Bogtrotting, etc. 1 1 3 



same with the various systems of shooting. 

 One may be theoretically better than another, 

 but for certain shooters practically not so 

 good for some reason or another, possibly 

 from early training or natural instinct. 



I will not do more than name the three 

 methods which constantly do interesting but 

 inconclusive battle in the smoking-room, or 

 the correspondence columns of the sporting 

 press. Firstly, should the gun be thrown 

 up at the estimated distance ahead of the 

 bird, and fired there at once, or, in other 

 words, "held ahead"; or, secondly, should it 

 be first aligned dead on the bird, swung 

 with its flight, and be fired as it swings — i.e.^ 

 **held on"; or, thirdly, should it be brought 

 up as before on the object, but jerked forward 

 in front of it and fired when it has reached 

 the required distance ? And another un- 

 answerable question — in all these cases how 

 much allowance should be made for the speed 

 of the bird and that of the shot intended to 

 intercept it ? 



As regards the three methods propounded. 



