xiii. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING (PART /), ' WALKING' 219 



An old but necessary caution for me to repeat is, 

 Never shoot near the boundary of your land uidr** 

 the wind blows toward your own ground, or you may 

 send the birds that belong to it over to a neigh- 

 bour.' 



EXAMPLES 1, 2, 3, 4. (Fias. 38, 39, 40, 41.) 



HOW TO MANOEUVRE PARTRIDGES SO AS TO OBTAIN SHOTS 

 WHEN WALKING THEM UP 



When walking out a field containing partridges 

 with a view to their flying to other fields in which 

 you expect to have another turn at them later on, 

 there are several rules to be observed, and which are 

 determined by the existing wind. 



These rules do not so much affect the course the 

 birds will take in regard to their flying on to the next 

 field, but are rather a means of obtaining shots at 

 them on their way thereto. 



For instance, in Example 1 (fig. 38, next page) the 

 wind being fair it will naturally influence the birds as 

 they rise in the field of roots (A) to fly to (B), and 

 where they will probably go all right. 



Now in this case if the shooters (ride arrows) were 

 to walk up (A) in a straight line, then the birds that 

 spring at the right end of the line will only offer 



