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pop his head above the shelter to do so ; and did the 

 latter sit with his pencil and paper in the rear of the 

 shelter, he could not see and mark the birds that 

 dropped on its other side.* 



To prevent any likelihood of unpleasantness be- 

 tween shooters in the matter of gathering their dead 

 birds, place three small thin sticks painted white, a 



FlG. 69. SHOWS THREE SMALL STICKS (ENLARGED HERE TO BE PLAIN) 

 PLACED SO AS TO REPRESENT A LINE DRAWN BETWEEN", AND AT RIGHT 



ANGLES TO, EACH COUPLE OK SHELTERS, TO ASSLT THE SHOOTERS TO 

 GATHER THEIR DEAD BlRDS WITHOUT ENCROACHMENT ON ONE ANOTHER'S 

 TERRITORY ! 



foot above ground, between the shelters, as shown in 

 fig. 69 ; and make a rule that each gun gathers 

 birds only betu'wn his shelter and the line represented 

 by the three sticks to his right or left. 



Human nature will always be the same ; every- 



* Mr Speedy in his work, Sport in the Highlands and Lowlands 

 of Scotland, gives some theoretical directions of this kind, which 

 may be tried if the shooter is inclined to make ' notes ' in his 

 shelter. 



