222 SHOOTING THE PARTRIDGE 
where, in the coverts, more than once over 800 have 
been killed in one day. 
Sept. 1868 (4 days)—GEDLING 
Partridges Hares 
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What would most modern farmers say to 300 
hares killed in a day in the open fields? 
Now Gedling is, I should say, every bit as good a 
country for partridges as any of Lord Londesborough’s 
ground, and I think there is no doubt that, had 
partridges been as much studied at the former as they 
have been at the latter place, fewer hares would have 
been kept, and the birds would have done better. 
Where farming is good there is always room for a 
fair stock of hares, but too many of these creatures, 
besides causing discontent among the tenants, dis- 
turb and foul the ground required for birds, encourage 
poachers and dogs, and, last but not least, are a great 
nuisance out partridge-shooting. When walking up, 
the dogs are constantly put off the scent of a winged 
bird ; they are often tempted to chase a long way, 
tiring them out and leading to disastrous results, 
whilst a hare that escapes the shot will, in racing 
