SHOOTING. ' 3 



ments, under four principal heads ; namely, The Gun, and its 

 Necessaky Appendages; The Dog, and his Management; 

 The Necessary Rules of the Art of Shooting, embodied 

 IN the use of both Gun and Dog; and lastly, The applica- 

 tion OF these Rules to the various objects which come 

 under the ordinary category of a Shooting Sportsman. 

 We shaU attempt to treat these several points with all possible 

 clearness and brevity, and to impart to the young and aspiring 

 sportsman such a bird's-eye view of the chief things he has to learn 

 and attend to, as will greatly facilitate his acquisition of the whole 

 art of shooting game of every kind. 



