204 FIELD SHOOTING. 



geese sees him, and the others keep away, sheer 

 off wide. The little blind made like a shock of 

 corn is best, but it must be made ready in the 

 daytime, or in the night season before the geese 

 have begun to fly. In wet, misty weather the 

 wild geese remain about the corn-fields all day, 

 and then from a blind properly made the very 

 best shooting may be had. I have killed eleven 

 Canada geese before breakfast in one of Mr. 

 Gillott's corn-fields, not more than a mile and a 

 half from Elkhart. I went out to the field on 

 horseback, and tethered my horse to a fence. 



Jn windy weather the best shooting is at the 

 crossing-places, and the shooter must choose his 

 place and method according to the weather. On 

 the large pastures the best plan is to use a horse 

 and buggy. The wild geese may be seen sitting 

 in the pastures and in the prairie when they are 

 a long way off. The shooter must drive briskly 

 on, as if he was going past them, on the wind- 

 ward side, gradually drawing nearer, but never 

 heading directly towards them. If he does the 

 latter, the flock will fly, although he may be as 

 much as two hundred yards from them. When 

 the shooter is opposite the geese, he pulls up the 

 horse with one hand, drops the reins, and raises 



