HINTS TO BEGINNERS 



are on flat ground ; and along three sides, if the 

 ground be sloping, a shallow trench along the 

 lowest aspect being sufficient in such a case. Rain 

 may fall at any time, and if, through laziness, the 

 servants have omitted to see to this necessary pre- 

 caution, the tents may be swamped. 



Having reached, as soon after dawn as may be 

 possible, a commanding situation from which the 

 sportsman hopes to view his game, he should, if 

 possible, get under cover ; or if none be available, 

 at least take care not to linger on the sky-line, but 

 sit down below the latter, take his telescope, and 

 thoroughly inspect any likely country within range 

 of his glass. 



It is possible that he may chance to view a bull 

 from his first point of observation, and if so, he has 

 only to carefully plan his stalk, first, by noting the 

 exact direction of the wind, and also looking out for 

 any valley or gully in the vicinity of the game, up 

 which a gust might blow at any angle to its pre- 

 vailing course ; and then, by seeing of what cover 

 he can avail himself during his stalk to be made 

 along such a line that during no portion of it will 

 the sportsman be between the game and the direction 

 of the main current, or of any minor or local 

 currents of wind to decide upon, and mentally take 

 note of the points through which his approach to 

 the game must be made ; and finally to get in as 

 close as possible to the latter without being seen 

 or heard by it. 



The rest is a mere piece of straight shooting 

 at a large bull's-eye, since, if he puts a '577 solid 



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