How to walk for and shoot Snipe, 87 



snipe under these conditions drop into the 

 centre of ploughed fields and under stone 

 walls quite innocent of cover. 



Whilst on this subject, it may be as well 

 to impress upon the reader the importance 

 of mastering as soon as possible the topo- 

 graphy of his shooting-ground. Snipe are 

 occasionally astonishingly regular in their flight 

 when flushed by dog or man from certain 

 haunts, and will time after time make for 

 odd covers which the sportsman has not con- 

 sidered it worth while to visit. When shoot- 

 ing on strange ground, the complete dis- 

 appearance for the rest of the day of large 

 wisps which have risen wild is a constant 

 source of wonder to many people. When 

 such is the case, search out thoroughly 

 every little insignificant corner, wet or dry, 

 that lies in the direction of their flight. If 

 you are so fortunate as to find one or two 

 of these occupied, you should have some 

 pretty shooting, for a wisp is very seldom 

 a wisp more than once in a day, and it is 

 ten to one that the snipe will lie well. 



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