150 PHEASANT SHOOTING, &C. 



as spaniels, by the service he will render his master 

 (single handed) among potatoes and bean-fields ; the 

 beating in which (and particularly if there are land- 

 rails, or red-legged partridges) is by no means a good 

 practice for thorough-broke pointers or setters. 



It often happens that the boundary of a liberty 

 ends with a broad hedgerow, which may be too high 

 to shoot in, and may have land on the other side 

 belonging to some one who is not on terms with the 

 owner, and for whose property all his game fly out 

 on the wrong side of this little covert. He has then 

 only to sow sunflower-seeds, and plant Jerusalem 

 artichokes for the pheasants ; and Swedish turnips, 

 Dutch clover, or parsley, for the hares, on his own 

 side, and cut down a space broad enough to shoot, on 

 the enemy's side, in the hedgerow, which will soon 

 induce him to compromise on equitable terms: be- 

 cause, should his competitor even do the same, he 

 will most probably still have his share ; and, if not, 

 he will get away a great part of his game. 



If the hedgerow is hollow at the bottom, he should 

 send some one to the end of it, as many of the old 

 hares would probably run forward rather than cross 

 him, or take away from home. 



If a rival shooter (some stranger) races to get before 

 you, push him hard for a long time, always letting 

 him have rather the advantage, and then give him 

 the double without his seeing you. Having done 

 this, go quietly round (supposing you have been 

 beating up wind) ; and, on, reaching the place where 



