LEAVES FEOM A GAME BOOK. 9 



For lack of a better word, the term " duffer " has 

 been employed to describe the untrained sportsman ; 

 but the expression has been resorted to more in sorrow 

 than in anger or contempt, for the bulk of the genus 

 duffer are real good fellows, and I have had my fling 

 at them solely in the hope of rousing some of the 

 present-day shooters — as distinguished from sportsmen — 

 to acquire a fuller perception and appreciation of the 

 delights rewarding the man who compels success alike 

 by his superior knowledge of every habit and trick of 

 each sort of game he follows, and by his ability to 

 bring to bear every known manoeuvre to outwit what- 

 ever species he is pursuing. 



As to the really dangerous gunner, in my humble 

 opinion there is usually far too much forbearance shewn 

 him, and to my mind it is a mistake to overlook dangerous 

 shooting. Far better for all concerned that the dangerous 

 man should be politely but very plainly told of his 

 misdeeds. Many years ago, a guest at a shooting party 

 located on the borders of Salisbury Plain proved himself 

 so exceedingly dangerous that, at the end of the day, 



