Concerning Rabbit Shooting 



standing as a reputable gunner to 

 write of the rabbit as an entirely suit- 

 able member of the game community; 

 and in doing so I am not dealing with 

 hares or any other thing except plain, 

 little every-day plebeian rabbits 

 sometimes appropriately called "cot- 

 ton-tails." Though they may be "de- 

 famed by every charlatan" among 

 hunters of self-constituted high de- 

 gree, and despised by thousands who 

 know nothing of their game qualities, 

 I am not ashamed of their pursuit; 

 and I count it by no means bad skill 

 to force them by a successful shot to 

 a topsy-turvy pause when at their best 

 speed. 



These sly little fellows feed at 

 night, and during the day they hide so 

 closely in grass or among rocks and 

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