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sure to make, by rowing round and after them slowly, 

 taking especial pains not to press their motions' or crowd 

 upon them so as to compel them to take wing, when of 

 course, all would be over. The confederate of the gun- 

 ner should therefore be wary and watchful, as well as 

 skillful with the oar, and whenever he observes the fowl 

 he is driving, hurrying and getting anxious, and pressing 

 into one compact body, he must lie on his paddles en- 

 tirely, until he sees his game resume their feeding or 

 play, when he may again take the initiative. This, 

 well done, is sure to produce good sport, time, tide, 

 weather and good luck agreeing, without which, neither 

 in Love, War, or Brant Shooting can success be looked 

 for. 



Let me commend this method to my friend, the true 

 and honorable sportsman, who would rather return home 

 at night weary and cold, and with an empty bag or boat, 

 than come loaded to his gunwale with booty obtained by 

 any indirections, such as those which I shall be forced 

 to name hereafter, though with maledictions on the 

 inventors, and disgustful contempt for the practicers of 

 them, as methods of Brant-murdering. 



Let me remind the sportsman that this kind of shoot- 

 ing is practiced in very cold weather, in a motionless and 

 cramped attitude, and depriving him of the chance of 

 warming his limbs with exercise. He must, therefore, be 

 well and warmly clad, or he shall not be able to shoot 



