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instant as you pull the trigger (fig. 68). You will kill 

 grouse flying toward and above your shelter better in 

 this way than you will in any other, as in such 

 shooting you cannot often swing your gun, or judge 

 distance, as you are able to do at a high pheasant 

 living across the sky, nor is it frequently necessary to 

 do so, for driven grouse seldom offer really high shots, 

 though, if they have passed your shelter, you may 



l"ia. 68. Snows LINK OF AIM TO TAKE AT A DIUVKX GROTSF. WHKX TIIK 

 BlKD FLIES TOWARDS YOU AJiOVE THE LEVEL OF YOl'R EYE AND PARALLEL 

 WITH THK GROUND. 



have to aim well forward of a fast side bird at a long 

 range. 



Just before a grouse you have decided to fire at 

 comes within range, slide the left hand well forward 

 along the barrels of your gun, at the same time 

 raising it steadily into a level position, so that 

 you may instantly place the stock home to the 

 shoulder and pull the trigger at the right moment. 



If you ,yV/7 t - up your gun, the bird may notice the 



