don't think of eating them for a
week or ten days. Take them home
and hang them up by their necks In a
cool place. To hang them by their
feet is an awful breach of duck etiquet.
you have invited your friends to a
duck dinner remove the feathers by
sealding. This is better than to pick
| them dry. for 1t answers the purpose
| Of partially parboiling them, remov-
Ing some OF the oily, rancid taste and
! yet not taking away the gamey" fla
vor connoisseurs appreciate. Careful
lily remove the insides. and as carefully
wash the cleaned bird in cold water
making sure to remove every particle
| of blood or sediment that can be
washed out. Now for the cooking
Make a dressing as usual bread OF
crackers as you prefer but chop up q
small onion and a small piece of fat
cork and mix thoroughly with the
"stuffing." Then have your oven pip
ing hot. bake from thirty to forty-f1ve
minutes according to the size OF the
duck and the heat OF the oven. The
| shorter the time and the hotter the
oven the better. Serve in a covere
dish, and see to 1t that your guests are