Quail Shooting 



shooter has on his excursions a com- 

 panion, who not only promotes his 

 success, but whose manner of contrib- 

 uting to it is a constant source of de- 

 light. I am not speaking of human 

 companionship, which frequently mars 

 pleasure by insistent competition or 

 awkward interference, but of the com- 

 panionship of a faithful, devoted 

 helper, never discouraged or discon- 

 tented with his allotted service, except 

 when the man behind the gun shoots 

 badly, and always dumbly willing to 

 concede to the shooter the entire credit 

 of a successful hunt. The work in 

 the field of a well-trained dog is of 

 itself an exhibition abundantly worth 

 the fatigue of a quailing expedition. It 

 behooves the hunter, however, to re- 

 member that the dog is in the field for 

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