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direction. And on following them into such places, and 

 springing them singly, or by twos, threes, fours or more, 

 afld firing at them when they come to the end of the cover, 

 if you flush them there, they then are more likely to wheel 

 and fly over your head, and go back into the cover again, 

 than they are to go out into the open, unless there is an 

 adjoining cover close by. And I am not aware of any 

 shots that are more awkward to kill, than these, when 

 they are disposed to fly in this way, especially when you 

 are in thick second growth timber, and hugging a steep 

 hill or mountaift side, where you can scarcely stand or walk, 

 except by using one hand and holding on to branches. 



