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unexpectedly over the fence, swerves from one of his 

 unready neighbours, and flies, an easy prey, into his 

 range. 



Neither will he as a rule walk empty-handed from 

 drive to drive. By this means many pretty chance 

 shots are lost, whilst a loader unless very practised is 

 seldom really safe carrying two guns, a heavy bag of 

 cartridges, and possibly a shooting-seat across field, 

 fence and ditch. If fatigued by carrying too much 

 weight, it is natural also that he will not be as keen 

 and lively to mark or pick up your birds. 



When standing up to a low fence, do all you can 

 to improve your position. When you have time, cut 

 down or make up the fence in front of you as seems 

 necessary, and see that you stand if possible on level 

 ground. When standing on rough fallow it is well 

 also to smooth the ground a little, that you may not 

 be discomfited by falling over great clods of earth as 

 you swing round at fast-flying birds. 



T6 those who are keen, and who love partridge- 

 driving well conceived, well managed, and well treated, 

 all these things will soon come as second nature. To 

 those who go out merely to air their guns or their 

 clothes, to talk money or racing, politics or women, to 

 smoke and eat luncheon, not caring for a good bag 

 nor how it is made up, these remarks are not addressed. 

 They will never trouble to read them. 



