WING SHOOTING VERSUS 

 GROUND SHOOTING. 



NEW YORK, Jan. 2ist. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



This controversy as to whether it is 

 proper to shoot a sitting grouse or not 

 will probably never be brought to an end. 

 I am acquainted with a great many men 

 who would scorn to shoot a quail or 

 woodcock, if the bird was not upon the 

 wing ; but who would not hesitate to 

 shoot a grouse upon the ground. On the 

 the other hand, I know sportsmen to 

 whom a grouse so killed would be an 

 albatross about the neck. 



A certain number of men will never 

 consent to lose caste by shooting any 

 game bird that is not flying, while others 

 will allow their color-line to shade off into 

 the dusky by making an exception of the 

 ruffed grouse. 



212 



