He had the hunter's patience, and was capable of creeping on his knees in the mud for hours in the attempt to kill a duck.

He could imitate almost all the birds and animals he knew.

His whistle would call the mother grouse to him.

He could stop the whooping of cranes in their steady flight, and his honking deceived the wary geese.

When complimented for his skill in hunting he scornfully said: "Oh, that's nothing.