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your left ; and on the other hand how the same curve 

 in their flight causes all those which first show at the 

 point of the ridge I just mentioned to come right 

 on to you, though first seen straight in front of No. 5. 



Look out for those two in front, they are going to 

 settle, and you should always shoot at a settling bird, 

 even up to a longish range. You missed the moment, 

 and probably the bird also. Just when he tucks his 

 tail in, and is sinking down into the heather, with his 

 wings open and neck and breast exposed, he is very 

 vulnerable, and may be killed at a long way off. 

 There, he has run on to that stone now take him 

 sitting, it is better to put him up in any case, for he 

 will only attract others to settle near him. Ah, you 

 shot over him, and he is off. There is only one way 

 to make sure of a sitting bird, a trick I found out for 

 myself at pigeon shooting : aim carefully three or four 

 feet under him, raise the muzzle gently till it just 

 covers his toes, at that moment pull, and you will 

 never miss another sitter. 



Now there is a fine lot -they seem to be streaming 

 at you from all points in front, there must be two or 

 three hundred of them. Keep cool, take the one 

 coming straight for the right-hand corner of our butt 

 and who leads the pack, first. Well killed ! the second 

 snapped rather too hastily in front, the third well 



