CHARGES FOR GROUSE-SHOOTING. 85 



difficult shots possible, and the only chance of hitting him 

 at all is to place the muzzle of the gun upon the bird, de- 

 press it from two or three to five or six feet, according to 

 distance, at the instant of firing. 



CHARGES FOR GROUSE-SHOOTING. 



Early in the season, I use a 12-gauge cylinder gun, and 

 load the cartridges as follows: — 



3 J drs. of Hamilton Caribou, No. 5 powder. 

 Two pink-edged wads. 

 11 oz. of No. 9 shot. 

 And a Baldwin wad. 

 Late in the season : the same gun is used, the same 

 quantity of powder retained, but the wadding is changed 

 as well as the number of the shot. Over the powder are 

 placed a card, a thick felt greased and a card wad; 1^ oz. 

 of No. 8 shot, and a card wad. 



During the latter part of November and throughout 

 the month of December a full choke-bore gun is preferred, 

 and the loading is as follows : — 



34 drs. of Pigou, Wilks & Lawrence's Alliance, No. 4 



powder. 

 The Field Method of loading, with 1 J oz. of No. 7 shot. 



