enry Wilson, No. 1Oo, Market Street.

WILMINGTON, Del. TUESDAY, JANUARY IS, 1871
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as their feet get cut by the stones and shells on The
shore, and few OF them will play alter they have
frequently the ducks shot, but sop 10 look at
them when they approach the shore and sometimes
plunge into the water after them before they are
near enough TO be killed. gunner should be
provided with several dogs to bring the ducks he
shoots out Ut the water and suffer his tolsr
do it, lest he contract the habit of neglecng his
play to swim after the ducks before they are shot
The Newfoundland breed make the best water dogs
and plunge into the most rapid stream or break
through the ice in the coldcst weather to bring out
ducks. Ducks are not TO be toled at all times, nor
the same flock very often, and there are several
kinds that will ,ole Early in the season that
is, the latter part Of October or first Of November,
the canvass back and red-head, the most delicious
of all fea,hered toe 10 abundance, but after
being shot at several times they become wild, and
will fly at the sight OF dog. Some Of the Susque.
hanna gunners can ascertain nine times out OF ten,
without making the experiment, by watching the
motions OF flo, o. ducks, whether they are in the
notion OF oleing, will fly from the dog. This is
the last art that gunner acquires and Is not 10 be
learned except from experience. No state in the
Union abounds with water fowl Of every description
equally with The land nf Mary. They are to be
found 10 the bay below Hayre-de Grace, numerous
enough to da ken the air, and the thunder Of their
wings Can be heard when they rise from the water,
al the distance OF ten miles, The art al tolcng,
ike many other curious arts, was discovered by
accidents and tradition says that gunner concealed
behind blind, watching 1nck ot ducks, presently
saw fox playing on the shore, and was prised
70 perceive the ducks swimming to shore to gaze at
him; il he ran up the beach, they swan in that di
reclion and gazed at him in silent admiration; or
i he down the beach, they followed, approaching
as near as they could without leaving the water.
ReyEard though proyerbialy cunning, had no de
sign upon the ducks, he was rolling and pranclng
tor amusement; but the gunner took the hint, and
after shooting great number Of ducks that The fox.
without intending, had oled for him, he started his
d4g to running on the shote. by throwing pieces Of
bread for him, and TO hi. great delight, discovered
that the project succeeded.


The Chesapeake Bay and its tributary streams
! supply every city in the Union with ducks, swans,
and geese and sometimes they are exported TO
London. Here to be found an army OF the me 81
unerring marksmcn in the world, consisting ri gen,
lemeD who shoot for pleasure, as we'll as gunnets
who shoo' ducks for sale have not time to speak
Of the mode OF shooting ducks the wing, p.ac-
tised in this state. A SPORTSMAN.