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the shoot, so that a keeper can put up 

 six or seven hurdles in a few minutes, 

 slipping iron rings over the end of the 

 hurdle and the fixed stake as shown in 

 the diagram. 



In settling where the guns are to 

 stand when lining a hedge, you must 

 first decide whether it is best for the 

 guns to stand right up to the hedge or 

 right back from it; all the places may 

 not be equally favoured, and if left to 

 their own devices, there often arises 

 difference of opinion between some who 

 would like to stand back and others who 

 find that considerations of cover demand 

 that they should be close up to the fence ; 

 this generally results in an unhappy 

 compromise ; every one feels cramped 

 and uncomfortable, which fact is duly 

 reflected in their shooting. 



A few feet I had almost said inches 

 backwards or forwards makes the 

 whole difference to the ease and execu- 

 tion of a gun, and so everything points 

 to the necessity of providing beforehand 



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