SCOTCH DRIVING 165 



next line, the ground is well hunted, and far back, by 

 a keeper. Not a shot is allowed to be fired except 

 during a drive. Walking in line and shooting home, 

 as is often done, does really more harm in frightening 

 birds than any amount of driving. 



The shooting at Moy Hall, in a fairly good year, 

 is as follows : 



First week, about third week in August ; second 

 week (after one week's rest only more is useless), 

 about first week of September these of four days 

 each; another two days about September 21, and 

 another two days about last of October. These last 

 are, of course, 'sandwiched in ' with other kinds of 

 shooting. The man who will kill most at his moor 

 by driving will be he who (i) gets good guns to shoot 

 his birds ; (2) who disturbs his moor least by small 

 days or stray guns being enlarged upon it ; (3) who is 

 constantly on the look-out for fresh hints given by the 

 birds themselves. 



(Signed) A. MACKINTOSH OF MACKINTOSH. 



With most of the above I cordially agree ; in fact, 

 the experience of so close a student and excellent a 

 sportsman could not, for his particular ground, be 

 improved upon. 1 cannot quite endorse what he- 

 says about built-up butts, having seen them work so 



