MY. F.IKTKII>GI-: SHOOTING (PART //), ' DRIVING' 237 

 EXAMPLE 1. (FiG. 42) 



ON DRIVING PARTRIDGES ON THEIR OWN GROUND 



The sketch opposite will show you how and why 

 partridges adhere to their own ground, and at the same 

 time explain the necessity of morinfi the guns to suit 

 the haunts of the birds, and of not attempting long 

 drives when shorter ones would he more successful. 



\\V here see a bird's-eye view of about 300 acres 

 of land, 150 acres being on either side of the high 

 road (A B), which intersects this part of the estate. 

 The shaded fields are roots or similar cover, and 

 those marked with an (s) are stubbles ; the others are 

 grasses and so forth. 



I have, for convenient reference, called the land to 

 the left of the road Beat I., and that to the right 

 Beat II., as the partridges are pretty sure to have 

 arranged this themselves, for the birds which feed on 

 the stubbles and roost on the grasses of Beat I. will 

 naturally frequent the root fields, on that beat,vwhen 

 they seek shelter, in preference to flying half a mile 

 or more to the roots on Beat II. 



In the same way the partridges on Beat II. will 

 remain thereon, and fly to the root fields close to their 

 feeding grounds when they wish for concealment rather 

 than take a long flight across the road to the fields of 

 'cover on Beat I. 



Now, the first idea of anyone not acquainted with 



