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Upland Shooting 



ANY one who is fond of nature will appreciate 

 upland shooting. As the name implies, 

 it is the hunt of upland game birds, and 

 it differs in almost every respect from bay shooting. 

 The principal difference is that in water-fowl shooting, 

 the gunner sits still and lets the bird come to him ; 

 while in upland shooting he goes after the birds. 



Storms and sleet no longer insure a good bag. 

 Our tramps are over crisp stubble fields, through 

 old, sweet-scented orchards, and the cool woods, 

 where the autumn leaves lie thick. Instead of the 

 long wedges of water-fowl driving steadily south- 

 ward, we have some solitary grouse whirring away 

 between the gray tree-trunks, or a bevy of quail 

 bursting like a miniature bomb-shell from the comer 

 of an old rail fence. One of the pleasantest 

 features of upland shooting is watching the dogs 



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