212 THE WILD TURKEY AND ITS HUNTING 



wound, he may get away and be lost to you, for 

 it will not always knock him down. If he stands 

 quartering, aim at the centre of the breast next 

 to you. It will at once be fatal. If the back is 

 presented, which is not once in a hundred times, 

 draw upon the centre of it. Unless turkeys are 

 very plentiful, and you care little about losing a 

 good chance, don 't shoot at his head with a rifle. 



