96 WING-SHOOTING. 



coming tame ones at last. When hunting quail, work the 

 dog against or across wind, and late in the season hunt as 

 silently as possible. • 



The chief qualifications of a first-rate quail-dog are, 

 that he should possess a high degree of speed, should 

 work altogether for the body scent, and should have a 

 good nose ; yet many a dog, that does not possess these 

 qualifications in a high degree, seems to do well enough, 

 as he finds lots of birds, and is the means of giving his 

 master good sport, which is owing, in part, to the fact 

 that the quail goes anywhere and everywhere, and at 

 the same time gives out a strong scent. 



In damp or wet weather, or even on cloudy days, quail 

 do not lie well to the dog, but run and stop, and repeat 

 that manoeuvre several times before rising ; during such 

 weather, after being flushed, instead of remaining where 

 they alight, they are apt to run also. 



Many years ago I saw the following directions given 

 in one of the sporting journals, for hunting quail : — 



" On a hot, calm day, scent lies very badly, only hunt 

 in the morning and late in the evening. At other hours 

 your dog cannot smell the game. 



" On a hot, windy day stay at home. 



" On a warm, sunny day hunt near the ditch banks and 

 water-courses. 



