U LEAVES FEOM A GAME BOOK. 



this work I used No. 3 shot, and in one season bagged 

 sixteen otters. 



Now as to the seals, I must confess they fairly beat 

 me, for, from being a good deal " looked after," they 

 seldom rested on the shore of the mainland, preferring 

 the greater security of the points of many small islands ; 

 while, as they can see, hear and wind one better than 

 any deer, it was nearly impossible to stalk them, and 

 thus I never got but two, and those as much by good 

 luck as by skill, for they were the results of snap shots 

 made at about a hundred yards. On each occasion 

 the '450 Express bullet literally split their heads 

 asunder, killing them stone dead, and enabling us to 

 row up in time to get the spear into their bodies 

 before they sank. It must be stated that these two 

 shots were the only " bullseyes " made in many essays, 

 but those who have tried it will confirm me in saying 

 a seal's head is not a large mark when bobbing about 

 on the sea a hundred yards away ; likewise, it must not 

 be overlooked that the boat is also ever moving, while 

 the shot has to be taken from the shoulder. 



