PREFACE. 



In presenting " Wing-Shooting " to Canadian sportsmen, 

 I have endeavoured to give them full directions of the 

 various methods of loading the modern breach-loader, and 

 trustworthy explanations of how, when, and where to 

 hunt for the four game birds of our country. 



There are in existence several works on sport in Canada, 

 useful so far as they go ; but they are, as a rule, discursive 

 in their tone, and lack that comprehensiveness which can 

 render them of any real value to the sportsman. 



The Author has, in the present work, endeavoured to 

 supply the existing want, and whatever merit it may not 

 possess, it has, in no small degree, that of originality, and 

 of being compiled from actual personal experience. 



The entire system of loading is fully treated on ; the re- 

 spective merits^ and advant-ages of cylinder and choke-bore 

 guns are discussed, and when and where the use of either 

 is most expedient. 



Succinct and plain tables of charges are given, together 

 with details of the various grades of powder and shot. 



