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the brow of any hilly or undulating ground in a 

 covert. 



6. Never " follow on " to any bird or beast crossing 

 the line or level of any human being or domestic 

 animal. 



It is no excuse to say, as I have heard men say 

 when remonstrated with for " following on," " Oh, I 

 was not going to shoot till it had passed you." While 

 aiming at bird or beast he cannot tell when he may 

 shoot. His eye is on the object to be killed, and he 

 cannot see two things at once. He may "pull" at 

 any moment. He must both aim and shoot in front 

 of, or behind him ; when the object gets near the line 

 of shooters or beaters he should " recover " his gun 

 and not put it up again till the game has passed it. 

 This rule is to be specially observed in grouse or 

 partridge driving. 



I wonder to find myself now writing with unim- 

 paired sight and uncrippled limbs after assisting at 

 some of the battues of my youth. At the recollection 

 of one of these I even now shudder. The party 



