Show is T DAY BAY MOBILE ALA it was just about daybreak A sweeping gale halt half hurricane came out of the northeast accompanied by a cold driving rain A perfect day to kill ducks the guide said he had overlooked the fact act that it was a much more perfect day to kill men the wind roared the rain whipped in the small boat rolled and soon was half full of water you find a better day tor for ducks the guide said there were ducks everywhere but there was a lot more rain and wind and bumping water in the bay we finally reached the blind ahead was the job of getting getling out the decoys and the cane for the camouflage we get the skiff shin into the blind post grantland rice tion as another halt half tidal wave hits us and we really get to work part of the decoys or are swept overboard part of the can cane for the blinds go with the decoys your correspondent would like to go s with both and end it all it still quite daylight and the storm Is picking up speed and hitting power it Is also getting gettin g colder and colder wetter and wetter rougher and rougher tougher and tougher everyone is soaked and freezing but everyone is happy except your correspondent who has sudden suddenly ay decided he has no hostile feeling against any duck in fact he likes ducks but it Is too late now we are out in the middle of a virtual tidal wave to mow them down where real fun begins now s we are all set in the blind with a ssuie n d bar close at hand here come the ducks teal redhead mallard widgeon sprig sprigtail tall black duck canvas back dough grey every known form of the duck breed A big part of this display was due to ducks unlimited a fine sporting organization and there were DUCKS UNLIMITED the ducks were doing all right but I 1 kept thinking why should man be subjected to this punishment here they come our guide said get low get low we got low at this moment momen t anther another 0 swirl of wind and rain overturned our boat mind you it was bitter cold and much colder as our clothing became drenched we missed that raft cap but be back over to another bay but be back just as soon as we get straightened out again set you know said our amiable guide I 1 turned to a fellow named stout steve owen coach of the new york giants who was in the next boat I 1 could see that owens pounds pound 3 were in agony he was taking an even worse beating tor for he was a much bigger target bring me the bears and the red R e d skins he growled bring me baugh and luckman at this spot a rush of water swep swept t owen out of sight and this Is true ill admit at that time I 1 tn interested te in what happened to owen I 1 was only interested in a fellow named rice we got on a mud bar or a sand bar again and it took us 50 minutes to get away losing a paddle and a few more decoys suddenly su ddenny someone fired a gun and a teal blew out to sea he was dead and he was lucky we got set again with thousands of duck swarming in we were ready tor for the big killing but once again another half hurri cane struck us with another rush of water and once again the boat went under and so did we by this time the wind had reached a velocity of 50 miles an hour and the rain was a young deluge under these conditions you hit bit an elephant at 5 6 paces had the teals and mallards and redheads and widgeons been smart they could have murdered us for we were whipped soaking wet battered and beaten halt half drowned aching and cursing we only wanted to find red leath er burys houseboat with pat moulton my favorite director leading the way the ducks were not smart we W were ere not smart but who is to in this cockeyed world |