RABBITS. 



Rabbits can be found almost anywhere in the country and require 

 no especial skill to kill. A good rabbit dog will keep one busy, and 

 the beagle is easily the prime favorite for rabbit hunting. 



When a rabbit is started, he will dodge from one side to the other, 

 and if you stop your gun off he will go. Always shoot low on a rabbit 

 as on a bird. 



It is good practice to let a few shots escape you by simply holding 

 on the rabbit without shooting and so test your ability to follow. 



Many will boast of a long shot, when if they had stepped the dis- 

 tance it would surprise them to see how close they were to the rabbit. 



DUCKS AND GEESE. 



Ducks and geese are so wary that a great deal of judgment is re- 

 quired to shoot them. Open shooting is impossible, and they can only 

 be shot from blinds and over decoys. Blinds either on land or water, 

 are built in various fashions, absolute concealment being the chief re- 

 quirement. 



The best time to shoot them is when they are fiying to and from 

 their feeding grounds. 



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