264 LETTERS TO YOUNG SHOOTERS LETTER 



gillies,' ' the I cannot call to mind any other 

 hysterics at present, but I know there are plenty, 

 though descriptive enthusiasts are hard put for new 

 ones as every 12th of August comes round.) 



I fear there is nothing very new to write about 

 grouse shooting over dogs, as it is such a well-worn 

 theme ; but these Letters could not pretend to com- 

 pleteness without some remarks on the subject. I 

 will, however, treat this form of ' grousing ' in as 

 useful and yet as cursory a manner as possible before 

 I proceed to describe grouse driving, and will place 

 under separate headings the information, whether 

 old or new, which it occurs to me, from personal 

 experience, may be of service to a young shooter. 



There are three distinct systems of shooting 

 grouse : 



1st. Shooting the birds with the aid of pointers 

 and setters. 



2nd. Walking up the birds without pointers and 

 setters. 



3rd. Driving the birds to the shooters as the latter 

 stand in shelters erected for the purpose of conceal- 

 ment. 



The first system is the general one, as a moor on 

 which pointers or setters can be worked is easier to 

 obtain, and can be hired at a far less figure than a 



