a hair how to sight his gun for each 

 distance. Each individual target is shot at 

 from one position, and under the same 

 i'lj"^ conditions. This enables him to use a wind 

 gauge. This practice is usually at certain times in 

 the day, and therefore he is used to having the sun 

 in a certain position. And lastly, he shoots at a 

 brilliant mark, and can take his time. 



The hunter's marksmanship is totally different. 

 Instead of having things arranged for his comfort, he 

 almost invariably has conditions against him. 



The sun may be in his eyes, or the gloom of 

 storm or forest may blur the sight. The savage 

 mountain winds will blow his front sight half an inch 

 from the mark, and the cutting sleet will drive into 

 his face. He must judge every distance under very 

 difficult conditions, cind a miss is a lost shot, as he 

 can seldom tell where it struck. A wind gauge is 

 useless, as he is constantly changing his position; and 

 his hand is often shaky from physical exertion. And 

 to make matters worse, his mark has a protective 

 color ; is seldom motionless, and hardly two shots are 

 ever fired at the same range. The result is that 

 hunters, as a rule, use the simplest sights, and shoot 

 quicker than for target shots. 



It is a matter of knowledge that good target 

 shots are frequently poor shots in the field. This is 

 due to the fact that the target shot is unused to 



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