320 THE STILL-HUNTER. 



blank of your rifle, discount your estimate of distance 

 about twenty per cent on two hundred yards, twenty- 

 five on three hundred, thirty on four hundred yards, 

 etc. And whenever in doubt between two estimates 

 of -distance, decide at once in favor of the shorter one. 

 By letting long shots go where there is a prospect of 

 getting closer you will of course lose some game. 

 But you will get more in the end. 



