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reliable and steady shot, with a thorough 

 knowledge and mastery of his gun. 

 But it is a pity that many should be 

 content with so much efficiency, and 

 never seek to widen their outlook by 

 learning more of the habits and nature of 

 the bird they are shooting. 



Fifty years ago every man who bore 

 the reputation of being a good shot was, 

 as a matter of course, skilled in woodcraft 

 and well versed in nature's lore, or he 

 would never have known where to look 

 for his birds or find anything to shoot. 

 It is one of the most valid objections 

 that can be urged against the modern 

 methods of driving game, that it produces 

 a type of shooter who shoots constantly 

 and well throughout the season, is 

 reckoned a good shot, and yet remains 

 in complete ignorance of what should be, 

 if not the mainspring, at least the most 

 fascinating by-product of his sport, the 

 closer study of wild animals in their 

 natural surroundings. 



Do not then be content, as so many 



