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altered influences of the wind and the lie 

 of the ground, and will probably come 

 higher up or lower down than before. 



Further, it can only be very rarely that 

 a line of butts is suitably placed from 

 which to shoot both ways. It may only 

 be necessary to move them 30 or 40 

 yards, but this should be insisted on 

 despite the possible opposition of the 

 keeper. 



For driving, while it is expedient to 

 have plenty of beaters, it is essential that 

 they should know what is expected of 

 them. The number of beaters varies from 

 about a dozen to nearer fifty according to 

 local conditions. In the sparsely populated 

 districts of the Highlands men are not 

 easily procured, and their number is 

 limited by force of circumstance. In 

 such cases neighbours may agree to drive 

 alternate weeks to avoid competing for 

 beaters. When men are available, it is 

 best to make sure of having enough by 

 allowing a liberal margin over what may 

 seem sufficient. 



