■^ DESCENDING SHOTS. 55 



ing, his companions, and^ fills his game bag. The secret 

 of shooting descending shots, or a bird flying down hill, or 

 sinking or lowering, lies not in aiming below the bird as 

 some sportsmen aflSrm, nor does it lie in aiming above nor 

 in front, nor behind the bird, but in aiming right at the 

 bird, and in catching aim on the bird, and in not losing 

 it ; and by not stopping the motion of the gun at the time 

 of drawing the trigger. 



