PLAN OF A DECOY PIPE. | |
| I refer to Old George Skelton and his sons, George, William, and Richard Skelton. Finally, I give a large plan of a Decoy-pipe complete in all details. It is one that may be exactly copied in every respect wherever a pipe is desired to be made, or to whatever pool it is wished a pipe should be attached. By studying the previous instructions and dimensions, and by reference to this plan the Author hopes, and indeed feels assured, that any one wishing to do so can now, not only construct a Decoy, but succeed in the art of Decoying as well. | |
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Description of Decoy Pipe (see opposite Plan). | |
| Blue-Water. Green-Turf Brown-Banks, 4 ft. 6 in. high. Arrows indicate the direction the wind should blow from to work the pipe; the centre arrow being the most suitable wind for the purpose. A. Breastwall landing, 20 yards long, 2 ft. wide at its widest part. B B B. Backwing landing, commencing at 5 ft. wide at the head hoop C and gradually narrowing to 2 ft. wide opposite the last screen, where the bank that shelters its landward side terminates. Outside the head hoop this landing is continued 25 to 30 yards in length by 7 ft. wide to where it meets the steep bank round the main pond (seeplan 2 facing page 55). C. Head hoop, a trifle over 27 ft. from foot to foot, T 5 ft. at the crown above the water, and from 46 to 47 ft. on the round (each hoop drops about 4 in. in height, till the smallest is reached, the latter being only 2 ft. high and 2 ft. in width). D. Head show place. There is just space on the bank for the dog to run round the foot of the projecting breastwall screen, and so enable him to spring back again to n after jumping on to the landing A at E (the yackoop). F F. The curved path concealed by shrubs (closely planted on raised earth) by which the Decoyman runs to the head show at D when he has enticed the fowl under the net, the latter performance having probably brought him in the rear of the fourth or fifth screen from the head hoop, and so conveniently near the path. | |