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raise his hand and arm as a signal, and not to shout, 

 ' I have it, sir.' 



To make a good bag, hunt erery inch of your 

 selected ground ; you may find birds on all parts 

 of it, except perhaps among the charred sticks of 

 recently burnt heather ; and I will repeat, work dili- 

 gently in the morning the boundary, the hills or 

 higher ground, the slopes, and even the bare stony 

 tracts, always endeavouring to disperse and drive the 

 grouse with the wind (they cannot be driven any other 

 way) into the low ground, such as the valleys and 

 flats. In the early afternoon carefully beat the low 

 ground, then, as the afternoon draws on, and in the 

 evening, finish up with the patches of young heather 

 that form feeding spots for the birds, for it is then' 

 you will make up your bag, as well as in the longer 

 cover that immediately adjoins the young heather. 



One final direction on the subject of working dogs 

 on a grouse moor ; it is this : the man who walks 

 nearest to his dogs as they range, and who is quickest 

 up to them when they 'point,' will invariably obtain 

 tlie most shots. 



A FK\V FINAL HINTS FOR A YOUNG SPORTSMAN 

 WHKN SHOOTING GROUSE OVER POINTERS AND SETTERS 



Do not work too hard that is, hard enough to make 

 a business of what should be a pleasure. Have mercy 

 on your men and your dogs ; remember, you have all 



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