Show BLIND NECESSARY IN DUCK HUNTING I By Morris orris Ackerman Hunter and Trapper To the duck hunter blind b building betiding is not a mystery but the beginner Is likely to find it so The novice can construct a duck luck blind as well as the more experienced ed Fact is most anyone can rig up some I kind of a hl e that may fool foci a duck duck- but if it you have not mastered the theart art ant the amateur blind may not answer I The smaller the blind and the closer it lays to the ground the better your I chances for or fooling the ever suspicious wild duck The material used in blind building aswell as aswell aswell well as the manner in which it Is constructed constructed constructed con con- ir Ic of Importance This is es- es pc cally true in that material used in one part of the country may not be found in another In addition to using as little material as possible on the blind the next thing of importance is to make ono that does not Ilot contrast much with the surround surround- ings If you ou are building in lii a marsh use marsh grass to cover your our sticks If the foliage is green where you are hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing lag use green leaves over your our frame work If the blind bUnd is built near a leafless I wood use a bit of dead wood and cover coverI I f with dead leaves and brush If the blind is built in the water cover coverI 1 I I up both ends of or your boat with brush or grass building the part that conceals conceals' the tile hunters just high enough from the water to be able to peep over when sitting in the bottom of the boat The clothes one wears duck hunting are Important Keep your head down and sit tight Dont Don't go over o the top tap I with a black cap on a green or brown blind frontage If It the snow Is la laying heavy on the top ridge of your blind bUnd take a white handkerchief and arid cover up your hunting cap with It To be a successful hunter for ducks or any other kind of game be an Indian To be an Indian you must look at things from front the angle of the thing that Is being I pursued rather than your ur own ACKERMANS ACKERMAN'S ANSWERS J. J H. H C C. wants to know what In our opinion is the best gun sun for duck hunting That is a matter of Individual opinion Of course the pump and loaders auto-loaders will get more ducks than any other models models models mod mod- els and the more powder and shot ahead of or your h hammers the better t r your chances h B. B O W. W asks asks' the cost of i Indian od guides on Canadian hunting hunting- trips The cost is from 2 82 to 5 per day In some instances the cost Is net while in others it includes canoe blankets and camping outfit according to locality I |