CHAPTER XV 



NOTES ON WlLDFOWLING IN SCOTLAND 

 By J. S. HENDERSON 



IT is impossible to do justice to a subject so wide in an 

 abridged treatise of this nature, and of necessity the 

 writer must merely touch the fringe, but in so doing 

 an endeavour will be made to bring forward those points 

 which, strictly speaking, it is every gamekeeper's duty 

 to be conversant with. 



Flighting 



This form of sport, which is annually becoming more 

 popular, is, in the writer's opinion, before all other forms 

 of shoulder gun-shooting. Every keeper, upon whose 

 beat it is possible to indulge in flighting, should make it 

 his duty to be thoroughly acquainted with the feeding- 

 grounds, and the lines of flight in different winds, and so 

 be able to place the guns to the best advantage. One 

 of the chief points to be observed in flighting is to 

 remain perfectly still and keep well out of sight. The 

 keepers should see that at the various stands satis- 

 factory cover is available. The gun should always face 

 down wind, as it will be found that most duck beat their 



303 





