The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-15

Comfortably on the fiat OF the -
the head so arranged as 10 w aiho,t
laen due watch Waro "';tbar
throwing an unfair s,latn a;;slocatins
shoulder or side or nan olslCa +he
tho neck. Once that is iearneu 80
tr,a pleasure Of battery shootlliS 70
gins. OF black
When in the box cut out an pia nhirt
black cap, black coat, otacN The
Curiously enough no color S."I 80
goose OF brant so Daols 90 dis |
1hey can see it from an lncreolo,. 100
lance. 1t is a fact that a req ;,
man his cap off, car sit up III the ~
and his flaming poll will appatenuy
attract rather than ghte tHe io h
Bnt let a black head pop INTO ~
for ust a jif1y and away S"elssa
line of honkers that only q 1aoiii.n
haforo was heading straight for the
stools.
Tan or khaki color is the mos. ue-
sjrable for clothing. Underclo1nniSS
that combines the minimum oA 49,
with the maximum or WarTnIa
10 obNiate whenever possible "ea,
a coat over the sweater snoulu =
worn. The less encountered the arms
and shoulders by superhuous clo'nes
the better. In cold weather one "
those paper waistcoats sold IN spor.-
ing goods stores for SO cents comes IA
mighty handy, especially as IL taAe"
up little room.
A cardinal point in battery shoot-
inc is ou:c. ness. Every second Is
precious when the time comes. me
guns-a. spare gun II you Snoot q
idouble-barrel is pretty n1gE essential
l-Should rest on either side OF YOU
the muzzles protruding slightly owe
: he foot Of the box, the stocks close
m to the hand. The most convenient
5 place for the box Of shells is between
l the legs.
2 The sight Of a flock Of wild geese
crossing the rising or n setting sun
is one that never fails to stir the
e blood. Here at Ocracoke the hocks
1 follow one another in ~nterMinablc
| procession.
There is no mistaking geese even at
a distance, where one black speck Is
ust like another black speck IN size
and conformation, SO steady ana
: straight is their husiness-like align
= ment strung out in strands OF black
pearls silhouetted against the sky. or
n the familiar vs. or in arrow heads
with one long and one short barb.
he redheau fly In smoky clouds
RATS, the Ocracokans term the thick
closely packed flocks; the brant zigzag
e up and down in long, uncertain wav-
ring lines. but the wild goose is the
martinez OF flight and keeps disci-
plined line with the precision of al
Aerlal soldier.
The birds that fly high are pas
A. praying for. Either they have a set
Led notion In .nelr heads as to just
\ where they want to go or else, as Ii
II more probable. from their lofty want.
y age they see the box and its human
20 contents. In any case they seldom
+ ever, come /. the stools.
a. me birds that come shopping alons
;, .oW. Keeping a casual eye out for what
is devourable. are the prev for tn
Is iecoys. and wary as the wild goose
= l~nooubtedly Is. when he gets stupid
r nothing IN creation can be NOR,
'e whole souledly stupid. He comes
Dig noisy fellow that he Is. honkin.
to and talking right into the decoys. ant
I ne is IN the mood nothing short O,
~ 4 pyrotechnic display or a brass ban
TT can prevent his committing suicide.
It. brant. on the other hand. are as
20 rye slleht az snowfakes, and yer,
a often you will find them swimmin,
ut placidly among your decoys as thougl
a -prung UP from some s~ubaoueou
nd trap,
ne In the battery shooting. viii,
q~u1ckness IS essential, haste is fata,
80 more Dlrds are missed by shooting to
We s W nan oy shooting too late. TIL
=" trick Is 70 lie without moving an eve
ASH and let the birds work In clos
before sitting up in the box
mere Is nothing unsportsmanuL
re nn 1hS distances on the water ar
uh very deceptive, especially to the nov
he ice, and many q straiph+ 49, "oV
ne ans Ineffective because the marx wa
en- OUT OF range. The goose. t
n oe dropped clean, has as the gnid
vi ten you, got to get it down hi
10 uox the AS the gunner sits up in tn
ooA ,ne goose gets up too, and II
is astonishing how such a bulky hird - :
get h up ana how short a time it take
~ ~ get under full headwav. Az
to ne prant' with his tremendous enraa
at sizo " IN out OF all proportion to h:
do SIZE OF BODY, is a good deal sna.
i'll. II is trick shooting rendara5 :,
of sne more tricky by the narrow COZ
" anss OF the box and the conseono-
or "Il1culty OF swinging around on rigi
The ~ ie1t quartering birds. some .
ne prettleSt SHOOTING y