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sure to make, by rowing round and after them slowly, 
taking especial pains not to press their motions or crowd . 
upon them so as to compel them to take wing, when of 
course, all would be over. The confederate of the gun- 
ner should therefore be wary and watchful, as well as 
‘ skillful with the oar, and whenever he observes the fowl 
he is driving, hurrying and getting anxious, and pressing 
into one compact body, he must lie on his paddles en- 
tirely, until he sees his game resume their feeding or 
play, when he may again take the initiative. This, 
well done, is sure to produce good sport, time, tide, 
weather and good luck agreeing, without which, neither 
in Love, War, or Brant Shooting can success be looked 
for. 
Let me commend this method to my friend, the true 
and honorable sportsman, who would rather return home 
at night weary and cold, and with an empty bag or boat, 
than come loaded to his gunwale with booty obtained by 
any indirections, such as those which I shall be forced 
to name hereafter, though with maledictions on the 
inventors, and disgustful contempt for the practicers of 
them, as methods of Brant-murdering. 
Let me remind the sportsman that this kind of shoot- 
ing is practiced in very cold weather, in a motionless and 
cramped attitude, and depriving him of the chance of 
warming his limbs with exercise. He must, therefore, be 
well and warmly clad, or he shall not be able to shoot 
