90 A Book of the Snipe. 



I believe that most people declare in favour 

 of the latter. This is a matter that the 

 reader must decide for himself when the 

 choice arises. 



Whichever plan he elects to follow, he 

 will, if birds are numerous, have some of 

 the most delightful shooting that these is- 

 lands afford. Perhaps the acme of the sport 

 is attained when the wind is blowing warm 

 but freshly across your path as you traverse 

 a wide open stretch of moor or bog. There is 

 now no necessity to return on your tracks in 

 order to take the next strip before the wind 

 (a paying method when the breeze is very 

 strong) ; the ground can be fairly walked out 

 from end to end and back again in a series 

 of long U's, the shots presenting a fascinating 

 sequence of lessons in quickness and ** holding 

 ahead," as the snipe slip off on either hand, 

 close to the ground, at every conceivable 

 angle, and at inconceivable speed. 



A hint as to " marking " may be given 

 here. When shooting without a retriever 

 in long grass or rushes, it will be found 



