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dress for a sportsman might be useful to young 

 hands. 



The first great rule to be observed is to have all 

 your dress as nearly as possible of the same colour 

 as the general aspect of the country you are going 

 to shoot over. Thus, when you are deerstalking 

 or tracking large game in woods before the leaf has 

 fallen, green is the best colour; when the trees are 

 bare, dark brown, the colour of the trunk and 

 branches; are you after antelope on the plain or 

 ibex among the rocks, drab is the best colour. Should 

 you be waging war against the grisly bear or ibex in 

 the snow, you would be able to get much nearer 

 to your game unobserved if you, as I have done, 

 wore a shirt outside. Even in duck-shooting on 

 the coast of England, in winter, you stand a much 

 better chance of making a heavy bag if you follow 

 this plan of dressing. 



The second rule is, having all your clothes made 

 to fit well. The most convenient costume for large- 

 game shooting is a long jacket, reaching a little over 

 the hips, with pockets outside, and sleeves like a 

 shirt, fastening at the wrist with a couple of buttons. 

 It should be loosely made, so as to allow the greatest 

 ease and freedom to the limbs. A long waistcoat, 

 with pockets, and breeches fitting loosely over the 

 knee but rather tightly over the calf. 



The gaiters, which I like to fasten with leather 



