They live in wet places and bore for worms the same as the wood- 

 cock do. 



Don't let your dog hunt, but stay "Heel" until ordered to "Go fetch 

 dead." When you kill, stand still and after loading your gun, send 

 your dog to retrieve the dead bird. There will be birds scattered about 

 that may rise and give you several shots, that would be flushed wild 

 should you follow the dog for your first bird. 



Snipe will not move as wildly for a dog as they do when a man 

 flushes them, and a bird will often let a dog pass without moving, 

 and so give you a chance to flush him after the dog has gone on to 

 retrieve his dead bird. 



The best load for snipe is No. 9 shot. 



GOLDEN PLOVER. 



Golden plover travel in large flocks and follow the jack snipe on 

 their northern flight. They live on the prairie, in plowed fields and 

 burnt ground. 



They are of a golden color with black breasts. 



They feed early in the morning and late in the afternoon, taking 

 flight about ten in the morning to the watering places and returning 

 about four in the afternoon. 



Work your dog as for snipe, as when you shoot, it is flock shooting 

 and you are liable to knock down eight or ten of them. The minute 

 the wounded birds strike the ground they will run fast and far, scat- 

 tering in every direction. 



Here is where a good retriever is necessary, as he will overtake 

 each bird and bring it to you. Keep sending him out as fast as he 

 brings one in, until he cannot find any more. 



The flock will swing round in a circle after being shot at to look for 

 the crippled birds, so stand still and wait and you will get a second 

 chance at them. 



The best load for plover is No. 9 shot. 



QUAIL. 



Quails are known and hunted in all parts of the world. They are 

 very game and will test the skill of any dog. 



They are found in all kinds of cover, preferring, however, the edges 

 of fences and brush and the beds of dried ponds. 



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