O COLOUR. 



same colour as the general aspect of the country 

 he is going to shoot over. 



Thus, when he is deer-stalking, or tracking 

 large game in woods before the leaf has fallen, 

 green is the best colour ; when the trees are 

 bare, dark brown the colour of the trunk and 

 branches. Is he after antelope on the plain, or 

 ibex amongst the rocks, drab is the best colour. 

 Should he be waging war against the grisly bear, 

 or hunting chamois bouquetin in the snow, he 

 would be able to get much nearer to his game if 

 all his clothes were white. 



Even in ordinary small game shooting, the 

 sportsman will stand a much better chance of 

 making, if he attends to this plan of dressing. 



The following tables were constructed with 

 great care from a series of experiments I made 

 with targets of different coloured cloth, under 

 various circumstances and at different dis- 

 tances, in order to assist volunteer corps in 

 the selection of the most suitable colour for their 

 uniform. 



