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" On a cold day hunt southern exposures. 



" On a windy cold day hunt the leeward side of the 

 w^oods. 



" When the wind is north-west, and it is freezing, hunt 

 a fire side, for your dog cannot smell a foot from him. 



" On a rainy day, hunt in the ditches and briers. 



" On a cloudy or grey day, hunt anywhere, and you 

 will find them everywhere." 



CHARGES FOR QUAIL-SHOOTING. 



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

 and load as follows : — 



3 J drs. of Hamilton Caribou, No. 5 powder, two pink- 

 edged wads ; 1 oz. of No. 9 shot, and a Baldwin wad. 



Late in the season as follows : — 



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

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

 No. 8 shot, and a card wad. 



Throughout the month of December I prefer a choke- 

 bore 12-gauge gun, and like to have the cartridges loaded 

 according to the Field Method with No. 8 shot. 



At the last of the season many quail are lost by falling 

 dead out of sight ; but when the cartridges are loaded 

 according to the Field Method, the birds usually drop 

 stone-dead. H 



